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Pentecostal Theological Education in the Majority World: The Graduate and Post-Graduate Level. Vol. 1
Receiving Scripture in the Pentecostal Tradition: A Reception History
A Theology of the Spirit in the Former Prophets: A Pentecostal Perspective
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- A Question of Canon: Star Wars and the Old Testament July 4, 2023
- Concerning Contexts for Interpretation of Scripture February 19, 2022
- Hearing the Prophets on Justice: A Response April 27, 2021
- Proverbs 31 and the Virtuous Woman March 11, 2021
- Genesis 2.18 and the “Not Good” of Creation: Random Reflections February 3, 2021
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Category Archives: History
A Brief Snake Handling Journey
I visited Tennessee this week to meet with my PhD supervisor (who is based in Cleveland even though my school is Bangor University, Wales). I had decided this visit that since I was “in the neighborhood” of the origins of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Pentecostal, snake handling
Tagged A. J. Tomlinson, Church, Church of God, history
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Judging Judges: The Cutting of the Concubine
I was just asked how one should deal with the story of the Levite cutting up his gang-raped concubine in Judges 19. Here is my short answer. The ending chapters of Judges function at several levels:1) historical context for the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Judges, Theology, Uncategorized
Tagged Benjamin, exile, history, Levites, literary interpretation
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Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho
Just a fun post with a short music video because this song got stuck in my head a few days ago after a discussion of the historicity of Joshua and walls of Jericho (Joshua 6). Indeed, when the text of … Continue reading
Posted in Historicity, History, Joshua
Tagged Archeology, Bryant Wood, claims, historical claims, historicity, history, Jericho, Kathleen Kenyon, Kenyon, Mahalia Jackson, scripture, V. Philips Long, video, walls of Jericho, Wood, Zondervan
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IHS – What Does It Mean?
I had a conversation with a couple of the ladies in my church today about a symbol that is imprinted into the fabric lining the bottom of our brass offering plates. I had overheard one of them telling the other … Continue reading
Posted in Church, History, Matthew
Tagged Christianity, Christogram, Gospel of Matthew, greek manuscripts, Jesus, Nomina sacra, pastor
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The Former Prophets: A Theological History
As I’ve been lecturing this winter semester (Providence University College) for my course “The Former Prophets” (i.e., Joshua, Judges, 1-2 Samuel, and 1-2 Kings) we’ve had some wonderful discussions about what it means for this portion of Scripture to offer … Continue reading
Posted in Deuteronomistic History, Former Prophets, History, Theology
Tagged Deuteronomist, history, Joshua, Judges, Kings, Martin Noth, Samuel
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Pentecost In North West Minnesota
I was given the following brief account (written by Mrs. Anna Vagle in 1958) of some of the occurrences in 1905-6 in north-western Minnesota when the “winds of the Spirit” began to blow with “Pentecostal power”. It is a marvelous … Continue reading
Posted in History, Minnesota, Pentecostal
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