Can it be said that Christ is at the Center at the 2010 Barth Conference? In a way, yes. This year’s conference is on the church and mission. And a fascinating conference it has been. Today is day two of the conference and we’ve heard several very stimulating lectures. The overall theme, I might deduce, [...]

In issue 103 (1984) of the Journal of Biblical Literature, Bruce Malchow shared a few interesting thoughts on the identity of “the messenger of the covenant” in Malachi 3:1. I plan to share my own thoughts on the verse in future posts, but I will begin with an observation on Malchow’s notion of redaction in [...]

I believe that Pentecost was a once-and-for-all event and is therefore not repeatable.  Some would consider my view to be dangerous for the life of the church.  Quite frankly, I am persuaded that presenting Pentecost as a repeatable event is the dangerous view.  Pentecost served as a unique event in redemptive-history.  Pentecost was the pouring [...]

Reading the book of Leviticus can be a daunting task. We read of clean and unclean animals and all sorts of purity laws that can quickly put you to sleep.  Furthermore, much of Leviticus can seem opaque, confusing and simply not applicable to present believers.  When we approach the book of Leviticus we need to [...]

In the Spring 2000 issue of the Westminster Theological Journal, Iain Campbell wrote a wonderful article detailing a covenantal approach to interpreting the Song of Solomon.  Dr. Campbell was featured on Christ the Center episode 67.  Given the seemingly dominant trend of interpreting the Song as a sanctified sex manual, Campbell’s approach is quite refreshing.  [...]