Sermons: NT Wright on Acts
New Testament Scholar and Historian NT Wright delivered a series of sermons on Acts. Here is a whole stack of links.
John 19-21 So he delivered him over to them to be crucified
From John 19-21 Jesus is in Pilates custody. Pilate questions him and he soon learns Jesus is no ordinary prisoner. He is the king of the Jews. But he is no ordinary king either. He [ Read More … ]
John 13-15 I your Lord and Teacher have washed your feet
From John 13-15 Jesus knows his hour is coming when he will be glorified on the cross. How would you approach your death? Jesus approaches his death, uses some of his last moments to serve [ Read More … ]
John 9-10 What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?
From John 9-10 Jesus heals a man of his blindness on the Sabbath. This strikes controversy among the Jews. The incident gets us to answer a simple question. Is Jesus the one who enables people [ Read More … ]
Update to New Perspective Introduction
I just buttressed my introduction on the New Perspective if anyone’s interested.
Weekly Random Links
Contents 20 years, Jesus Freak. Spectators or Participants? (RJS) How Much Social Capital do you have at Church? (by Michelle Van Loon) Tablets and Tables (by Sean Palmer) Forget the Fish Already! (RJS) Follow/Don’t Follow [ Read More … ]
John 5-6 Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you
From John 5-6 Jesus heals a man on the Sabbath. The incident raises questions about how people view him and what is appropriate to do on the Sabbath. Many can’t see beyond the fact he [ Read More … ]
John 1-2 Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
From John 1-2 John the baptist was prophesied to come before the promised one. He has been sent by God to baptize people with water and point them to the coming of another who will [ Read More … ]
Book Review – R Rodriguez, If You Call Yourself a Jew: Reappraising Paul’s Letter to the Romans
I accidentally read a whole commentary on Romans. I got it in the first case because it applies two concepts to its reading of Romans I’m interested in. A reading of Romans which engages with the interlocutor Paul [ Read More … ]
Luke 19-20 The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost
From Luke 19-20 Is it right to sit down and eat with sinners? To have fellowship with them? Jesus does just that. He goes to stay at a man named Zacchaeus’ house, the chief tax [ Read More … ]