March Abnormally Interesting Biblical Studies Carnival Posted

My Favored Translation Method

Byhenry December 30, 2008

John Hobbins divided translations into two classes in a recent post. Which do you prefer: (1) a translation that makes sense on its own, without off-site explanation, or (2) a translation that is a head-scratcher until an explanation is given which clears things up, and even then leaves you wondering if you have it right?…

Bible Commentary | Bible Study Method

Philippians Study

Byhenry April 9, 2011

I’m going to have the privilege over the next eight weeks of teaching from the book of Philippians using advance copies of a new study guide. The study guide was written by Dr. Bruce Epperly, and will be released by my company, Energion Publications, in July. This will be the next release in the Participatory…

Bible Backgrounds | Bible Study Method

Michael Bird on Studying the Gospels

Byhenry March 7, 2012

Michael Bird has a really excellent post on critical and faithful study of the gospels. I’m not going to extract from it, though my hat tip goes to Darrell Pursiful who extracted an excellent quote. I was reminded of a book my company published recently, From Inspiration to Understanding: Reading the Bible Seriously and Faithfully….

Bible Study Method

Study the Bible – Nutshell Version

Byhenry January 6, 2012

From C. Michael Patton. This approach is a bit different from my own, but will provide a valuable basis to examine the way you approach the Bible. I am somewhat skeptical of the “timeless theology” phase, even though it’s necessary.

Bible Study Method | Bible Study Tools | Christianity

Identifying Divine Revelation

Byhenry September 1, 2009

Alan Lenzi writes a post in response to John Hobbins in which he seems to find it surprising that more Biblical scholars don’t abandon faith, and that their failure to do so says something about their “unwillingness to think historically without being hamstrung to the implications of their work by the fear of divine judgment…

Bible Study | Bible Study Method | Christianity | Religion | Soteriology

Exclusivism, Inclusivism, and Pluralism in Soteriology

Byhenry January 9, 2016

This past week on the Energion Discussion Network two answers were posted to the question “Can the great religions be vehicles of salvation for their followers?” Answering “Yes” was Dr. Herold Weiss, and answering “No” was Dr. H. Van Dyke Parunak. Both are authors published by my company, Energion Publications. I enjoyed reading the responses…