Biblical Studies Carnival Posted
… at Sansblogue, and an excellent and fun carnival it is. It even includes a link to this very blog, which is unusual for the Biblical Studies Carnival.
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Psalm 119:17 – Order of Operations
Deal fully with your servant,So I may live and keep your word. There are numerous translation questions, including differences of opinion about precisely what the word I translate “deal fully with” actually means in this context. Another good option is what Bob MacDonald does in Seeing the Psalter: Grow your servantI will live and keep…
Psalm 119:94 – I’m Yours
I emphasize the universal call of belonging to God, highlighting inclusivity in faith while acknowledging Israel’s unique role as a chosen nation tasked with a mission and also the mission of the church.
Psalm 119:133 – Mastery
The Psalmist asks God to direct his paths and not to allow any evil to have control over him. I discuss variations on this theme.
Thoughts on James 2
Our Sunday School lesson, which I’m not teaching this week, is from James, focusing on chapter 2. I’m not teaching, but in studying, I looked at a book I publish, Holistic Spirituality: Life Transforming Wisdom from the Letter of James. Bruce Epperly makes a number of important comments. I’m going to do a bit of…
Often one needs to send a request to the carnival organiser nominating a post, but in this case I had managed to get a month when I had time to collect a number of posts for myself 🙂
I wasn’t complaining. I haven’t submitted anything for some time, largely because I didn’t see anything I’d written that I thought would be of great interest to the biblioblogging community. I am not normally writing for a scholarly audience.
Thanks for all your hard work!