About Misinterpreted Bible Verses The Bible is not a list of truth propositions, although some parts are so. As such, there are misinterpreted bible verses when people treat the Bible as such. From my own experience, there are a number …
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Lately, I did a theological study on Job and Ecclesiastes as part of my Master of Divinity course. These are wisdom literatures from the Old Testament that address issues in life such as suffering and meaning of life. Learning about …
Wisdom and Suffering: 2 Reflections about God’s Sovereignty Read more »
Recently, I tuned in to a podcast recommended by one of my pastors. In one of the episode, they talked about how to study the Bible as a married couple. This triggered a reflection in me, and some frustration within …
Recently I have been taking a course on biblical language research. This course focuses on using the Hebrew and Greek manuscripts to do biblical research. The process which we used was not far from what I have done in this …
Biblical Language Research that results in Transformation: 3 Practical Reflections Read more »
“Once upon a time…” We probably have used or heard a lot of stories and illustrations in church during teachings and preachings. These are powerful tools that enable us to push our messages across. However, over the time, I realised …
How should we be interpreting narratives in the Bible? I had the thought to write this post as a result of a recent discussion. In a class where we were discussing bribery in different cultures, one of my classmates cited …
Interpreting Narratives in the Bible: 2 Important Things Not to Do! Read more »
Fee, Gordon. The Disease of the Health and Wealth Gospels. Vancouver, CA: Regent College Publishing, 2006. The wealth and health gospels is a message that some churches are preaching to their members. This is where Gordon Fee’s book comes in. …
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In order to facilitate the mission of this blog, I have a page dedicated to the tools required for theological reflections. I have also talked about the use of Logos Bible Software in one of my posts. However, out of the …
Theological Journals online – 6 Easy Places to find them Read more »
In my past two posts, I have demonstrated how we can do word studies in the New Testament. I used the word “hypsoo” and the words “logos” and “rhema” as the case studies. We can do the same thing as …
Obed Edom: Another Simple Word Study in the Old Testament Read more »
In a previous post, I posted a word study on “lifted up” or “hypsoo.” I do realise that doing word studies can clarify some of the terminologies we use in church. Another example would be the use of logos and …
Logos and Rhema – Another example of word study in the Bible Read more »