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Orality of New Testament Documents
Ben Witherington, lecturing on the necessity of rhetorical criticism in NT interpretation: So far as we can tell, no documents in antiquity were intended for silent reading, and only a few were intend… more »
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Orality of New Testament Documents
chuckbumgardner wrote 2 months ago: Ben Witherington, lecturing on the necessity of rhetorical criticism in NT interpretation: So far as … more »
2 Thessalonians 3: "Idle" or "Disorderly"?
chuckbumgardner wrote 3 months ago: In discussing the church discipline scenario of 2 Thessalonians 3 (and its implications for ecclesia … more »
Köstenberger Resources
chuckbumgardner wrote 4 months ago: A few resources of interest linked from Andreas Köstenberger’s blog: “‘Wil … more »
Todd Bolen's Bible Places Newsletter
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chuckbumgardner wrote 5 months ago: If you haven’t come across it yet, I’d recommend subscribing to Todd Bolen’s free … more »
Resources on Luke the Physician
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chuckbumgardner wrote 5 months ago: Interested in background to Luke the Physician (Col 4:14)? You’ll find references to earl … more »
What Is the Apostolic Tradition?
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chuckbumgardner wrote 5 months ago: In my thesis passage, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-16, the term “tradition” plays an important ro … more »
Chiasmus and New Testament Study
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chuckbumgardner wrote 6 months ago: First, as an example of what follows, here is a recapitulation of the chiasm in Hebrews 12:1-2 … more »
Athletic Metaphors in Paul
chuckbumgardner wrote 6 months ago: I’ve been looking through the very helpful volume Paul’s Metaphors: Their Cont … more »
Marshall on the Lord's Supper
chuckbumgardner wrote 6 months ago: In his book Last Supper and Lord’s Supper (Eerdmans, 1980), I. Howard Marshall seeks to explic … more »
Christian Love and Christian Hospitality
chuckbumgardner wrote 7 months ago: In Greco-Roman culture, hospitality was thought of somewhat differently than we think of it today; i … more »
Exegetical Gymnastics in Romans 1
chuckbumgardner wrote 7 months ago: As I continue through David L. Balch’s article, “Paul, Families, and Households” ( … more »
Differences in Western and Ancient Roman Households
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chuckbumgardner wrote 7 months ago: David L. Balch’s article, “Paul, Families, and Households,” (in Paul in the Greco- … more »
