A chapter from book 1 of The Shape of Isaiah: A Covenant-literary Analysis (Isaiah 1-12) The Highest of the Mountains “Because it’s there.” Every story has a beginning, a...
The smartest way to take over the world is to replace it with a fake one. The smartest way to replace it with a...
Identifying Isaiah’s suffering servant with the promised Messiah is unthinkable for a Jew because it combines the offices of humble priest and victorious king....
The notion that we could move away from God’s Forming Words and remain culturally productive—or even literate—is proving to be an arrogant mistake. “Truly,...
The prophetic texts are the most difficult parts of the Bible to understand. This is a serious problem, but the answer is not serious...
One Body in Sickness and in Health A chapter from book 1 of The Shape of Isaiah: A Covenant-literary Analysis (Isaiah 1-12) Does the...
Turning back time in Revelation 8:7-11:19 Identifying the pattern of Genesis 1 in later texts as either a literary device or in the way...
Covenant Structure in Isaiah 40:1-8 When it comes to understanding Scripture, location is everything. This is especially true when it comes to the prophets....
Bible Symbols in the Wild The reason that so much of the Bible goes right over our heads is our inability to read the...
The name might sound silly, but the doctrine is deadly serious. In the movie Kingdom of Heaven, Balian of Ibelin, a crusader noble of...