I have a new guest post on the Science and the Sacred Blog or the BioLogos Foundation (@BioLogosOrg on Twitter). This one is called “Let’s Come at This From a Different Angle.” I propose that our reading of the opening chapters of the Bible ought to be informed by the closing chapters of the Bible.
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ANCIENT WORD, GOD’S WORD
A Look at the Old Testament & Its Problems
A weekend seminar with DR. TREMPER LONGMAN III & DR. PETER ENNS
“How can we think of ancient mythology as the word of God?”
“Isn’t the God of the Old Testament nasty & vengeful? He’s not like Jesus at all!”
“The Old Testament simply can’t be trusted.”
“Modern [...]
I wanted to alert my readers that there is an interesting disscussion of my book (Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament) and my friend Kenton Sparks’s book (God’s Word in Human Words: An Evangelical Appropriation of Critical Biblical Scholarship) over on Scot McKnight’s Jesus Creed blog. The discussion has been [...]
In this and several subsequent posts, I intend to continue the exchange between Bruce Waltke and me, posted earlier on this site, that first appeared in the Westminster Theological Journal. Posted here is Waltke’s follow-up to that exchange (PDF), which has already appeared in the latest issue of WTJ (and is also posted here with [...]
I’ve just posted a new book review: Inerrant Wisdom: Science and Inerrancy in Biblical Persective
Wednesday, Oct. 22nd, 7pm
Duke Divinity School
Westbrook Building 0016
Peter Enns – Author of the controversial Inspiration and Incarnation, Enns was until recently a professor of Old Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary. His academic interests include: Old Testament Theology, Biblical Theology, Wisdom Literature (esp. Ecclesiastes), the NT’s use of the OT, Second Temple literature, and the general [...]
The fourth and fifth parts of my reflections on Inspiration and Incarnation are now posted. Find all parts posted so far on the I&I page on this site. Or click the titles below to go directly to Parts 4 or 5.
InerrancyThe Audience of I&I
The third part of my reflections on Inspiration and Incarnation is now posted. Find all parts posted so far on the I&I page on this site. Or click the title below to go directly to Part 3.
Westminster Confession of Faith 1 Speaks to the Authority of Scripture. It Is Not, in and of Itself, a [...]
The second part of my “Reflections on I&I” (see intro in post immediately below) is now posted.
It and all the future installments of this essay will be linked from the I&I page on this site, or click the title below to go directly to part:
The Authority of Scripture is a Function of Its Divine Origin, [...]
