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. [...]
My friends (and now colleagues) at the BioLogos Foundation recently asked me to write a series of blog posts for them concerning how an incarnational approach to Scripture might contribute toward clearing away some misunderstandings that have exacerbated the perceived conflict between the Bible and science. The first three posts in that series are linked [...]
On December 1, 2009, the BioLogos Foundation published the following announcement: The BioLogos Foundation is happy to announce that biblical scholar Pete Enns has joined our team as a senior fellow of biblical studies. Enns is an evangelical Christian scholar and author of several books and commentaries, including the popular Inspiration and Incarnation: Evangelicals and [...]
Read my review of the 2009 revised edition of the Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary.
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 [...]
The Act 3 Biblical Forum presents “Reading the Old Testament as Jesus Did” with Dr. Peter Enns, October 30-31, 2009, at the Holiday Inn, Carol Stream, IL. Read more >>>
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 [...]
Cover via Amazon The Review of Biblical Literature has posted a review by Stephen Moyise of Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament. This Zondervan volume was edited by Kenneth Berding and Jonathan Lunde, and featured Walter Kaiser, Darrell Bock, and me, each defending a different position on the often curious [...]
I am pleased to announce that Dr. Stephen Chapman of Duke Divinity School has allowed me to publish his review of God’s Word in Human Words: An Evangelical Appropriation of Critical Biblical Scholarship by Kenton Sparks. This is an expanded version of Dr. Chapman’s review originally presented at the annual meeting of the Society of [...]
Here is an exchange between Bruce Waltke and me that appeared in the most recent issue of the Westminster Theological Journal. The exchange is reproduced here with permission of the editor. In WTJ there is also a surrejoinder by Waltke (a response to my response). It is not included here, in part to respect the [...]
