The Bible is the core of Christian belief. It is the Word of God. As such, it deserves significant attention. Here, one can find my posts related to the Bible. These posts focus on Biblical apologetics or theology. They are divided by series. I’ve provided links with brief descriptions of the contents.
Apologetics of the Bible
Description is not Prescription: A tale of interpretation- I discuss the differences between describing an action and prescribing an action. I delve into the importance of this distinction for understanding the Bible.
Inerrancy, Scripture, and the “Easy Way Out”- Clarifications on what “inerrancy” means along with a brief exposition and defense of the idea.
Awesome Person of the Bible - A series highlighting various awesome persons who show up in the Bible. I use the term “person” because it includes any personal beings, like angels, demons, humans, and God. Read these posts to find out about some really fun Bible stories.
Bible Difficulties
Jephthah, Human Sacrifice, and God: What should we make of Judges 11:29-40?- An updated post which discusses Jephthah’s sacrifice of his daughter. See the older Bible Difficulties 1: Judges 11:29-40, with which I no longer truly agree.
Bible Difficulties 2: Adopting the Attitude of the Ethiopian- recommends an attitude towards Scripture of constant learning.
Bible Difficulties 3: Joshua 6:21-24- discusses God’s command to exterminate the peoples in the promised land.
Bible Difficulties 4: Hardening Hearts- asks whether or not people are culpable for their actions if God hardens their hearts.
Devotions
Studying Scripture is extremely important. As a philosopher, it is also important to integrate one’s interests in philosophy with Scripture. Here are links to my various devotions as well as providing brief descriptions of the content of each post.
The Devotional Life of a Christian Apologist/Philosopher: shares my advice on how to maintain a strong spiritual life as a Christian apologist/philosopher. It includes links to recommended reading, as well as daily/weekly suggestions.
Job and Natural Theology: The book of Job offers a lot for Christian philosophers. This devotion focuses upon the natural theology which can be found throughout the book.
Ecclesiastes: The devotion focuses upon the themes within Ecclesiastes. Notably, the idea that without God, life has no meaning–but with God, life finds completion.
Egalitarianism
These posts focus on the ordination of women into the pastoral ministry.
Women in the Ministry: The philosophy of equality and why complementarianism fails
The Unacknowledged Teachers: an argument for women pastors
Book Review: “Man and Woman, One in Christ” by Philip Payne
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