Christian Ethics and Social Justice: The Gospel of the Human Jesus

Christian Ethics and Social Justice: The Gospel of the Human Jesus

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In December 2019, I took part in the Living Faith day, in Dorridge in the UK Midlands. This is my paper from that day, on the subject of "Christian Ethics and Social Justice". It went really well, and I shared my script and slides here while we were waiting for the videos to be produced. You can now see the full talk on YouTube

appropriation and manifestation (2019/04/21)

appropriation and manifestation (2019/04/21)

Christology, ecclesiology, gospel, history, podcast, poetry, redaction, source criticism, wisdom

What happened at Sinai? This question faces us throughout the Deuteronomy narrative, and this week is our introduction to the Deuteronomist's retelling of the Exodus tradition. In John's gospel we're facing another perspective on John's Christology and theology - what are we to make of the Comforter passage?

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origin and honey (2019/04/14)

origin and honey (2019/04/14)

Christology, form criticism, gospel, history, podcast, source criticism, wisdom

What was the route of the exodus journey, and why does it matter? Can we really learn profound lessons about the Bible by reading a list of place names? (Spoiler alert: we can.) We move away from pithy one-versers in Proverbs, and take on the Jesus/cannibalism sayings in John.

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divinity (2018/08/19)

divinity (2018/08/19)

Christology, history, inspiration, podcast, prophecy

History today is not what is was, and we're going to be digging into the genres of ancient history in the book(s) of Kings over the next few weeks. Also this week: a prophesying Babylonian general, and the question of Jesus' divinity.

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