To Be In the Word
Getting to know Concordia Seminary’s newest professor, Philip Penhallegon, who teaches the Hebrew Bible
Recapping SBL 2018
Jim Voelz on this year’s Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting
Theological #ThrowbackThursday: Martin Scharlemann on the parables
A new #TBT blog series bringing back to life old media files from the Concordia Seminary archives. First up: hear Martin Scharlemann on “Jesus, Teller of Parables.”
Listening to the Word of God
Exegetes with a markedly Lutheran understanding discuss methods of Scriptural interpretation in this volume. All contributions are witness to the common conviction that Holy Scripture is expounded as God’s Word
Reflections on the state of Biblical Studies
. . . from the SBL Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia (Nov 21-24, 2015)
Listening to the Word of God, Day 1
The first day of the “Listening to God’s Word” theological symposium at the Lutherische Theologische Hochschule, Oberursel, focused on “Historical Approaches” to the text, using Genesis 1 and Matt 14:22-33 as test cases. The symposium’s goal is not to “settle” right and wrong interpretations, but to discuss together different ways that the biblical texts are studied. The ..
Listening to God’s Word
“And behold, a lawyer stood up to put Jesus to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” (Luke 10:25-26). It is possible to know and read the Scriptures—yet not understand them. The teacher of the ..