Theological #ThrowbackThursday in Honor of Thomas C. Oden
A #TBT in memory of renowned theologian Tom Oden, who spoke at Concordia Seminary in 1993, and died on December 8, 2016
All Saints’ Day • Matthew 5:1–12 • November 6, 2016
By Joel Elowsky Crowds are always following Jesus looking for something. These crowds come from everywhere, not just the locals, and they’re filled with expectation. He always takes their expectations and transforms them into something more significant than they perhaps knew they needed. His Sermon on the Mount is a classic example. He ascends a mountain ..
What does a Concordia Seminary professor do over the summer?
A summer in the lives of Elowsky, Seifrid, Biermann, and Voelz
Easter 4 • John 10:22–30 • April 17, 2016
By Joel C. Elowsky Our text follows on the popular Good Shepherd text, which speaks of the Son and the Father’s care for their sheep. No one can snatch them out of their hands. This care extends even to the point of laying down one’s life for the sake of the sheep (Jn 10:17–18). This comforting ..
Meet Prof. Joel Elowsky (Part 2)
Continuing the conversation with Prof. Elowsky (part 2 of 2)
Meet Prof. Joel Elowsky (Part 1)
Prof. Elowsky teaches historical theology and is director of the Center for the Study of Early Christian Texts
The Symposium Line Up: Day 2
The FYI for the second day of Concordia Seminary’s 2015 Theological Symposium, “In Remembrance of Me: Memory and the Life of Faith,” September 22-23
“The Two Shall Become One Flesh”
A statement regarding the biblical teaching on marriage and its role in society
Proper 7 • 2 Corinthians 6:1–13 • June 21, 2015
By Joel Elowsky Servants of God as a Study in Contrasts This text follows on the heels of the well-known “glorious exchange” passage at the end of chapter 5, “God made him who knew no sin to be sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in him.” Our text begins by telling us that ..
New Books by the Faculty
Just in time for your summer reading list, here are the books written by Concordia Seminary faculty (and staff) in the past year
Winter Lay Bible Institute – Sat, January 17, 2015
Prof. Joel Elowsky will present on “Where Eagles Soar: Reading the Gospel of John with the Early Church Fathers.”