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Egyptian Renaissance
Ancient Athens and the Renaissance are today seen as the two great peaks of Western Civilization. Renaissance…
Bread for the World
As Joseph turns Egypt into a vast grain story, it’s said that he “stored grain in great…
Exodus in Antiquity
In the fourth century BC, the Greek historian Hecataeus of Abdera offered this account of ancient Egyptian…
In the Garden
Isaiah 66 includes a terrifying warning to Israel: Yahweh is coming in fire, nose burning in anger,…
GAN
Lawrence Buell’s The Dream of the Great American Novel addresses a long-standing question in American letters: Is there…
Travail
The Hebrew word chul means whirl, twist, or writhe, and in some contexts “dance.” In certain settings,…
Peace Like a River
“I will extend peace to her like a river,” Yahweh promises Jerusalem (66:12a). How is peace like…
First Links — 7.18.14
How I Became a Knausgaard Truther Casey N. Cep, Pacific Standard Mommy Police With Real Handcuffs Megan…
Divine Properties
In an essay in a recent issue of Pro Ecclesia, Bruce Marshall observes that traditional Christological formulas…
Godforsakenness
In an appreciative response to Bruce Marshall’s piece on Hegelian Trinitarian theology, Paul Molnar questions whether, as…
Sign of the Fish
Martin Bernal (Black Athena, 1.128) points out the novelty of Christian association with the sign of the…
Christoformity
We hear much talk of “cruciformity” these days: Christians participate in the suffering and death of Christ,…
Structure in Isaiah 66
Isaiah 66:3-17 is organized in a modified chiasm: A. Fourfold abominations, 3 (“blood of swine”). B. Punishment…
Lutherans Left out in the Cold
The North American Lutheran Church’s (NALC) application to join the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has not been…
Divine Hiddenness and Human Disclosure
A popular argument against the existence of God is what some call divine hiddenness: “If God exists,…
