Tag Archives: N. T. Wright

Reclaiming All Paul’s Rs: Apostolic Atonement by Way of Some Eastern Fathers

Posted on 12 March 2024 by Fr Aidan Kimel

by Edith M. Humphrey, Ph.D. 1. Introduction During Lent, I am delighted to join in a liturgy ascribed to St. Basil of Caesarea, a Church father of the fourth century. At the Anaphora, we ‘lift up’ our hearts as the … Continue reading →

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The Inescapable Love of God: Was St Paul a Universalist?

Posted on 6 December 2022 by Fr Aidan Kimel

The universalist confessor faces what appears to be an insurmountable challenge—reconciling his convictions with the plain and obvious testimony of the Holy Scriptures. Traditional Christians have long believed in the real possibility of everlasting damnation because this is, so they … Continue reading →

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Justified by Salvation History: Israel, Covenant and the Apostle Paul

Posted on 27 October 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

An increasing number of biblical scholars are finding the justification by faith model (JF) unpersuasive as a way to understand the theology of the Apostle Paul. This first came to my attention early in my seminary education (back in the … Continue reading →

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God is not Odin, God is not Zeus, God is not Marduk

Posted on 3 August 2020 by Fr Aidan Kimel

God is not Odin All-Father. God does not wield thunderbolts like Zeus. God does not make the world by slaying Tiamat and dividing her carcass to form heaven and earth. God is not god. We Christians, of course, did not … Continue reading →

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Debating the Rights and Wrongs of N. T. Wright

Posted on 15 November 2014 by Fr Aidan Kimel

This is a fascinating panel discussion on Pauline theology, focused on the scholarship and interpretive work of the great N. T. Wright.  As the discussion makes evident, Wright’s grasp of the Old and New Testaments and the extant writings of Second … Continue reading →

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Historical Criticism and the Christ of Faith

Posted on 9 April 2014 by Fr Aidan Kimel

Before there was Bart Ehrman, there was John Dominic Crossan and the Jesus Seminar. My younger readers may not even have heard of the name John Dominic Crossan; but let me assure you, back in the early 90s his The … Continue reading →

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God is not Odin, God is not Zeus, God is not Marduk

Posted on 20 November 2013 by Fr Aidan Kimel

God is not Odin All-Father. God does not wield thunderbolts like Zeus. God does not make the world by slaying Tiamat and dividing her carcass to form heaven and earth. God is not god. We Christians, of course, did not … Continue reading →

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Ruminating Romans: Justification as Apocalyptic Liberation

Posted on 26 August 2013 by Fr Aidan Kimel

But now apart from the law the righteousness of God (although it is attested by the law and the prophets) has been disclosed—namely, the righteousness of God through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is … Continue reading →

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