Sentences with phrase «biblical scholars»

If there were only one possible interpretation of scripture, there wouldn't be thousands of Biblical scholars who disagree with each other.

Why is it neither of you is willing to show your credentials as Biblical scholars?

I think we all have certain biblical scholars who we find ourselves being drawn to time and again, and whose reputation and credentials make them a trusted source for information and insight.

Most Biblical scholars agree that some of the books were written many years after the events to which they refer, although they incorporate earlier sources.

Here's my main concern: Why do modern biblical scholars do not give the same freedom and flexibility to biblical authors that we allows ourselves?

And yet, it is possible to point to a loose consensus among biblical scholars of the past few decades concerning what can be known on the basis of rigorous historical inquiry.

He is the most prolific biblical scholar in a generation.

This opinion has been largely rejected by modern biblical scholars.

It is not a bolt from the blue, a moment of rare liberation for Catholic biblical scholars.

Most biblical scholars see this as a mistaken interpretation.

That places him in consensus with the majority of modern professional biblical scholars.

Biblical scholars think of this as their «social location» and are careful to be aware of how it affects their interpretation.

And one can just as easily find others, again including many outstanding biblical scholars, who disagree.

For one, biblical scholars accepting that the bible is true shows nothing.

Though the book lists among its contributors a number of distinguished biblical scholars and literary critics, the editors reserved so many essays for themselves and a few others that there are striking omissions.

Today, however, biblical scholars increasingly analyze the plot of biblical narratives, the way the literary forms work, the patterns of climax and tension.

We have been down this road before and the sources have been provided and there are countless more examples of biblical scholars coming to the same conclusion.

You reveal yourself to be either a terrible biblical scholar or a liar.

You are the ones who need to present your qualifications as biblical scholars.

It is this kind of criticism in which most biblical scholars have been engaged in the past century.

Some lose their beliefs in theological college, when they are exposed for the first time to the work of Biblical scholars and sophisticated theologians.

Of course it is a simple task to find others, including many outstanding biblical scholars, who share his views on the proper analysis of this passage.

Expecting him to embrace an interpretation of Genesis more in line with biblical scholars like John Walton or Bruce Waltke would be a bit like expecting Donald Trump to become a socialist!

I've been encouraged to receive positive reviews from biblical scholars like Ben Witherington, Peter Enns, Roger Olson, Daniel Kirk, and Brian LePort, as well as from conservative evangelical women who weren't necessarily expecting to like the book or who may differ from me regarding some gender issues.

Most are not biblical scholars in that guild's narrow definition but theologians, pastors, and historians whose work reflects a profound engagement with the biblical sources.

She makes no effort to engage in the serious minded and easy to find rebuttals of her position by biblical scholars like James White, Donald Wold, James DeYoung, and Thomas Schmidt.

Biblical scholars no longer believe that the Gospels are exact accounts of the words of Jesus, since these writings were compiled forty to seventy years after his death and thus reflect only the memories and interpretations of the early church.

The first - known original Greek copy of a heretical Christian writing describing Jesus» secret teachings to his brother James has been discovered at Oxford University by biblical scholars at The University of Texas at Austin.

For if it is hard to imagine the historical Jesus referring to himself as the Good Shepherd, it is just as difficult to think of him puffing down the hireling, who — as biblical scholar John Dominic Crossan has reminded us — is the sort of destitute person destined to inherit the kingdom of God

(In fact, when I was about 9 or 10, I dreamt of compiling a commentary on the Bible called «The World Commentary» which was written by leading biblical scholars from around the world.

Today biblical scholars such as Thomas Oden of Drew Theological Seminary have rediscovered the importance of Jewish culture in providing new understandings about Jesus and the Gospel.

And what biblical scholars have called literary criticism — source analysis, the search for the author and his intention, redaction criticism as usually practiced (with some recent exceptions), etc. — are really forms of historical criticism.

Also love how she quotes the book of philip which was rejected by Biblical Scholars when gathering the Bible together.

Years ago, I thought it would be helpful to a discussion on Universalism to point out that widely respected Biblical scholar William Barclay affirmed universalism in his biography.

Most Biblical scholars agree Abraham was a myth, as well as Isaac, and Jacob.

Many other biblical scholars share this view, which helps make sense out of why eating shellfish and charing interest on loans might have been considered taboo to the ancient Israelites, but not Christians today.

Despite all the attendant dangers and reservations, a few biblical scholars are now seeking the illumination which psychological models bring to the text and the lives of believers.

You have directly contradicted learned biblical scholars who have proclaimed an earth age of only several thousand years.

Richard Burridge has set an agenda that will provide decades of work for biblical scholars, historians, and practical theologians, and for theologians who recognize their primary vocation as a service to the Church.

There are many Biblical scholars who interpret that story differently.

Some of our best biblical scholars have enabled us to read passages like Luke 21 without having to take them seriously.

The «pathos of God» (as contrasted with the concept of the «impassability» of God), according to the Jewish biblical scholar Abraham Heschel, is the central idea of prophetic theology (Merkle, 494).