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WEBMy most recent publications are: 'The reimagining of theological time: Revelation's use of the Old Testament' in The Scriptures in the Book of Revelation and Apocalyptic Literature. 'The genre of Revelation' (including two new proposals!) in The Apocalypse of John amongst its Critics. The New Testament's Vision of Mission Grove booklet, exploring key themes from the teaching and
Jesus offers words of eternal life in John 6 | Psephizo
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Jesus offers words of eternal life in John 6. As we come to the gospel lectionary reading for Trinity 13, we reach the last of five consecutive Sundays (since Trinity 9) working through John 6, and have the final verses (including an overlap with last week’s reading) of John 6.56–69. If you have continued to follow the lectionary through ...
About - Psephizo
WEBMy name is Ian Paul. Originally from London, I studied pure maths at St John's College, Oxford and applied maths (Operational Research) at the University of Southampton before working in industrial business with Mars Confectionery in Slough in planning, manufacturing and personnel. I trained for ordination in the Church of England at St John's College,
Do we need to ‘Save the Parish’? - Psephizo
WEBAug 16, 2021 · Frog Orr-Ewing writes: On Tuesday 3rd August, a gathering was hosted by Marcus Walker in St Bartholomew the Great, London’s oldest parish church, to launch a campaign to “Save the Parish”.This small conference was intended to begin a campaign for General Synod, expressly to stop resources being siphoned away from parishes, and to ‘resist any further centralisation of power and ...
Reconciliation in Paul’s theology - Psephizo
WEBJul 7, 2015 · Reconciliation in Paul’s theology. July 7, 2015 by Ian Paul. I have just edited my chapter for a forthcoming volume from Lion Hudson on reconciliation, due out in the Autumn. The first part explores the language of reconciliation in Paul, and its importance in his theology. The middle section looks at reconciliation in Jesus and the gospels.
Gods of our age: Mammon - Psephizo
WEBJul 27, 2015 · What Scripture has to say. The most important affirmation in Scripture about Mammon is the claim that ‘The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it’ (Ps 24.1). This undergirds the OT notion of the land (‘earth’) is God’s and residents are tenants. Ultimately, no individual owns anything, but has it on trust from God.
Did Jesus laugh? Was he funny? - Psephizo
WEBJun 11, 2021 · There are many prima facie reasons why we might suppose Jesus was funny. If Jesus was fully human—indeed, the perfect embodiment of humanity—then we might expect him to be funny since this is a hallmark of humanity. In his 1971 book A Rumour of Angels, sociologist Peter Berger argued that humour was one of the seven signs of transcendence ...
Jesus was not born in a stable—and it really matters! - Psephizo
WEBNov 24, 2023 · For me, it is the repeated but ill-founded claim that Jesus was born in a stable, alone and isolated, with his family ostracised by the community—despite the complete lack of evidence for this reconstruction. It will be repeated in pulpits, real and virtual, up and down the land, so I do not apologise for reposting once more this …
Biblical Studies - Psephizo
WEBSeptember 9, 2024 by Ian Paul. The reading for Trinity 15 in Year B is Mark 8.27–38, the encounter with forms the pivot in the second gospel: until now, there has been power, success, dynamism and crowds, but from now on, Jesus walks the lonely path to suffering and the cross. At the northernmost point of his ministry, Jesus turns from ….
The importance of testimony - Psephizo
WEBSep 22, 2014 · Beyond this, testimony also has substantial theological significance.In his outstanding Models for Scripture, John Goldingay proposes four ways in which Scripture presents itself: as witnessing tradition; as authoritative canon; as inspired word; and as experienced revelation.He presents these four pairs as an approach that gets round the narrowness of claiming Scripture is ‘authoritative ...
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