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Noah DiekemperBibleFeatured

The Case for Rearranging the Old Testament Books - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

The ordering of the books in our English Bible is standard, if not universal―seemingly set in stone, even. But that order actually embodies a break with the wisdom and practice that came before. For many years, the Old Testament was […]

Matthew J. ThomasBibleFeatured

Book Review: Paul and the Power of Grace by John M. G. Barclay - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

It would be futile to try to hide my appreciation for John Barclay’s Paul and the Power of Grace, and this review will make little attempt to do so. Indeed, it is my recommendation that the reader of this review […]

Peter LeithartBibleFeaturedJournalJournal 1

The Book of Revelation is for the Church - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Timothy Beal. The Book of Revelation: A Biography. Lives of Great Religious Books. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2018. $26.95, 288 pp. First things first: Let me state my disagreement with two premises of Timothy Beal’s “biography” of the Book of […]

Andrew ArndtBibleFeatured

Book Review: Sanctifying Interpretation by Chris E. W. Green - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

“God does not save us from interpretation but by it and for it.”[1] So claims Chris Green in the second edition of his marvelous book Sanctifying Interpretation: Vocation, Holiness, and Scripture. (Those familiar with the first edition of his book […]

Madison PierceBibleFeaturedChurch

Advent IV: The Coming(s) of Christ and Our Hope | Mere Orthodoxy

Hebrews is not an obvious place to turn for Advent reflections, but in its discussion of Christ's coming it offers us a reminder of the grounds of our hope.

Joshua JensenBibleFeatured

Straightening Out the Bible? | Mere Orthodoxy

Joshua Jensen on how Bible translators should think about their work, about Scripture, and about the readers of their translations.

Vika PecherskyBibleFeatured

The Sweeping View of the Gospel in Colossians | Mere Orthodoxy

Paul's portrayal of the Gospel in Colossians includes both individual and cosmic restoration and is a helpful corrective for certain evangelical tendencies.

Todd HainsBibleFeaturedFormationHermeneutics

Martin Luther, the Rule of Faith, and the Bible - Mere Orthodoxy | Christianity, Politics, and Culture

Luther teaches that the catechism holds the entirety of the Christian faith. Even the educated laity and clergy need simple words and short summaries; how much more the simple and uneducated? Actually that’s why Luther thinks the simple need the […]

Guest WriterBibleFeaturedEvangelicalism

Does the Baptist Faith and Message Exclude Theistic Evolution?

Can one affirm a type of theistic evolution and serve in the SBC? The Baptist Faith and Message doesn't give a clear answer.

Onsi A. KamelBibleFeaturedHistory

“Are You Alone Wise?”: Luther’s Answers for Today’s Protestants

Martin Luther's approach to hermeneutics can help Christians seeking the way of fidelity in a time of widespread unfaithfulness amongst God's people.

Joseph MinichBibleFeatured

Jesus, Laughter, and the Bright Side of Life | Mere Orthodoxy

The Life of Brian's nietzscheanism is one way of responding to death. Jesus, the man of sorrows, exemplifies another response.

Matthew LoftusBibleHistory

there may have been a manger, but it wasn't a stable - Doctors Without Boredom

Stop your nativity pageants! What, then, does it mean for the kataluma to have ‘no space’? It means that many, like Joseph and Mary, have travelled to Bethlehem, and the family guest room is already full, probably with other relatives who arrived earlier. […]