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Eschatology, or: Why Jesus’s coming is relevant for us today
Posting on the last day of 2021, but about a LASTer last day, so to speak: Susan Morales…
Bible interpretation with charismatics
An apostolic network graciously invited Craig to teach an hour and a half session on Bible interpretation
Word studies vs. context (1.5 minutes)
Just some brief comments on the importance of context when studying words (and the importance, at the same…
Culture Shapes What We Think is Cultural and Leaves Us All with Blind Spots
Almost everyone today recognizes that at least some texts address local situations. Most Christians, for example, do not…
Real God vs. idols, truth vs. fiction
In a polytheistic world, Israel affirmed that the only true creator, the only God worthy of worship, was…
Contextualization and Scripture: Understanding the Nature of Cross-Cultural Communication
I asked my dear friend, neighbor, and missiology colleague at my former seminary, Samuel Escobar, where biblical studies…
Basic Bible Interpretation Principles (2 hours)
Bethel Bible College, in Manila, Philippines, hosted me for a lecture on basic Bible interpretation principles, followed by…