Craig Blomberg's Blog: New Testament Musings
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Nov 25, 2008 by Craig Blomberg | 3 Comments
"Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and ear your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. ... [More]
Nov 11, 2008 by Craig Blomberg | 5 Comments
"My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation." (James 3:1 KJV)
I suppose the only good thing about this translation of this verse is that it might have dissuaded a few antebellum Christians from becoming slaveowners if they were sitting on the ... [More]
Oct 20, 2008 by Craig Blomberg | 1 Comments
Years ago, dear Christian friends of my wife and me explained why they had gotten divorced by writing, "We exhausted our spiritual resources." It was one of the strangest explanations I had ever heard, especially from two Ph.D.'s and Christian educators who knew very well that God's spiritual ... [More]
Oct 06, 2008 by Craig Blomberg | 13 Comments
The more I study middle knowledge, the more I like it. No, I don't expect to see the demise of the Calvinist-Arminian debates in my lifetime. But when a position comes along that both centrist Calvinists and centrist Arminians can endorse, that can be supported by proponents of both libertarian ... [More]
Sep 24, 2008 by Craig Blomberg | 2 Comments
Today's Americans may be the worst prepared people in the history of the world for suffering. Are American Christians any better prepared than their non-Christian counterparts?
My professional counselor friends have often told me this is the area their clients are least equipped to deal with, ... [More]