In the wake of the recent inerrancy spates in Biblioblogdom (so aptly summarized by Nick Norelli), the indefatigable Rob Bradshaw has made available a very interesting piece by Gordon Lewis entitled, What Does Biblical Infallibility Mean? (Bulletin of the Evangelical Theological Society 6.1 [Winter 1963]: 18-27). In his conclusion to a very able (if brief) [...]
On Englishing the Bible of the Orthodox Church
In an infamous Orthodox discussion list that shouldn’t be read by anyone (and is therefore not linked here), notice was recently given regarding two active projects whose goal is Englishing the Bible of the Orthodox Church, and which are worthy of mention:
1) The Eastern / Greek Orthodox Bible (in which project a friend of ours [...]
A Flood of Books
No sooner had I started to work on the three or four books I had received so far for review (and which I thought were about all the books I was going to receive), I’ve experienced a flurry of visitations by emissaries of UPS, FedEx and the USPS bearing books from Augsburg Fortress, the Presbyterian [...]
For the Salvation of the People (Or, How Liturgy Reads the Bible)
I’m often asked, particularly in catechetical contexts, to offer a concrete example of how the liturgical texts of the Orthodox Church can illuminate a given Biblical text. (The Church’s liturgical texts, no less than the Patristic writings, are rich in theological readings and other applications of Scripture; they are, for this reason, one of the [...]
Bad Habits Die Hard (Or, Why We Should Attempt to Translate Liturgical Texts Correctly from the Get Go)
One of the more recognizable Scriptural quotations in the Byzantine liturgical tradition comes from Psalm 118:27 (117:27, LXX). This is sung with great ceremony towards the beginning of Matins on Sundays and Feasts, and immediately before the Communion at the Eucharistic Liturgy. Its visibility in our liturgical tradition makes it one of the more frequently [...]
A New Book and an Important Lesson
I would like to thank the good folks at Abingdon Press for kindly sending along a copy of Scot McKnight’s recent book, A Community Called Atonement, for review. As per my request to them, I expect to explore McKnight’s proposal in detail this coming Lent (which, believe it or not, is but a couple of [...]
Choice Vignettes from Sitemeter
I’ve been tracking visits to The Voice of Stefan through Sitemeter’s free service, and occasionally I peek in there to find out who’s been around, and how did they get to my blog. In recent days I’ve encountered a few interesting hits which deserve public mention:
1) If you google my friends and follow the yellow [...]
Tuesday Update
My niece and sister have come home this afternoon, and both of them are doing splendidly. Thanks to all for your good wishes, which have been duly passed on! I should mention that, although I know at least something about a great many things, I never knew that they made clothes and diapers in such [...]
On How Best to Invite the Uninitiated to the Academic Study of Theology
The recent death of T. F. Torrance, the auspicious announcement of the upcoming release of Barth’s Church Dogmatics in a fine electronic edition, and a friend’s inquiry have got me thinking: which texts would I use if it fell upon me to teach an introductory course in systematic theology (from which fate may the Lord [...]
Almost There, Folks! (Updated)
My apologies that it has been much quieter than usual around here. Since last Sunday I’ve been helping to mind the Maternal House, where my beloved sister, who had just been declared by the Medical Authorities to be full-term, moved (along with her husband) for the last stretch of her pregnancy. Her doctor said on [...]
Sunday News
The United States Postal Service seems to have developed a most peculiar habit, at least in these parts: two times in a row, I have had parcels delivered to me on a Sunday. A week ago, I came back from Church to find a copy of the Synopsis of the Four Gospels (English-only text), second-hand [...]
