Below is a list of resources for the study of aphorisms in biblical texts. If you know of others, I would appreciate hearing about them. Allison, Dale C., “A plea for thoroughgoing eschatology,” Journal of Biblical Literature 113 (4), 1994, 651-668. Allison, Dale C., Constructing Jesus: Memory, Imagination, and History (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010), ch. 4. Aune, David …
Nicaea and moral theology
Rev Dr Rod Benson, General Secretary, NSW Ecumenical CouncilFifth Theology Symposium: Nicaea at 1700: A Council for the Ages?St Andrew’s College, Redfern, Sydney, 23 August 2025 Introduction In 1914, Princeton theologian Archibald B. D. Alexander claimed that ethics was the crown of theology which “ought to be the end of all previous study.” He lamented a …
How to be a philosopher
Bertrand Russell on how to be a philosopher: It is important to learn not to be angry with opinions different from your own, but to set to work understanding how they come about. If, after you have understood them, they still seem false, you can then combat them much more effectually than if you had …
The vocation and mission of Jesus
The Hebrew Bible contains hints, types, allusions and prophecies relating to Jesus, but the New Testament is filled with references to Jesus, stories told by Jesus, wonders performed by him, and summaries of his teaching. The New Testament identifies Jesus as a carpenter and a teacher. He was raised in a poor Jewish home and, …
Who was Arthur Stace? Part 2
The Reverend John G. Ridley, M.C. Arthur Stace was “born again,” as he would have described his experience, on 6 August 1930 at an evangelistic service at St Barnabas’ Church on Broadway, Sydney. He soon began attending the Burton Street Baptist Tabernacle where Rev. John G. Ridley (1896-1976) was a regular preacher. Ridley himself was …
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