Free Will Baptists and the Evangelical Theological Society: Part 2
W. Jackson Watts In my previous post I discussed the value and significance of Free Will Baptists being involved with the Evangelical Theological Society. In this post I will focus more specifically on the 2018 Meeting and what it, and future meetings, may offer for our people. The…
Free Will Baptists and the Evangelical Theological Society
W. Jackson Watts In past posts on this blog I have highlighted the increased involvement of Free Will Baptists with the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS). According to their website, ETS is a professional academic society of biblical and theological scholars, pastors, and students. As part of the society’s…
Symposium Recap – Jeff Cockrell on the New Perspective on Paul and Its Effects
by Rodney Holloman “What value, if any, is there in this new perspective?” was the question asked by Dr. Jeff Cockrell as he began his presentation. I chuckled as this is what I am normally thinking when approaching this area of study and I appreciated him acknowledging this…
Symposium Recap – Matthew McAffee on Divine Judgment in the Old Testament World
by Kevin L. Hester Dr. Matthew McAffee, Provost of Welch College, provided one of the more technical and stimulating papers at the 2017 Theological Symposium. His paper entitled, “Losing Favor with the Gods: Divine Judgment in the Old Testament World” analyzed Northwestern Semitic funerary and monument inscriptions to…
A Theory about Theory?