university of oregon, spring 2015
In Paul’s view sin, following the idea that sin is a cosmic agent, entered the world, because Adam as the first man sinned, sin in this immediate context being an action performed by some one that offends against God, and since Adam was the whole of humanity, those guilty of sin (Judicial model) therefore consisted… Continue reading How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me
In the opening prologue to John’s Gospel there is a description of what John calls the “Word.” From the very first the “Word” is associated with God both approximately (with) and literally (was) and this association was established in the beginning before the creation of all else, of which the “Word” was involved in. The… Continue reading Jesus and the Word
For the first eight chapters of Mark Jesus was shown as a messiah, who proved his messiah-ship by wandering healings and preachings. In the course of his healings he was shown as the acting agent over a passive agent, “but Jesus rebuked him, saying ‘be silent, and come out of him!’ And the unclean spirit…came… Continue reading Jesus and the Messiah in the Gospel of Mark.