Theological Conference 9 - Religion and Politics: A Fresh Look at the Imperial Overtones in the New Testament

Click here to listen to Religion and Politics: A Fresh Look at Imperial Overtones in the New Testament presented by Dustin Smith, Apr 29th 2008, Atlanta Georgia. Commentary by John Obelenus
The thesis of Dustin’s paper is that Paul is using specific phrases and words traditionally used in the context of the Caesar cult (the worship [...]

The Kingdom of God in Paul

I recently listened to this teaching by N.T. Wright, the Bishop of Durham in England. I find it incredible how much he emphasizes that the biblical destiny is not going to heaven at death but rather resurrection when Jesus comes to establish the kingdom (or in his words, “put the world to rights”). Often, those [...]