Category Archives: Bible

Doing Evangelism together (2)

Posted on February 1, 2010 by kenbaker

Why should we do evangelism relationally? Acts suggests several reasons: • to have fellowship (Acts 9:19, 26-28); • to have companionship (18:18; 19:29; 20:34; 27:1-2; 28:15); • to have protection (9:30; 17:15; 20:2-4); • to have encouragement (28:15); • to … Continue reading →

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Doing evangelism together

Posted on January 27, 2010 by kenbaker

In our culture, the activity of evangelism is often atomized, and individualized. This fits in well with the prevailing worldview of Western Europeanized societies. The concept of celebrity feeds the illusion of individual triumph in areas of beauty, wealth and … Continue reading →

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What is a prophet?

Posted on September 24, 2009 by kenbaker

What is a Prophet? Many people today think of a prophet as any person who sees the future. While the gift of prophecy certainly includes the ability to see the future, a prophet is far more than just a person … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Prophets 2: TV show

Posted on August 25, 2009 by kenbaker

New Show About the Old Testament Prophets to Debut on CatholicTV in September 8/14/2009 – 11:53 AM PST Starting in September, CatholicTV will air a new show entitled “The Prophets and You”. This new show is hosted by Dr. John … Continue reading →

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Introduction to the Prophets

Posted on August 25, 2009 by kenbaker

Excellent bibliography on Prophets at http://courses.missouristate.edu/victormatthews/bib/PROPHET.html

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Studying the New Testament

Posted on March 10, 2008 by kenbaker

 From time to time there are specific queries from students about useful books to purchase to build up a good, rounded NT library. Here’s a selective nt-booklist.docwhich could have been much amplified. Enjoy. The asterisks mark those of particular importance.

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Using the Internet at Bible College

Posted on February 19, 2008 by kenbaker

A recent photo of dr-baker-in-his-study.jpg reminded me of the usefulness of internet research. Here’s a few pointers. Important websites (“meta-sites”) See the relevant links for Biblical Studies on the useful links pages. A particularly useful site for New Testament work … Continue reading →

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Hermeneutics: Introduction to the Module

Posted on February 4, 2008 by kenbaker

Welcome to the Hermeneutics class. Here the overall plan, subject to approval  maf-hermeneutics.doc. Check out the textbook ASAP. Some initial discussion points are contained in hermeneutics-1.doc   and  hermeneutics-2.doc   with some more recent  issues-in-hermeneutics.doc and a few miscellaeneous articles-on-hermeneutics.doc too. Get reading! First homework is to set up … Continue reading →

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The Missiology of the Pharisees

Posted on November 24, 2007 by kenbaker

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel about on sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves,” Matthew 23:15. An article … Continue reading →

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Abraham in Romans 4: The Father of All Who Believe

Posted on October 12, 2007 by kenbaker

by Michael CranfordThis article was originally published in New Testament Studies 41 (1995): 71-88. In Romans 4 Paul turns to the scriptural figure of Abraham, a vivid personification of faith and obedience in Jewish thought. While the most obvious reason … Continue reading →

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