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Luke mentions bread on ten occasions in his gospel (using the word 15 times). While we can’t hang too much on the numbers, and in that count I’ve included the word artos but ignored words like zyme (leaven), I think it might be indicative that Luke has a theology of bread. It’s interesting—to me, at… Continue reading Luke’s Theology of Bread
Trees are one of the Bible’s major symbols. We know that because the cross is described as a tree and the Bible is bookended by trees. If we follow G. K. Beale in thinking that the bookends of the story are important in understanding that story, then Eden and the New Jerusalem are ever before… Continue reading Zacchaeus the Fig
I believe in eucharismatic church: word and spirit and sacrament church that takes seriously the history and theology of the church, believes in God’s action in all aspects of our gathered worship, and is devoted to reading the Bible three-dimensionally. Of course, not many—if any!—of these churches exist. I don’t lead one (yet), not least… Continue reading Eucharismatic Institutions
