I guess I should have already known all about this (binding the strong man) but I didn’t. Fascinating.
Links
The “certificate of debt” that Jesus cancelled for us… (from Nick’s blog)
Catholic Nick does a great job at analysing Col 2:14 and exposing (again!) the inherent bias in our English translations …
http://catholicnick.blogspot.com/2018/12/certificate-of-debt.html
How is Christ a sacrificial lamb?
Now that we are re-thinking the sacrificial system and how it pertains to Jesus’s sacrifice, many questions arise. Here a Presbyterian asks a key question over on PTM’s website, and Brad Jersak provides a clear and really helpful response…
https://www.ptm.org/q-r-how-is-christ-a-sacrificial-lamb-brad-jersak
Is Penal Substitutionary Atonement Necessary?
We recently came across this article by Derek Vreeland. It is a thoughtful piece and makes a helpful contribution to the debate. You’ll need to read it through to the end, though, or you’ll entirely miss the point he’s making:
https://www.missioalliance.org/penal-substitutionary-atonement-necessary/
Understanding Jesus’ Cry of Abandonment
In this excellent article, Nick demonstrates why we need to understand Jesus’ cry of abandonment as a prayer, and that the entire Psalm was clearly in mind. He also addresses some of the issues with trying to use the ‘cry’ from the Gospel narrative as the basis for forming doctrine.
http://www.creedcodecult.com/understanding-jesus-cry-of-abandonment/
Septuagint online
Did you know that you can read the Septuagint online for free? A new English version has been made available. My only caveat is that it is very slightly “liberal” in some of the word choices. But that aside, it is a fantastic resource (although each book is a separate PDF).
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/nets/