Tag: Ben Witherington

Daily Gleanings (14 June 2019)

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Asbury Theological Seminary recorded recent a biblical studies seminar on the New Perspective on Paul. The primary faculty participants were Joseph Dongell, Ben Witherington, and Craig Keener.

The session flows through the two following recordings. The New Perspective discussion starts at approximately the 4:00-mark in the first recording.

Update: Unfortunately, the video embedding I attempted previously in this post didn’t work out as it had looked to. The links to the relevant pages on Vimeo’s website are:

HT: Craig Keener

Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 58, no. 1

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Journal of the Evangelical Theological SocietyThe Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 58, no. 1 includes:

  • Thomas Schreiner, “Some Reflections on Sola Fidei“
  • Gregory Goswell, “Having the Last Say: The End of the OT”
  • Terrance Wardlaw, “Shaddai, Providence, and the Narrative Structure of Ruth”
  • Brian Tabb, “Salvation, Spreading, and Suffering: God’s Unfolding Plan in Luke-Acts”
  • Ben Witherington III, “‘Almost Thou Persuadest Me . . .’: The Importance of Greco-Roman Rhetoric for the Understanding of the Text and Context of the NT”
  • Russell Moore, “Man, Woman, and the Mystery of Christ: An Evangelical Protestant Perspective”
  • Denny Burk, “Is Homosexual Orientation Sinful?”
  • Ross Blackburn, “Sex and Fullness: A Rejoinder to Dennis Hollinger on Contraception”
  • Glenn Butner Jr., “Eternal Functional Subordination and the Problem of the Divine Will”

Witherington, What’s in the Word

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Ben Witherington,
Ben Witherington III

Through June 16, Ben Witherington’s What’s in the Word: Rethinking the Socio-Rhetorical Character of the New Testament (Baylor, 2009) is available for free from Logos Bible Software.

In sum, “Expanding on the work in which he has been fruitfully engaged for over a quarter century, Witherington challenges the previously assured results of historical criticism and demonstrates chapter by chapter how the socio-rhetorical study shifts the paradigm.” The volume discusses concerns related to orality and canon, and includes several chapters treating particular texts or phrases within the New Testament.

For additional details about the offer, see the Logos Academic Blog.