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Jesus’ Bible

"Do you know that the Bible begins in the middle of a sentence?” The seminarians in my living room look at me pityingly, and...

My Life as a Bible Teacher

I am a systematic theologian by training, disposition, and vocation. I am grateful for this call, difficult and daunting though it is. What has surprised...

Defamiliarizing Biblical Narrative: Or, On Keeping Scripture Weird

By Joseph L. Mangina The etymology of the word weird is, if not actually weird, then at least complicated and interesting. According to the Oxford...

Things Episcopalians Say: “The Word of God Is Jesus, Not the Bible”

By Garwood P. Anderson One of the many reasons to avoid social media is that one of your friends will invariably post a meme...

“Oh Book!” Part One: Scripture as Beloved

By Nathan Wall Christians use all kinds of words to describe the Bible. Catholics call it Sacred Scripture. Protestants of various stripes call it inerrant,...

Conservative Voices on Same-Sex Marriage in Canada

The following series of essays is an attempt to return the Anglican Church of Canada to the scriptural source of our faith.

Reading the Gospels for all they’re worth

Joseph Lear: My hope is that this post points to the importance of reading and rereading biblical narrative, searching for Scripture's internal unity.

The Word and literalism

As we speak after the Word’s example, often repeating what he said, we curiously understand him still to be himself speaking as well — inviting, permitting, and even uttering our speech through us.

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