Foster's Theological Reflections

Isa. 6:13; 7:2; 10:19; 14:8; 17:6; 24:13; 34:4; 37:24; 40:20; 41:19; 44:14, 23; 55:12-13; 56:3; 57:5; 60:13; 61:3 and 65:22; 66:17. I some...

"whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to...

My understanding of Jaegwon Kim's pairing problem (PP) is that it's specifically a joust against substance dualism; moreover, there ...

I'm about 98% sure that Thomas More made inaccurate statements about the status of English Bible translations in his time. The book John...

From Fergus Kerr's book After Aquinas : "God, for Thomas, is not even an agent with capacities to know and love. God is nothing o...

Greek : Ἴδετε ποταπὴν ἀγάπην δέδωκεν ἡμῖν ὁ πατήρ, ἵνα τέκνα θεοῦ κληθῶμεν, καὶ ἐσμέν. διὰ τοῦτο ὁ κόσμος οὐ γινώσκει ἡμᾶς, ὅτι οὐκ ἔγνω αὐτ...

Notes on Ephesians 5:19 : λαλοῦντες ἑαυτοῖς ψαλμοῖς καὶ ὕμνοις καὶ ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς, ᾄδοντες καὶ ψάλλοντες τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν τῷ κυρίῳ, ( WH ...

Μεσίτης: This word potentially denotes: "one who mediates [between] two parties to remove a disagreement or reach a common goal, media...

Matthew 3:17: "And see a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased" (KJV). Greek: καὶ ἰδοὺ φ...

Big thanks to a good friend. ἀρχή, ῆς, ἡ (Hom.+) 1. the commencement of someth. as an action, process, or state of being, beginning, i.e. ...

I think what I've written below is accurate: Einstein proposed his theory of special relativity in 1915. The equations for general rel...

My studies have suggested that παρουσία primarily does not have the import "coming" or "advent" when applied to Christ: ...

I like to suggest book titles when I run across them while doing research. One study that you may wish to consult is Maurice Wiles' Arch...

Maximilian Zerwick insists that εἰς τὸ ὄνομα in Mt 28:19 is being used sensu stricto "to suggest the end and effect of baptism" i...

Ἀβραὰμ ὁ πατὴρ ὑμῶν ἠγαλλιάσατο ἵνα ἴδῃ τὴν ἡμέραν τὴν ἐμήν, καὶ εἶδεν καὶ ἐχάρη. (John 8:56 WH) Jesus utters a relatively simple utteranc...

I've long thought of something that I call the "Divine Delegation of Authority Principle." It seems that after Jehovah God bro...

Poverty and Assistance Scriptures 1 Samuel 2:1-6 Psalm 70:5; 72:12-14 Proverbs 14:21 Proverbs 19:1,15-17 Proverbs 30:6-8 Ecclesi...

The present participles ἀκούων and πιστεύων in Jn. 5:24 are instances of verbal adjectives that signal a durative or progressive Aktionsart....

I have not read Jude much with attention to his style: my concern with Jude has been more exegetical, doctrinal or theological. Therefore,...