N T Wright on Hell

I while ago I posted a video of N T Wright on Heaven. Time to redress the balance…

Christological Controversy Study Area

There is a useful collection of texts on the early Christological debates over on Monachos.net. You can get an overview at the Christological Controversy Study Area.

The spirit of exile and the sin of man

M C Steenberg has posted an interesting reflection on the nature of humanity and the effects of the fall. You can read it here.

Do take some time to look around the site more generally. It is a hugely useful and significant resource.

The Scandal of the Cross

There is a useful discussion on the Illumined Heart, an Orthodox radio show, of differing models of the atonement (54 mins).

Kevin and Steve discuss the rich array of interpretations of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross with Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Dr. Joel B. Green, of Asbury Theological Seminary (Methodist-Wesleyan), and why the reduction of this variety to a single, exclusive view of the atonement – the penal substitutionary model – poses its own scandal, one that is foreign to the New Testament! Buckle up your seat belts!

Joel Green, along with Mark Baker, recently wrote “The Scandal of the Cross” (IVP: 2000) and is worth hearing.Listen here, but do take the time to look around the podcast too. There is plenty of good stuff.