Maybe a Rock Really Did Move in the Desert
This week there has been a lot of conversation about the first installment of the new series Does the Bible Ever Get it Wrong? Facing Scripture’s Difficult Passages. In that post, Greg Beale interacts with Peter Enns over the issue of whether Paul (in 1 Cor 10:4) believed a rock really moved in the desert after the Israelites.
Both sides of the discussion agree that a rock never really “followed” the Israelites in the desert. But, Enns argues that Paul believed that one did (based on Jewish tradition in his day), and Beale argues that Paul did not believe this (he contests whether Paul was referring to this Jewish … Continue reading...
Does the Bible Ever Get it Wrong? Facing Scripture’s Difficult Passages (#1): Greg Beale
In a prior post (see here), I announced a new blog series designed to address problematic passage in the Bible. This new series is largely a response to the one by Peter Enns’ entitled, “Aha moments: biblical scholars tell their stories.”
The first contributor in this series is Greg Beale (Ph.D., Cambridge University). Greg is the J. Gresham Machen Chair of New Testament and Biblical Theology at Westminster Theological Seminary, and the author of numerous books. A few notables are: A New Testament Biblical Theology, The Book of Revelation (NIGTC), and The Temple and the Church’s Mission.
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Peter Enns begins his new blog … Continue reading...