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Paul and Plato? Two Errors in Pagan Parallels | Tool Talk with Joseph Dodson

October 20, 2019

What has Athens to do with Jerusalem? What does philosophy have to do with the New Testament? In Acts 17, Paul answered, “Plenty!” In this episode of Tool Talk, Travis chats with Joseph Dodson about two common errors when it comes to studying extrabiblical parallels to Scripture, especially in Greco-Roman philosophy. Dodson (PhD, Aberdeen) is associate professor of New Testament at Denver Seminary and co-editor (with David Briones) of Paul and the Giants of Philosophy: Reading the Apostle in Greco-Roman Context (IVP Academic, 2019).

The Bloomsbury Companion to Aristotle, ed. Claudia Baracchi

July 29, 2018

Todd Scacewater

Not the perfect resource, but one with several useful chapters and appendices for studying Aristotle.

The Germans Take On Alvin Plantinga

February 27, 2017

Todd Scacewater

In the last half of the 20th century, many consider Alvin Plantinga to be the most important philosopher of religion. His work in the area of epistemology has been widely read and widely engaged by both Christian and non-Christian philosophers alike. In his magnum opus Warranted Christian Belief (hereafter WCB), which is the third book….

The Bloomsbury Companion to the Philosophy of Science, eds. Steven French and Juha Saatsi

December 30, 2016

Todd Scacewater

The philosophy of science plays into many issues in biblical studies. Current models of scientific inquiry impinge on issues such as the historicity of Adam, the age of the earth, evolution, and genealogical information. Organizations such as BioLogos are trying to bridge the disciplines of science and biblical studies….

The Cambridge History of Philosophy in Late Antiquity, edited by Lloyd P. Gerson

November 21, 2016

Todd Scacewater

In 1967, The Cambridge History of Late Greek and Early Medieval Philosophy was published. Since then, numerous critical editions and studies of philosophers in this period have appeared, and historians of antiquity have now shifted from speaking of an early medieval period….

How Useful is John Frame’s History of Western Philosophy and Theology?

January 25, 2016

Todd Scacewater

As you read through his chapters on various philosophers, it is obvious he understands the authors under scrutiny. However, as even Frame will acknowledge (e.g., with the Greeks), his analysis is the traditional one. Recent scholarship on figures such as Thales, Heraclitus….

Interview with Keith Loftin, editor of God and Morality: Four Views

July 29, 2015

Todd Scacewater

C. S. Lewis, in Mere Christianity, writes that “you find out more about God from the Moral Law than from the universe in general just as you find out more about a man by listening to his conversation than by looking at a house he has built.” Thinking carefully about the connection between God and morality has apologetic value, as Lewis notes. Indeed, Lewis and a great number of other Christian apologists have thought the connection such that an argument from morality to the existence of God is possible. Beyond that, such an inquiry involves thinking about both the nature of God (e.g., His omnibenevolence and aseity) and the nature of mankind (e.g., our origin and moral knowledge)….

Evangelical Faith and the Challenge of Historical Criticism, eds. Hays and Ansberry

June 9, 2015

Todd Scacewater

You should buy this book and read it. I don’t suggest that because I agree with the basic premise of each chapter, but because I disagree with it. This book takes various historical-critical conclusions and determines whether they can be squared with Evangelical (or even orthodox) dogma. The tension between Evangelicalism and historical criticism tension is perhaps felt more in Old Testament studies, with dating conclusions in constant flux….

Weekly Roundup: New Books 5/2-5/8

May 8, 2015

Todd Scacewater

Biblical Studies Anthony Petterson, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi (Apollos Old Testament Commentary) Michael Gorman, Becoming the Gospel (The Gospel and Our Culture Series), Kindle Edition

Weekly Roundup: New Books 4/25 to 5/1

May 1, 2015

Todd Scacewater

Biblical Studies James Edwards, The Gospel According to Luke (Pillar NT Commentaries; Kindle Edition) Chris Tilling, Paul’s Divine Christology Martin and Wright, Gospel of John (Catholic Commentary on Ancient Scripture)