This article argues that the first 3 words of the Gospel of Mark: ἀρχὴ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου [“the beginning of the Gospel”] are best understood as the title of the book. Mark identifies his work as a description of the origin or backstory of the preached…
This article explores Colossians, a letter in which Paul says a considerable amount about work. It suggests that Paul speaks about two different types of work—“work for the Lord” (3:23–24) and “work for the kingdom” (4:11)—and that this distinction provides a paradigm for thinking about…
One of the deepest impacts of the Reformation on Western Culture arose from the robust rearticulation of the biblical doctrines of creation and vocation. Luther may have captured the combined impact of these neglected doctrines most strongly by rejecting the enshrined sacred-secular divide that was…
