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Joanne J. Jung & Eric B. Oldenburg

Joanne Jung is associate dean of Online Education and Student and Faculty Engagement and professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University in La Mirada, California.

Eric Oldenburg is a PhD student in systematic theology at Melbourne School of Theology and adjunct professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University in La Mirada, California.

Articles

The Right-Side-Up Kingdom: A Lexical, Contextual, and Theological Study of Acts 17:6 and Its Implications

by Joanne J. Jung & Eric B. Oldenburg

The kingdom of God is sometimes referred to as an upside-down kingdom. This descriptor originates from translating ἀναστατόωin Acts 17:6 as, “to turn the world upside down.” A lexical study will show that such a translation is misguided. A contextual study will show that using…

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