Worthy God

by Peter J. Leithart

“Worthiness” is not a Hebraic acclamation but a Hellenistic/Roman one.  Continue Reading »

17 May 2014 0

Up With Overconfidence

by Peter J. Leithart

Overconfidence is a good substitute for competence. Continue Reading »

17 May 2014 0

Pousser le gros homme?

by Peter J. Leithart

Ethical dilemmas in foreign languages. Continue Reading »

17 May 2014 0

Subversive Meals

by Peter J. Leithart

Early Christian meal practices as “hidden transcripts” of anti-imperialism. Continue Reading »

16 May 2014 0

God Reconciles Us

by Peter J. Leithart

God reconciles us to Himself. Why would we need reconciliation in the first place? Continue Reading »

16 May 2014 0

Feast of a Perishing World

by Peter J. Leithart

Our divided Eucharists are not the Lord’s Supper. They reflect the divided world Jesus came to destroy. Continue Reading »

16 May 2014 0

Pentecostal Judgment

by Peter J. Leithart

Pentecost as justification and judgment. Continue Reading »

16 May 2014 0

Identification for Incorporation

by Peter J. Leithart

Substitution is necessary but not sufficient for a biblical understanding of atonement. Continue Reading »

16 May 2014 0

Three to Four

by Peter J. Leithart

Heaven’s song moves from the divine three to the earthly four. Continue Reading »

16 May 2014 0

Potter, Clay, and Divine Repentance

by Peter J. Leithart

What does Jeremiah’s potter-clay analogy show about God’s relation to Israel? Continue Reading »

15 May 2014 0