When Stars Fall

by Peter J. Leithart

Does “apocalyptic language” refer to historical events or to the end of the world? Continue Reading »

6 Apr 2015

Modern Marcionites

by Peter J. Leithart

Many churches today are functionally Marcionite. Continue Reading »

27 Mar 2015

Form and Type

by Peter J. Leithart

How do we identify types? Continue Reading »

5 Mar 2015

Of Texts and Pre-Texts

by Peter J. Leithart

Everyone admits that we come to texts with pre-understandings. But exactly how do those pre-understandings function? Continue Reading »

3 Feb 2015

Allegory and Atonement

by Peter J. Leithart

Theology arrives at atonement theology by allegorizing the gospel story. Continue Reading »

24 Nov 2014

Scholastic Exegesis

by Peter J. Leithart

Scholastics do exegesis. Good exegetes must be scholastics. Continue Reading »

24 Oct 2014

Figuring History

by Peter J. Leithart

History-writing is inevitably figural. Continue Reading »

13 Aug 2014

Reverberations of Exodus

by Peter J. Leithart

Before the exodus is fulfilled in the events of the New Testament, it reverberates throughout the Old. Continue Reading »

15 Jul 2014

Where Authority Rests

by Peter J. Leithart

Speech act theory opens up fresh ways of thinking about Scripture. But are they helpful ways? Continue Reading »

11 Jun 2014

Kings and Priests

by Peter J. Leithart

Sloppy reviewing gets corrected. Continue Reading »

3 Jun 2014