Category: Christology
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New Book — Emlyn’s An Humble Inquiry
Thomas Emlyn’s An Humble Inquiry into the Scripture-Account of Jesus Christ (Theophilus Press, 2021) Excited to announce a new book, and the first publication of the new Theophilus Press imprint: an updated, critical edition of Thomas Emlyn’s An Humble Inquiry, complete with notes by Dr. Dale Tuggy and myself, and a historical introduction I’ve authored…
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New Article Published in JMJ – “Unitarian Monotheism in Meiji Japan”
I’ve recently written an article on unitarian Christianity in Japan and certain methodological problems and prejudices in the study of its history : “Unitarian Monotheism in Meiji Japan: Confucian Ethics, Syncretism, and the New Testament.” Most in the West are entirely unaware of the fascinating history of the Japanese unitarians who made waves during Japan’s…
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New Article Published in JEBS: “Unorthodox Christology in General Baptist History”
I’m honored to announce the publication of my article, “Unorthodox Christology in General Baptist History: The Legacy of Matthew Caffyn” in the newest edition of the Journal of European Baptist Studies (Vol. 19, No. 2, Autumn 2019, pp. 140-151). The JEBS is published by the excellent International Baptist Theological Study Centre in Amsterdam, and I’m…
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Date vs. Tuggy: Church History and the Protestant Case for ‘Orthodox’ Christology
A few weeks ago (Friday, May 31st) I had the honor of being invited to Pine Grove Bible Church in Minneapolis to moderate a very important public debate on Christology. Dr. Dale Tuggy and Mr. Chris Date met to debate the proposition that “The New Testament Jesus is human and not divine,” with Tuggy arguing…
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“Revisiting Homoousios: Origins, Intentions, and Aftermath” (Presentation)
This month I was honored to have my lecture, “Revisiting homoousios: Origins, Intentions, and Aftermath” featured on the excellent Trinities podcast hosted by Dr. Dale Tuggy. This presentations was delivered earlier this year at the 2018 Theological Conference hosted by Restoration Fellowship and the Church of God General Conference. Dr. Tuggy has dutifully put together…
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Presentation: A Brief History of the Trinitarian Dogma and its Consequences for Christian Theology
This past weekend I had the pleasure of speaking alongside Sir Anthony Buzzard, Barbara Buzzard, as well as Pastor Robin Todd from Washington state, and Seth Ross (president, Atlanta Bible College) at a conference in Grapevine, TX. I was asked to give an introductory lecture on the history of Trinitarian dogma (no small task in…
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Christological Oversights & the Kingdom of God: Reading N.T. Wright’s ‘The Challenge of Jesus’
I’ve recently read, and enjoyed, N.T. Wright’s The Challenge of Jesus. Primarily, the book explores the relationship of “the kingdom of God” and the symbols of Judaism (the Temple, the food laws, etc.) to the preaching of the historical Jesus. But Wright also reflects a good deal on Christology. In this review, I’ll be paying…
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Dealing with Objections to GJohn as anti-Gnostic polemic (H&J Part 05)
Could the Gospel of John really contain anti-Gnostic sentiments? As we have seen in previous entries, many scholars throughout history have thought so. But others have argued against this idea. Before we enter into an in-depth analysis of John’s relationship with Christian or Hermetic Gnosticism, it will be helpful to first deal with several possible…
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The Targets of the Fourth Gospel (H&J Part 04)
If the Gospel of John really is, in part, a polemic, then just who was the gospel written against? In this entry, I propose that the Fourth Gospel contains a multi-front polemic directed towards several groups which can still, at least in a general way, be identified: Jews who rejected Jesus and his followers the…
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John’s Mission and Method (H&J Part 03)
What was the purpose of John’s gospel? What sort of changes did John hope to affect in and around his community? Just who made up his community? And by what means did he work to bring about these changes through his account of the ministry of Jesus? In this entry I will begin arguing that…
Kegan Chandler, PhD 