Prophecy

Some dull but seasonal reflections on the historical context for the fulfilment of the Immanuel prophecy
Israel and the nations: the limits of Old Testament expectation
Tongues of fire
Who says that this prophecy has two referents?
Yeah, but it didn’t happen: prophecy and historical fulfilment
Theological hermeneutics and the meaning of “Immanuel”
More on history and the drama of scripture
Why I don’t like being labelled a “preterist”
Homosexuality, Black Friday, and the disordered human condition
There is only one biblical way to transform society, and it’s not social activism
Why traditional eschatology is a failure of nerve
About whom does the prophet say this?
Another reason to think that Isaiah’s suffering servant is the generation of Jews which grew up in Babylon
Coronavirus—Tom Wright says that Christianity offers no answers. Is that the best we can do?
Where is the God of history in this pandemic?
Biblical scholar says that COVID-19 is not an “act of God”. Is he right?
This is the best theological reflection on the coronavirus pandemic that I have read so far
Why did Jesus tell his disciples to take swords with them?
Review: God and the Pandemic: Tom Wright’s myopic theological response to coronavirus
Dissonance-reducing rationalisations of failed expectations in the early church. Or not
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