I married to the most beautiful and precious woman in the entire universe, Katia, by name. We have two handsome boys: Terrence Matthew (August 2003) and Joshua Sebastien (December 2005). We live in McDonough, GA. I’m a high school French teacher in Henry county schools but a biblical theologian at heart.I'm a graduate of The Baptist College of Florida (B.A., Theology), University of Louisville, (M.A., French Language & Literature), The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Adv. M.Div., Theology
What I'm Reading
1-An Old Testament Theology: A Canonical and Thematic Approach by Bruce K. Waltke
2-Studies in Matthew: Interpretation Past and Present by Dale C.Jr. Allison
3-The Face of Old Testament Studies: A Survey of Contemporary Approaches by David W. Baker (Editor), Bill T. Arnold (Editor)
4-The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright by John Piper
5-Theology of the New Testament: A Canonical and Synthetic Approach by Mr. Frank Thielman
Subjects I'd Like to Learn More About
German, Philosophy, Sociology, Second Temple or Early Judaism
I finally decided to move my blog to wordpress.com. That would allow me to do a lot of cool things my friends are doing at wordpress.com. Please update your blog roll accordingly. The link below will take you there: christmyrighteousness9587 Read Full Story
Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard (HT:Justin Taylor)This is marvelous, amazing, astounding. Unbelievable!Anybody out there: BUY ME ONE!!!. Pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Read Full Story
In his influential work, The Synoptic Problem: A Critical Analysis (1976), William R. Farmer makes the following observations as they pertain to the history, nature and relationship between the Synoptic Gospels:First, he traces the historical issues about how the Griesbach hypothesis was rejected to the adaptation of the two-source theory; this was due in contention against the Tubingen School hypothesis. He maintains that Matthew is the earliest Gospel to be written, followed by Luke, and Ma... Read Full Story
While SWBTS staff and faculty are being laid off and salaries reduced, the Pattersons continue to maintain a large personal staff. Mrs. Patterson has an assistant and a research assistant. Dr. Patterson has an executive assistant, secretary, personal assistant, and four interns. The Pattersons also have a large staff at their house. They have employeed at least one chef, though it is widely believed there are at least two chefs, possibly more, on the payroll. There are a minimum of four hoste... Read Full Story
Reported by The New York Times. Here's an excerpt:Pross was 13 and hadn’t even had her first period when a young woman kidnapped her and sold her to a brothel in Phnom Penh. The brothel owner, a woman as is typical, beat Pross and tortured her with electric current until finally the girl acquiesced. She was kept locked deep inside the brothel, her hands tied behind her back at all times except when with customers.Brothel owners can charge large sums for sex with a virgin, and like many gi... Read Full Story
Racial Harmony Weekend at John Piper's church, Bethlehem Baptist Church. Click here for more information. Thabiti Anyabwile will be the Guest Speaker. Read Full Story
19 Then the mystery was revealed to Daniel in a vision of the night. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. 20 Daniel answered and said:“Blessed be the name of God forever and ever,to whom belong wisdom and might.21 He changes times and seasons;he removes kings and sets up kings;he gives wisdom to the wiseand knowledge to those who have understanding;22 he reveals deep and hidden things;he knows what is in the darkness,and the light dwells with him.23 To you, O God of my fathers,I give thanks... Read Full Story
So far my reading list for the new year looks as follows: 1. Cultural Interpretation : Reorienting New Testament Criticism by Brian Blount2. Silencing the Past:Power and the Production of History by Michel-Rolph Trouillot3. Living Gently in a Violent World: The Prophetic Witness of Weakness by Stanley Hauerwas and Jean Vanier (Courtesy of IVP, thanks to Adrianna Wright)4. Reconciling All Things: A Christian Vision for Justice, Peace, and Healing by Emmanuel Katongole & Chris Rice (Courtes... Read Full Story
My friend Tony has written another excellent post. He expounds a few propositions about the call of God on one's life, and the importance of submitting to God for change. The whole biblical account in the Bible is about people responding to God's call for change. Abraham was called a friend of God because he obeyed God's call for change. He believed and trusted in God to lead and provide for him and his family. Often it is a step into the unknown. Abraham was called to leave his ... Read Full Story
A little over three weeks ago I received a copy of the ESV Study Bible. Honestly, I don't reember how I got this Bible, but one thing I know for sure it's a gift from Crossway Books. Thanks to the good foks at Crossway Books for sending a gift copy. My friend Nick provides an excellent review of it. Below is the content:ESV Study BiblesWith 20,000 notes, 50 articles, 40 illustrations, and 200 full-color maps. Learn more at ESVStudyBible.org.9-point type, single-column layout for the B... Read Full Story
