This Week in Word from the Bird

Posts for 31 Jan-4 Feb

Monday: Scripture and Gender: Response to Schreiner (Part 2) (Subscribers)
I argue that neither complementarians nor egalitarians are purely biblical, they all contextualize their views somewhat. The real question is whether you accept a trajectory hermeneutic when it comes to topics like slavery and gender.

Wednesday: Trinitarian Theology in Mark’s Gospel (Free Sign-ups).
A guest post by Hallur Mortensen on how the Marcan baptismal episode pushes us in a Trinitarian direction.

Friday: Gregory of Nyssa on Abolishing Slavery (Free Sign-ups).
Gregory of Nyssa was the first church father to call for the explicit abolishment of slavery. He is worth knowing about!