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The Violent Vineyard Owner: A Response to Paul Copan (#8)
Category: General
Tags: Cruciform Theology, Judgment, Non-Violence, Parables, Paul Copan, Violence
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
Verse: Luke 20, Matthew 21
In my previous post I addressed two of the three parables that Paul Copan argues present God in violent ways. Today I will address the third, which is the parable of a vineyard owner with…
Podcast: How Can We Be Confident in Christianity With SO Many Other Religions in the World?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Apologetics
Greg considers the abundant religious perspectives available to us, defends faith in Christ, and considers whether agnosticism is appropriate—all in less that 6 mind-bending minutes! http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0259.mp3
What About Jesus’ Violent Parables? A Response to Paul Copan (#7)
Category: General
Tags: Non-Violence, Parables, Paul Copan
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
Copan’s Argument. In Crucifixion of the Warrior God (CWG) and Cross Vision (CV) I argue that the violent depictions of God in the OT are incompatible with the non-violent, self-sacrificial, enemy-embracing God who is fully…
Podcast: Does God Strike Jesus Down?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology
Greg looks at how Matthew uses the Old Testament—specifically, Matthew 26:31. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0258.mp3
Who Killed Ananias and Sapphira? A Response to Paul Copan (#6)
Category: General
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Non-Violence, Paul Copan, Power
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
Verse: Acts 5
In his critique of Crucifixion of the Warrior God (CWG), Paul Copan makes a concerted effort to argue that the God revealed in Jesus Christ and witnessed to throughout the NT is not altogether non-violent….
Podcast: Will There Be Sex in Heaven?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Sexual Impurity, Sexuality
Greg discusses the nature of union with Christ in this edgy episode on coitus. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0257.mp3
When Jesus Referred to Canaanites as “Dogs”
Category: General
Tags: Bible Interpretation, Cruciform Theology, Paul Copan
Last week I discussed Paul’s harsh language regarding his opponents, the worst example being his reference to certain opponents as “dogs” (Phil 3:2). I suggested that such language simply reflects the fact that Paul wasn’t…
Podcast: Is God Fickle?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Attributes of God, Character of God
Is there anything at stake in our life? Greg balances God’s mercy and grace with the authenticity of free will. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0255.mp3
Podcast: If Evolution is True, Can We Say There Was a Fall?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Evolution, The Fall
Greg discusses the relationship between the Creation story and evolutionary theory. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0254.mp3
Paul’s Blinding of Elymas: A Response to Paul Copan (#5)
Category: General
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Non-Violence, Paul Copan
In the first four posts in this “Response to Copan” series, I attempted to refute Copan’s claim that my non-violent understanding of love, as advocated in Crucifixion of the Warrior God (CWG) and Cross Vision…
Podcast: How is Jesus Both God and Human?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Fully Human, Incarnation, Jesus' Divinity
Greg discusses the incarnation from the perspective of “God as Human” rather than “God and Human.” http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0252.mp3
What About the Harsh Words of Paul? A Response to Paul Copan (#4)
Category: General
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Love, Non-Violence, Paul Copan
Topics: Attributes and Character
This post is my fourth response to a talk given by Paul Copan at the Evangelical Theological Society in November in which he raised a number of objections to Crucifixion of the Warrior God. A…
Podcast: What Are You Reading Now?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Book Reviews, Books
Greg discusses what he is reading now that Crucifixion of the Warrior God and CrossVision are completed (Links Below). http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0251.mp3 Books: The Training of KX12 and The Physics of Theism
Podcast: What is the Greatest Philosophical Blunder in History?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Attributes of God, Philosophy
Greg goes WAY back to trace an erroneous thought. His investigation brings all the way back to the pre-Socratics and the Ground-of-Being. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0249.mp3
Is Longing for Justice Inconsistent with Love? A Response to Paul Copan (#3)
Category: General
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Justice, Love, Paul Copan
Topics: Attributes and Character
In a paper delivered at the Evangelical Theological Society in November, Paul Copan spent a good amount of time arguing that aspects of the NT conflict with the understanding of love that I espouse in…
Podcast: Does Historicity of Bible Stories Matter?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Historical Criticism, History
Greg discusses his phenomenological-theological approach—or, HOW is the Bible inspired? Primarily through the narrative? Or primarily historically accuracy? http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0248.mp3
Does Hebrews 11 Praise Violence? A Response to Paul Copan (#2)
Category: General
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Non-Violence, Paul Copan
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
Once or twice a week, as time allows, I will be responding to criticisms of Crucifixion of the Warrior God (CWG) that were raised by Paul Copan in a recent paper that he delivered at…
Podcast: What If I Don’t Hear God?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Tags: Hearing God
With an eye on false-positives and excessive skepticism, Greg talks about listening to the Holy Spirit’s nudges. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0246.mp3
Podcast: Why is Greg So Big in Europe?
Category: ReKnew Podcast
Greg proposes offering craft beers at church and shares his epiphanies about Muslim scholars. http://traffic.libsyn.com/askgregboyd/Episode_0245.mp3
Does Paul Condone Vindictive Psalms? A Response to Paul Copan (#1)
Category: General
Tags: Crucifixion of the Warrior God, Cruciform Theology, Paul Copan
Topics: Interpreting Violent Pictures and Troubling Behaviors
In a recent paper delivered at the Evangelical Theological Society, Paul Copan raised a number of objections against my book, Crucifixion of the Warrior of God. This is the first of several blogs in which…