488 Early Church History 8: Origen of Alexandria

Posted on March 23, 2023March 30, 2023 by Sean Finnegan

This is part 8 of the Early Church History class. Origen of Alexandria is the man behind the curtain. Although few Christians today would recognize his name, most denominations are still on a trajectory he initiated eighteen hundred years ago. His influences in theology, christology, eschatology, apologetics, textual criticism, asceticism, hermeneutics, and Christian philosophy are Read more about 488 Early Church History 8: Origen of Alexandria[…]

Phenomenological Hermeneutics and Restorationism

Posted on January 7, 2023January 5, 2023 by Sean Finnegan

Steven Nemes adheres to a phenomenological approach to constructing Christian theology. This means that he doggedly insists on employing “natural” language to interpret scripture. Check out his explanation of how this hermeneutic works: “Edmund Husserl in his early works emphasized that the only principle of inquiry is to talk about a thing as that thing Read more about Phenomenological Hermeneutics and Restorationism[…]

450 Seven Interpretive Options for Hebrews 1.10-12 (Jerry Wierwille)

Posted on June 30, 2022July 7, 2022 by Sean Finnegan

In our last episode, Dr. Jerry Wierwille led us through a contextual overview of Hebrews 1 and 2 in order to situate Hebrews 1.10-12. Today, we’ll consider seven interpretations of Hebrews 1.10-12, including: Father as referent, doxology Jesus as creator of Genesis creation Jesus as creator of figurative heaven and earth (referring to people and Read more about 450 Seven Interpretive Options for Hebrews 1.10-12 (Jerry Wierwille)[…]

411 One God 1: Yahweh, the Supreme Creator

Posted on October 1, 2021January 13, 2022 by Sean Finnegan

Today we are starting a brand new class called “One God Over All!” My plan is to work through scripture to build a biblical theology of the one true God and his Son, Jesus the Messiah. This class will cover both texts supporting God’s exclusive oneness as well as misunderstood verses that seem to teach Read more about 411 One God 1: Yahweh, the Supreme Creator[…]

312 Evaluating Dispensationalism 2 (John Truitt)

Posted on January 30, 2020September 15, 2020 by Sean Finnegan

Last week John Truitt began discussing the theological framework of dispensationalism, especially the “mid-Acts dispensationalism” taught by the Way International. He pointed out some flaws that got his attention and made him explore the issue more deeply. In the course of his research, Truitt discovered another way of approaching scripture known as covenantalism. In this Read more about 312 Evaluating Dispensationalism 2 (John Truitt)[…]

311 Evaluating Dispensationalism 1 (John Truitt)

Posted on January 23, 2020January 30, 2020 by Sean Finnegan

Have you ever been on a long drive in the summer when you wore sunglasses for hours and hours? It’s getting dark and then suddenly you realize you’re still wearing sunglasses. You take them off and the whole world brightens and you realize it’s not nearly as dark as you thought? This is the nature Read more about 311 Evaluating Dispensationalism 1 (John Truitt)[…]

Interview 28: Exegetical Fallacies (Jerry Wierwille)

Posted on August 31, 2017August 30, 2017 by Sean Finnegan

Why are there so many divergent beliefs about what the bible teaches? Partially, this results from mistakes we make when reading scripture. In this interview, Dr. Jerry Wierwille enumerates seven typical fallacies that bible students commit when reading: Root Fallacy Time-Frame Fallacy Misusing Parallels Fallacy Single Meaning Fallacy Word-Concept Fallacy Disjunctive Fallacy Lexical Fallacy Avoiding Read more about Interview 28: Exegetical Fallacies (Jerry Wierwille)[…]

Interview 27: Understanding Proverbs (Jerry Wierwille)

Posted on August 20, 2017August 10, 2017 by Sean Finnegan

What do you know about the book of Proverbs? It can be quite difficult to understand what’s going on without some knowledge of how Hebrew poetry works. In this episode Jerry Wierwille, serves as our guide to get a better grip on what Proverbs is all about. He explains the poetic structures, general approach, and Read more about Interview 27: Understanding Proverbs (Jerry Wierwille)[…]

104 The Kingdom Is Too Jewish (Kingdom of God 13)

Posted on July 27, 2017July 27, 2017 by Sean Finnegan

This is part three of a series of three lectures on why some Christians ended up rejecting the kingdom message in the first few centuries of Christianity. In this part, I work through the major differences between how Jews and Greeks read scripture. What we find is that the Christians who didn’t like the kingdom Read more about 104 The Kingdom Is Too Jewish (Kingdom of God 13)[…]

Is the Trinity Biblical?

Posted on September 16, 2016 by Sean Finnegan

I’m starting a series of videos assessing the Trinity. I want to begin by asking, “Does the bible teach the Trinity?” In order to answer this question, we need to define what we mean. In one sense the Trinity is biblical and in another it is not. Watch this video to find out more:

Interview 2: Jerry Wierwille on Hermeneutics

Posted on July 31, 2016September 6, 2016 by Sean Finnegan

Have you ever struggled to interpret the bible? Although many today think only professionals who are trained in seminaries can understand the bible, the truth is that every reader is a theologian to some degree. The moment you pick up the book and begin reading, you also begin interpreting what you read. The only question Read more about Interview 2: Jerry Wierwille on Hermeneutics[…]