Peter Gurry
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Peter Gurry
@pjgurry
Associate Professor of NT @mbts ❦ Codirector @textandcanon ❦ Author amzn.to/2kj752j ❦ Contributor @EvangelicalTC ❦ etc.
- I think it’s the first month of beginning Greek that we learn why this tweet is wrong.
- The idea that sermons need to be memorable to be helpful may be part of our problem. I don’t remember most meals I’ve eaten, but I needed all of them. (Okay, almost all of them.) Sermons are food not entertainment.How long does it take the average person to forget a sermon they heard on Sunday?
- *whispers* What if I told you that Dan McClellan's favorite contradiction in the Bible's isn't one. Read this:Biblical scholar Dan McClellan has pointed out one of his favorite contradictions in the Bible specifically, the conflicting accounts of who killed Goliath. And it’s worth noting: contradictions like this are numerous throughout the text That’s not really something up for debate.
00:00 - I think an easy way to show that the Bible teaches penal substitutionary atonement is with three simple observations: 1. Throughout the Bible, death is a penalty for sin 2. Jesus died but was sinless, therefore… 3. Jesus’ death was a punishment for someone else’s sin (ours)
- “During the millennium Santa will be bound for 1000 years.” Still my all-time favorite student typos.
- Excellent. We all make mistakes. Own them and move on.I debunk… myself.
00:00 - A bit of personal news: The Gurrys are moving to Kansas City where I will be joining the team @MBTS! I’m looking forward to teaching the NT, supervising doctoral students, and continuing to research and write on the history of the Bible.We're thrilled to announce two new additions to our faculty! John D. Meade and Peter J. Gurry - renowned scholars in textual criticism and the history of the Bible - are joining us in Kansas City to train the next generation of pastors and scholars for the Church. Read the full
00:00 - Happy Reformation Day! If you’re thankful for having the Bible in your own (modern) language, thank the Reformers who recovered the necessity of Bible translation. Here’s some reading from @textandcanon to celebrate. 🧵
- Met a woman at church yesterday who said she got saved this year after watching @gospel_american. She went on to find good sermon videos on YouTube and her husband got saved shortly after. Praise God!
- This continues to be the book I get the most feedback on from students—all positive. If you haven’t read it, do it!
- If you're starting seminary in the next week or so and you're taking beginning Greek, YOU CAN DO IT AND IT IS WORTH IT.
