Bible and Theology Archives

The Incarnation and the Gender of God

By John Dyer on December 16, 2022December 19, 2022

I wrote an article for Fathom Magazine that attempts to answer my daughter’s questions about how God appears to be male or at least masculine and if the second personContinue readingThe Incarnation and the Gender of God

NASB 1995 / NASB 2020 – Every Change

By John Dyer on December 3, 2020December 3, 2020

The Lockman Foundation just released the a major update to the New American Standard Bible (NASB), and I’ve attempted to provide a summary of the changes here (similar to the NIVContinue readingNASB 1995 / NASB 2020 – Every Change

Christmas Nativity Mistakes: Cybertrucks and Overbooked Inns

By John Dyer on November 30, 2020November 30, 2021

The Traditional Nativity Scene Language is humanity’s first technology (Gen 2:20), and it powerfully shapes what we see and don’t see about the world. A great example of this comesContinue readingChristmas Nativity Mistakes: Cybertrucks and Overbooked Inns

Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, Mary (Sally Poet)

Does the Bible Pass the Bechdel Test? A Data-Driven Look at Women in the Story of Scripture

By John Dyer on September 11, 2020October 26, 2020

Image: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary by Sally Poet The Question Sometimes a friend’s tweet can send you down the internet rabbit hole in the best way possible. ThisContinue readingDoes the Bible Pass the Bechdel Test? A Data-Driven Look at Women in the Story of Scripture

Digital Baptisms: What We Can Learn from Online, Virtual, and Broadcast Practices

By John Dyer on April 18, 2020April 19, 2020

Easter has traditionally been a time for baptism, but this Easter was not like most Easters. Millions of Christians spent Easter at home, and instead of seeing the highest attendanceContinue readingDigital Baptisms: What We Can Learn from Online, Virtual, and Broadcast Practices

Digital Communion: History, Theology, and Practices

By John Dyer on March 23, 2020April 21, 2020

Part 2: Digital Baptism The Digital Church in the Age of Corona The novel coronavirus pandemic has sparked a flood of creative uses of technology to maintain relationship while stayingContinue readingDigital Communion: History, Theology, and Practices

Technelogia, the Virtualization of Culture, and the Theology of Artificial Intelligence (Videos)

By John Dyer on November 4, 2016March 5, 2020

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of delivering a series of lectures on technology for Dallas Theological Seminary‘s Arts Week. Arts week is one of my favorite timesContinue readingTechnelogia, the Virtualization of Culture, and the Theology of Artificial Intelligence (Videos)

Without the Printing Press, Would Inerrancy Be A Question?

By John Dyer on November 27, 2013March 5, 2020

A Bit of Background Depending on your background, the term “inerrancy” might be a vaguely familiar idea that means something like “authority” or “trustworthiness” or, conversely, it might refer toContinue readingWithout the Printing Press, Would Inerrancy Be A Question?

Pedro at 40: How a Television Show Changed the Way a Generation Viewed LGBTQ Persons

By John Dyer on July 11, 2013March 5, 2020

Vote for Pedro My generation might best be defined as those who remember watching Pedro Zamora die of AIDS in our living rooms. If you’re not familiar with Pedro, he wasContinue readingPedro at 40: How a Television Show Changed the Way a Generation Viewed LGBTQ Persons

Nativity Scenes: A Broken Commandment or a Medium of Theology?

By John Dyer on December 22, 2010March 5, 2020

A few weeks before Christmas, my teacher gave me and everyone in my fifth grade class just enough dough to make a single Christmas ornament. Sneaky kid that I was,Continue readingNativity Scenes: A Broken Commandment or a Medium of Theology?

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