Just as good poetry can convey multiple allusions, so “Deliver us from evil” can carry a variety of notions of protection from doing and experiencing evil.
Is there apostolic authority and authorship of New Testament Scriptures?
It seems to me that the governing thesis of the Jerusalem School, i.e., that the authentic teachings of Jesus must be “reconstructed” from our existing Gospels, contradicts this principle of apostolic authority.
Openheartedness: Key to Living Successfully in an Ambiguous World
Sermon preached on August 30, 1997.
The Book of James: A Positive View of the Law
Sermon preached on March 8, 1997.