of tim, not of jim

In working on Romans this year, I’ve become persuaded that the ‘I’ in Romans 7 is neither a Christian wrestling with sin, as many traditional Reformed interpretations hold, nor a generic non-Christian, but rather is a personification of Israel under Torah. That is to say, Paul’s argument is salvation-historical, rather than autobiographical at this [...]

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to rainbowize

Jim Jordan, inventing words and giving us a biblical theology of the rainbow.

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ecclesia reformanda

Slightly late in the day, but on the basis that it’d be odd if I didn’t mention it:
Ecclesia Reformanda is an exciting new print journal for pastors, theological students, and scholars, that seeks to serve the Church in its ongoing reformation according to God’s Word. The journal is distinctively Reformed, with a contemporary cutting edge. [...]

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sea=nations

For anyone not familiar with the work of Jim Jordan, this post is intended as a footnote, supporting my previous one (on Mark 4:35-41) by summarising the biblical symbolism relating the sea and the nations.
After the fall of man, the separation of land and sea becomes a common symbol for the separation of God’s people [...]

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calming the sea, exorcising the nations

Time and again, I find that Jim Jordan’s work, and particularly his work on biblical symbolism provides explanatory depth and power when applied to all kinds of passages in the Bible. One example is the light shed on Mark 4:35-41 when one grasps Jordan’s observation that in the Bible the sea often represents the [...]

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good death

Preaching on Psalm 90 a couple of Sundays ago, I had to tackle the subject of death and the Christian, not least because the Psalm speaks in terms that cannot be applied to the Christian: “we are brought to an end by your wrath”; “all our days pass away under your wrath”. Whilst this [...]

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biblical horizons blog

It’s no secret that I’ve benefited hugely from Jim Jordan’s ministry over the past few years. To my mind, he’s the most stimulating and insightful biblical theologian alive: a great gift to the Church. So, I’m delighted to point out the arrival of the Biblical Horizons Blog, which should be stuffed full of [...]

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handwriting on the wall

No, not another post about my children. Jim Jordan’s new commentary on Daniel arrived today, so I know what I’ll be reading over Christmas.
It took him seven years to write: a complete, sabbatical commentary that will grant us interpretative rest. It was published in the eighth year, indicating that it will recreate our [...]

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bargain!

Wow. Hundreds of hours of Jim Jordan audio lectures from WordMP3 for just $75 (reduced from $500). I find him consistently to be the most stimulating and insightful Bible teacher I’ve heard. And these MP3 DVDs have the lot, “including Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, 1-2 Samuel, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zechariah, Ezekiel, Zephaniah, [...]

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how to do reformed theology nowadays

Fasten your seatbelts and hold onto your hats – Jim Jordan’s on the warpath!

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