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Tag: Promise-Plan
The canonical promise-plan framework.
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The Limits of Scientism and the Foundations of Science: A Biblical-Theological and Epistemological Analysis
This study examines the epistemological claims of strong scientism and the widespread assertion that “you can’t prove that scientifically,” probing their philosophical boundaries, logical coherence, and underlying assumptions.
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Matthew 5: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
The fifth chapter of Matthew marks a monumental epoch in the progressive unfolding of God’s promise-plan. Positioned as the first of five major instructional discourses in the First Gospel, the Sermon on the Mount presents Messiah Yeshua delivering…
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Theological Frameworks of Original Sin and Inherited Depravity: A Canonical and Promise-Plan Reconstruction
This essay examines the question of human personal ontology at birth through the lens of hamartiology, tracing both historical and contemporary theological perspectives on original sin and inherited depravity. Beginning with Joshua R. Farris’s framing in
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Psalm 5: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Psalm 5 occupies a strategic position within the initial Davidic collection of the Psalter, functioning as a morning liturgy that stands in structural and thematic dialogue with Psalm 3 (a morning prayer) and Psalm 4 (an evening prayer).
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Matthew 4: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 4 marks a pivotal structural shift in the progressive unfolding of God’s redemptive promise-plan. Following the public baptism of Messiah and the Father’s heavenly declaration of His Sonship, the narrative immediately transitions to the wilderness, establishing an…
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Matthew 3: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 3 marks a decisive transition in the progressive unfolding of God’s redemptive promise-plan. Following the infancy narratives of Matthew 1–2—which established Jesus as the legal heir to the Davidic throne, the seed of Abraham, and the true…
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The Minimal Facts Method and the Fate of Jesus: Historiographical Rigor, Bedrock Evidence, and the Climax of the Divine Promise-Plan
Historical inquiry into the fate of Jesus of Nazareth stands at a vital intersection of historiography, biblical exegesis, and canonical theology. In contemporary scholarship, resurrection research is frequently constrained by an epistemological divide between post-Enlightenment positivism and radical…
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Anselm of Canterbury and the Feudal Logic of Salvation: A Critical Analysis of Satisfaction Theory, Divine Justice, and Biblical Soteriology within the Architecture of the Promise-Plan of God
(2007). Anselm’s satisfaction model marked a decisive shift in Western soteriology, replacing Eastern patristic emphases on ransom and ontological recapitulation with a legal framework shaped by the feudal order. Seeking to answer rational objections from Jewish and Muslim…
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Reconstructing Participation and Atonement in Paul
This essay examines David A. Brondos’ interpretation of Pauline participatory language and atonement as articulated in Chapter 6 and the Conclusion of
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Matthew 2: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 2 functions as the crucial transition from the messianic identification of the Christ to the immediate world-historical and spiritual conflict surrounding His manifestation. Where the initial chapter established “who He is”—the Son of David, the Son of…