I have updated my blog and updated my domain name. You will notice a few changes from an archaic Latin blog title (Doctrinae Coram Deo) to my full name (Shawn J. Wilhite), and a move from WordPress to Squarespace, which is far better! There are still a number of kinks to work out, but this will be a much better move!
You can now find all this previous material and all new subsequent material at:
California Baptist University is a wonderful place to be … in fact, many days, I wake up fearing that I will only snap out of this dream. I am able to walk to my classroom as I prepare my mind … Continue reading
In the past couple of years, I have greatly benefited from some sources coming out of Chicago University Press. They have a series entitled, Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing. Below are some that either I have personally found … Continue reading
IVP Academic, over the past number of years, is producing accessible and invaluable resources for the modern church. Among these sources are collected in the Ancient Christian Texts series. In 2013, David Maxwell translated Cyril of Alexandria’s Commentary on John. The … Continue reading
Dale Allison observes how the patterns of most commentaries privilege recent works over older sources. Rather, he says the history of interpretation invites serious consideration for the following reasons. “Such history is intrinsically interesting in and of itself.” “It instills … Continue reading
In his 2002 Hermeneia commentary, François Bovon pauses to offer reflective comments on the beatitudes and woes in Luke 6:20–26. He recognizes his current position of privilege and feels the present tension of the message of Jesus. Prior to his … Continue reading
Professors and colleagues from California Baptist University have a number of paper presentations at this years annual conferences. We have a good breadth of disciplines represented: Church History, New Testament, Philosophy, and Systematic Theology. The following will be represented at … Continue reading
(1) Give attention to Historical Methodology: It would be helpful to have someone offer helpful comments on how to use historical data. “Augustine says this…” Followed by, “Tertullian mentions this…” Rounded off with “According to Calvin…” The geographical separation and the temporal separation … Continue reading
Today, I received an e-mail that has left me thinking all day. Honestly, I often get two kinds of related questions due to my academic interests and pursuits. I often receive: (1) How can you maintain an evangelical commitment while … Continue reading
In the Middle Ages, Luke emerges as the patron saint of artists and painters. A 14th century writer, Nicephoros Kallistos, attributed to a 6th century Byzantine, Theodoros Anagnostes, the memory that “an image of the Mother of God [was] painted … Continue reading
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