A feather in your theological cap.
The personal blog of Bible curriculum editor, PhD candidate, and runner Brent Niedergall
Book Review: Who Is the Holy Spirit?
What do you do for a living? It’s one of the first things most of us do when we meet someone new. We conceptualize our identities in terms of what we do. Who is the Holy Spirit? Systematic theologies speak to His deity and personality, before moving on to His work....
Speedgate: A Review
Amidst fears of artificial intelligence taking over the world, it has created a new sport. It’s called Speedgate. And when I first heard about a sport that combines elements of rugby, ultimate frisbee, soccer, and croquet—I wanted to try it. You can check out...
Bel and the Dragon Reader: Part 4
Series Introduction I’m facilitating an online Koine Greek reading group and we’re working through the short and apocryphal book of Bel and the Dragon. The text we’re using is the Old Greek (OG) version from Henry Barclay Swete’s 1909 edition of The Old Testament in...
Bel and the Dragon Reader: Part 3
Series Introduction I’m facilitating an online Koine Greek reading group and we’re working through the short and apocryphal book of Bel and the Dragon. The text we’re using is the Old Greek (OG) version from Henry Barclay Swete’s 1909 edition of The Old Testament in...
The Lexham English Septuagint And Its Place In History
Lexham Press kindly sent me a beautiful copy of the new The Lexham English Septuagint. The introduction is only several pages long, but it packs in a lot of excellent information. One topic that caught my attention was the history of English translations of the...
Bel and the Dragon Greek Reader: Part 2
Series Introduction I’m facilitating an online Koine Greek reading group and we’re working through the short and apocryphal book of Bel and the Dragon. The text we’re using is the Old Greek (OG) version from Henry Barclay Swete’s 1909 edition of The Old Testament in...
Bel and the Dragon Greek Reader: Part 1
Series Introduction I’m facilitating an online Koine Greek reading group and we’re working through the short and apocryphal book of Bel and the Dragon. The text we’re using is the Old Greek (OG) version from Henry Barclay Swete’s 1909 edition of The Old Testament in...
Book Review: Superheroes Can’t Save You
It’s pretty rare to find Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man in a book on theology. Theologians typically draw the line at Jesus Christ when it comes to who can save the world. So where do superheroes come in when it comes to theology? Well, Jesus Christ is, in fact, the...
Can You Return to Somewhere You’ve Never Been?
There are plenty of places I could conceivably return to. I could return to Canada, Afghanistan, or Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. I could return to those places because I’ve been to those places before. I could not, on the other hand, return to Cuba, Albania, or...
Birds, Bats, Hearts, and Love
An early Valentine’s dinner last night led to chicken parmigiana on the table. When you’re eating chicken parm, you probably don’t give lots of thought to the reality that you’re eating a dead bird. What other birds have you eaten before? Turkey, maybe duck, pheasant....