Tag Archives: New Testament

A Peasant Pagan Prayer in Till We Have Faces

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Brenton Dickieson

My first two degrees in literature are in sacred literature, the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. In those texts, there is a constant conversation about the heart of true faith. From Hannah’s prayer to the spirituality of the Psalms, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reflections | Tagged Ancient Near East, Bible, C.S. Lewis, Classical Mythology, Greco-Roman World, Greek Mythology, Hebrew Bible, New Testament, paganism, spirituality, The Prayer of Manasseh, Till We Have Faces | 31 Comments

David Bentley Hart’s Prophetic New Testament Translation and America’s Heresies

Posted on March 11, 2019 by Brenton Dickieson

The New Testament: A Translation by David Bentley Hart My rating: 4 of 5 stars It is a little awkward to provide a star-rating for a Bible, but I am thinking here of the translation by David Bentley Hart. I … Continue reading →

Posted in News & Links, Reviews | Tagged American evangelicalism, Bible, Bible translation, David Bentley Hart, evangelical, Greek, King James Bible, N.T. Wright, New Testament, theology | 19 Comments

An Introduction to the New Testament

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Brenton Dickieson

I am teaching a class at the University of Prince Edward Island this semester. “RS 387: The New Testament” is one of my favourite courses to teach. I love the world that the Jesus movement emerged out of–a cultural mess … Continue reading →