The Phantom Heresy: Did the Council of Ephesus (431) Condemn Chiliasm?

Michael J. Svigel — Fri, 17 Sep 2004 05:00:00 +0000

Introduction

One popular Catholic apologetic resource states, “As far as the millennium goes, we [Catholics] tend to agree with Augustine and, derivatively, with the amillennialists… .

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Biblical Topics:

Eschatology (Things to Come)

History

P46 as the Earliest Witness of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16

Michael J. Svigel — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 05:00:00 +0000

Editor’s note: The following was a term paper that Mike Svigel did for a Th.M. course on 1-2 Thessalonians which I teach at Dallas Seminary. It is a creative, well-researched paper, that attempts to argue that, even though P46 is not extant in 1 Thess 2, judging by the number of lines per page and number of characters per line where it is extant, is most likely that this papyrus contained these four verses. Whether he has made his case is up for the reader to decide.

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Biblical Topics:

Textual Criticism

Passage:

1 Thessalonians

“You got to know when to hold ’em”: Trumping the Bauer Thesis

Michael J. Svigel — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 05:00:00 +0000

Introduction: “On a train bound for nowhere”

Amidst the smells of musty cigar smoke and stale beer, five players huddle around a table, peering over the tops of their cards. The dealer in this round, an older man with thinning hair and a German accent, keeps the game moving with brief, abrupt commands. A thin man with an annoying Scottish accent carries on a conversation with his cards while an American with a well-trimmed beard stares at the table.

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Biblical Topics:

Christology

Toward An Evangelical Theology Of Cussing

Michael J. Svigel — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 05:00:00 +0000

A Few Bad Words of Theological Humor

Conservative evangelical Christians have long been known for shunning all sorts of behavior considered by others to be morally neutral or enjoyable.

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Biblical Topics:

Cultural Issues

Terms & Definitions

Passage:

Philippians

Coffee As A Means Of Grace A Sip of Theological Humor

Michael J. Svigel — Thu, 30 Dec 2004 06:00:00 +0000

Editor’s note: Mike Svigel was one of my interns at Dallas Seminary. As such, he was required to present a paper at a regional academic religious society meeting. This was not that paper. ¹

Daniel B. Wallace*

The time has come for evangelicals to experience yet another great awakening!

Biblical Topics:

Cultural Issues

Humor

The Apocalypse Of John And The Rapture Of The Church: A Reevaluation

Michael J. Svigel — Tue, 25 May 2004 05:00:00 +0000

Introduction

Problem And Purpose

For all of the attention given to the rapture of the Church² by students and teachers of eschatology, one wonders why the doctrine of the catching up of the saints described by Paul in 1 Thessalonians 4:17 is not more clearly mentioned in John's Apocalypse!³ This is especially problematic when Jesus says that He gave the revelation to his servants to show them “what must happen very soon” (Rev 1:1).

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Biblical Topics:

Dispensational / Covenantal Theology

Eschatology (Things to Come)

Passage:

Revelation

Recent Articles

The Phantom Heresy: Did the Council of Ephesus (431) Condemn Chiliasm?

Introduction

P46 as the Earliest Witness of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16

“You got to know when to hold ’em”: Trumping the Bauer Thesis

Introduction: “On a train bound for nowhere”

Toward An Evangelical Theology Of Cussing

Coffee As A Means Of Grace A Sip of Theological Humor

The Apocalypse Of John And The Rapture Of The Church: A Reevaluation

Introduction

Problem And Purpose