Should “Ekklēsia” Really Be Translated as “Church”?
In the King James translation of the Hebrew scripture (so-called ‘Old Testament’), the translators consistently employed the gloss ‘assembly,’ while in the New Testament they used ‘church.’
By Dr. B. Brandon Scott|2022-03-14T18:46:08-04:00March 16th, 2022|Tags: Church, Early Christian Communities, Early Church, Gospel of Matthew, Paul|
In the King James translation of the Hebrew scripture (so-called ‘Old Testament’), the translators consistently employed the gloss ‘assembly,’ while in the New Testament they used ‘church.’
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2021-04-28T01:49:23-04:00April 28th, 2021|Tags: Christian Canon, Church, Natalie Renee Perkins, Odes of Solomon, Spirituality|
"Practice is somewhat flexible [and] allows those who practice to make adjustments and grow."
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2022-06-19T02:09:07-04:00March 24th, 2021|Tags: Christian Canon, Church, Humor, Noncanonical Texts, Religion|
"I hope that this blogpost signals to you the open-ended ways life comes toward us in the same way an open-ended Canon could help us be more alive. "
By Dr. Hal Taussig|2021-01-25T04:19:15-05:00December 28th, 2020|Tags: Bible, Church, Gospel of John, Gospels|
"The Gospel of John is more like a like a tender poem about God. No, that’s not quite right. It’s a tender poem in God. Like being in an ocean of God."