Tag Archives: hellenism

Frame: The Greeks

Posted on December 27, 2015 by J. B. Aitken

This is where neo-Puritans and Scholastics of all stripes will get mad.  Rebutting any form (or perceived form) of Harnack’s charge on Hellenism is the new sexy in theology today. But there is a Hellenism.  And it isn’t good.   … Continue reading →

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Outline Torrance Trinitarian Faith

Posted on December 13, 2015 by J. B. Aitken

Chapter 1 1.  Christ is himself the content of God’s self-revelation We know the Father through his Son. Christ’s vicarious humanity he did not come in a man but as man. Christ ministers the things of God to man and … Continue reading →

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Sailing the Wine Dark Sea

Posted on November 14, 2015 by J. B. Aitken

This book is vintage Cahill: witty, provocative, and probably over-sexed. I have to give him credit–Cahill is a competent scholar and he does cover the relevant topics.  He covers the “Greek” outlook on poetry, war, partying, and philosophy.  There is … Continue reading →

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Midwifing a Byzantium

Posted on September 25, 2015 by J. B. Aitken

Harnack had it backwards.  Did the early church “Hellenize” and thus negate Gospel purity?  The question defies any easy answer.  We will look at a few. (1) Harnack held that the early church imported Greek concepts into the sweet biblical … Continue reading →

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