Tuesday, June 30, 2009
一段华人教会应该熟悉,却不然的经文
Monday, June 29, 2009
Saturday, June 27, 2009
熟悉与陌生
Friday, June 26, 2009
书评(旧约为主)
残酷的上帝?
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
我的书到了!
Kar Yong的新书终于到了,恭喜他!同时,我的书也到了!哈哈,当然不是我写的书,却是我从CBD买的书,一样兴奋!
Friday, June 19, 2009
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
孙宝玲牧师新著:《新约伦理》
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全書大綱
緒論
第一部 耶穌的生平與意義
第一章 耶穌與新約倫理
第二章 從福音書看耶穌的倫理憧憬
第二部 門徒的生活:性、家庭、婚姻
第三章 性、家庭、婚姻
第四章 同性戀
第三部 門徒在世界:權勢與鄰舍
第五章 新約中的政權
第六章 權勢與救贖
第七章 寬恕與復和
第八章 鄰舍
全書約十四萬字,秋季前出版
Monday, June 15, 2009
原来,一切都是言说!
静修会的第一个反思!(更新再更新)
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Saturday, June 13, 2009
假期完了!
Friday, June 12, 2009
不可原谅的罪:抄袭!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
签署联合声明,反对回教党动议查禁Sisters in Islam
JOINT STATEMENT BY MALAYSIAN CIVIL SOCIETY ON PAS RESOLUTION TO BAN SISTERS IN ISLAM
We the undersigned are deeply disturbed by the call on the part of the Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) to have Sisters in Islam (SIS) banned and its members rehabilitated should its activities be determined to be contrary to the Islamic shariah. It is apparent to us that in making the call in the manner that it has, PAS has already formed the view that SIS should be banned and its activities brought to an end.
While we respect the freedom of members of PAS to associate in a manner that they consider appropriate or warranted as well as their freedom to express a view in association on such matters as they see fit, the members of SIS, or any other organization for that matter, are equally guaranteed those freedoms. No one person or organization has a monopoly over the right to express views on matter of public importance. The call to silence SIS and send its members for rehabilitation is an act of violence against those freedoms and their constitutional underpinnings. It also lends itself to further closure of the already narrow space of public discourse and debate that a slew of anti-expression laws have allowed Malaysians.
For Malaysia to mature into the democracy that Malaysians aspire to, it is vital that diversity, even of views, be protected and nurtured. Respect for the freedoms guaranteed to all Malaysians by the Federal Constitution, be they members of PAS or any other organization or simply individuals, is crucial to this endeavor.
The demand for action against SIS culminating in a ban is not easily reconciled with PAS public rhetoric in favour of a more democratic and inclusive Malaysia. On the contrary, the demand is wholly anti-democratic. We reiterate that though members of PAS are entitled to their views, the call for the banning of SIS is wholly unacceptable. As a matter of principle, the question of banning any organization purely for their views should not arise at all. Differences of views must be respected and, if at all, be resolved through constructive engagement.
In view of this, we urge PAS to reconsider its position and take such steps as are necessary to retract the call for action against SIS.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
有趣的科学知识!
*虾米的心脏在头部。
*猪无法看到天空。
*老鼠和马不能呕吐。
*猫的尿液是夜光的。
*世界人口的50%从来没有接过电话。
*人的心脏可以产生把血液喷出30尺高的压力。
*你永远不可能用你的舌头舔到你的手肘。
*'Sixth Sick Sheiks Sixth Sheeps Sick'是英文中最难以发音的一个句子。
*如果你打电话超过一个小时,那么你耳朵里的耳屎会增加700倍左右。
*找情人的广告中,有30%是已婚者发布的。
*打火机是比火柴更早发明出来的。
*70%看过这篇文章的人,都试图进行同一个动作:那就是用自已的舌头舔自已的手肘。
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
不甘寂寞的回教党!
The Qumran Visualization Project
Monday, June 8, 2009
他者性 Otherness
Sunday, June 7, 2009
神学的公共性
Book Review on John Ashton's "Understanding the Fourth Gospel" by Craig Koester.
John Ashton 的经典作品,Understanding the Fourth Gospel 在两年前出版了全新修订版,整理了学术界近期对这福音书的研究成果。面对《约翰福音》,不能错过这本学术性颇高的作品。Review of Biblical Literature 刚刊登了一篇书评,是由Craig Koester 执笔的,请看这里。
以下则是出版社对这书的介绍:
In this fully revised new edition of a pioneering study of John's gospel, John Ashton explores fresh topics and takes account of the latest scholarly debates. Ashton argues first that the thought-world of the gospel is Jewish, not Greek, and secondly that the text is many-layered, not simple, and composed over an extended period as the evangelist responded to the changing situation of the community he was addressing. Ashton seeks to provide new and coherent answers to what Rudolf Bultmann called the two great riddles of the gospel: its position in the development of Christian thought and its central or governing idea. In arguing that the first of these should be concerned rather with Jewish thought Ashton offers a partial answer to the most important and fascinating of all the questions confronted by New Testament scholarship: how did Christianity emerge from Judaism? Bultmann's second riddle is exegetical, and concerns the message of the book. Ashton's answer highlights a generally neglected feature of the gospel's concept of revelation: its debt to Jewish apocalyptic.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
"The Sufferings of Christ Are Abundant in Us"
我迟了一些,但还是觉得要刊这一篇。我的论文指导老师,Kar Yong 的第一本书,也是改编自其博士论文的作品,"The Sufferings of Christ Are Abundant in Us” 出版了。
以下是出版社对这本书的介绍:
This book investigates the centrality of suffering to Paul's argumentation in 2 Corinthians. This study investigates why Paul makes the theme of suffering so central to his argument in 2 Corinthians. It is pursued through an exegetical analysis of passages where Paul's suffering is described, namely 1:3-11; 2:14-116; 4:7-12; 6:1-10 and 11:23-12:10.By employing a narrative approach, this study argues that Paul's apostolic suffering is grounded in the story of Jesus. There are several implications arising from this approach. First, Paul understands his suffering as necessary and integral to his apostolic mission. Second, Paul claims that his suffering has positive missiological benefits, resulting in giving birth to the Christ-believing community in Corinth. Third, for Paul, the story of Jesus does not end at the event of the cross, and so he extends the invitation to the Corinthians to participate in the story of Jesus. Fourth, Paul's understanding of his suffering also finds its roots in the Hebrew Scriptures as seen in the allusion to and citations of Isaiah and Jeremiah/1 Kingdoms. Finally, Paul expresses his deep concern for the Corinthians in this letter.In essence, Paul sees his own suffering as a reflection of his embodying the ongoing story of Jesus - a story of suffering and death leading to life - and calls the Corinthians also to this cruciform pattern of living. Taking all the above implications together, it is suggested that 2 Corinthians should be read as primarily parenaetic in nature and that Paul's apology for his apostleship only plays a secondary role.
教会家庭营(2)
离开了神学院一个星期,别人以为我度假去了,其实,还不是一样在忙碌中!最先几天是到关丹参加同学文发的婚礼,然后就到马六甲去带领了三天的教会家庭营。
由于过去三年都在马六甲事奉,所以这次我是营会的讲员兼司机兼导游!营会出席人数只有20余人,由于是家乡的教会,非常熟悉,也多了许多亲切感。大会叫我提供讲题,由于最近都在处理《哥林多前书》的某些经文,我就以《昔日哥林多教会的再思》为题,与大家分享了四堂的信息。
我不是以平时讲道的方式来处理这次的分享,而是以查经的方式,注重在昔日哥林多的背景与整卷书的关系,要帮助弟兄姐妹对这卷书有一个大图画的认识,并找到研究这卷书的“钥匙”。我与他们开玩笑,这种方式只能在家庭营使用,不能在崇拜,因为家庭营是先收费,他们走不了;而崇拜是听道后才收费(奉献),如果用这样的方式,恐怕大家不是吓跑了,就是不奉献(抗议!)!所以,你大概能想象,他们当中,“醒着的不多,专注的不多,明白的不多”(林前1:26)
我四堂信息是这样编排的:
第一堂:处理哥林多的背景,主要内容是保罗时代的哥林多城之社会经济情况、多元宗教情况及教会的内部成员。
第二堂:从《林前》的大纲入手,以便找出书信中的一个连贯主题。然后,处理《林前》第3章,并提出保罗在面对教会不合一时的两个应对原则:第一,提醒他们乃是基督的群体;第二,重新定义一个十字架式的领袖意义。
第三堂:处理《林前》8-10章,从吃喝祭物的议题思考如何活在一个多元宗教环境中。同样举出两个原则:第一,知识要以爱心为基础;第二,最大的权利是放弃权利的权利。
第四堂:处理《林前》12-14章,重点放在13章。尝试把教会所熟悉的“爱的真谛”放回在处理属灵恩赐(或属灵人,原文是形容词,可以是阳性或中性,直译为“属灵的”,12:1)的脉络中,并以此来重新思考如何在教会中学习爱与尊重的功课。
家庭营过去了,眼前还有繁重的功课,要继续用功了!
Friday, June 5, 2009
转载:安华一人影子政府要维持多久?
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今天是2008年3月8日全国大选后1年2月27天,是安华依布拉欣领导国会在野党后的9月7天,是许多人望穿秋水也等不到的“916变天”的8月19天;可是,曾经来势汹汹要接管联邦政权的民联,还是不能提出一个影子内阁。
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
教会家庭营
前几天才知道他们安排我分享四堂,而不是我所准备的三堂,怎么办呢?
如 Hafemann所说,“对哥林多城的社会、宗教与思想面貌的理解将会影响我们对哥林多书信的诠释。”(S. J. Hafemann, “Corinthians, Letters to the,” in DPL, edited by Gerald F. Hawthorne, Ralph P. Martin, and Daniel G. Reid (Downers Grove: IVP, 1993), 172.)因此,我决定在第一堂里,先分享哥林多社会、教会的历史与背景,然后再按照我之前所准备的大纲进行。这样的铺排,我不知道有多少人会睡着了!