For all of us attending, John Walton’s intensive on Genesis was a mind-blowing experience. Many a huddled conversation was had, in breaks and after class, dissecting and analysing the ideas that we had just been exposed to. Walton specialises in Ancient Near East studies and has extensive experience in Hebrew...
Over the past semester of study leave a common question people have asked has been around what have I been doing during this period. My previous study leave in 2014 was spent working on just one project – completing my doctorate. This time around I have had the opportunity to...
“Pray . . . that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel” (Ephesians 6:19) It is just a few days since the world was rocked by the news of bombings in Sri Lanka, detonated by religious extremists, killing hundreds. That same day I stood at the Mt Tambourine...
To the onlooker, theological education might look like a season of sitting still, reading books, and long lunches - a time of relative ease. Beneath the surface though, deep and seismic changes are often afoot. This can also be a time of rapid growth, with all the joy and the...
We caught up for a quick chat with Michael Beardsley, a current Master of Divinity student, after the recent Apologetics MA intensive with Mike Bird, to find out a little more about Michael and what he got out of the intensive. Michael previously completed a Bachelor of Psychological Science and...
When BST was on the search for a new lecturer to teach Theology and Christian Thought, we did not envision a six foot four All Blacks supporter, who is a published author, self-confessed denominational hybrid and likes to jam on his guitar to Blues music.
Recently I have been reading, and meditating and praying from, Isaiah 24-27, sometimes called Isaiah’s “Apocalypse.” While there is little that is fully apocalyptic about these chapters, they are certainly eschatological, describing worldwide divine judgment and salvation at the end of history.
What does crocheting, physiotherapy and Bible college have in common? Not much for most people, but for one of our BST students in her mid-20s, they are the very things she loves to pour her time and effort into doing. We caught up with K to find out a little...
About 30 years after Jesus’ death and resurrection, the Apostle Peter wrote to believers scattered across Roman provinces—what we now know as modern Turkey (1 Peter 1). These people were suffering some persecution as a result of their faith in Christ. This part of the Bible has its twists and...
