John Mark Hicks

PDF file of blog here. What is the historic traditional interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:11-14? The complementarian and egalitarian interpretations are both of recent vintage and responses to cultural shifts. In her book An Historian Looks at 1 Timothy 2:11-14: The Authentic Traditional Interpretation and Why It Disappeared (Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2012), Joan […]

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mtk4x9qmj4s?si=IxAFymP3c8xGYRXR The Historical Setting: The Kings of Judah King of Judah Dates Biblical Texts Empire Invasion Jehoiakim 609-605 BCE 2 Kings 23:30, 34 Egypt 609 BCE Jehoiakim 605-597 BCE Dan 1:1; Jer 25:1 Babylon 605 BCE Jehoiachin 597 BCE 2 Kings 24:8 Babylon 597 BCE Zedekiah 597-586 BCE 2 Kings 24:18 Babylon 586 BCE Historical […]

My response to the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States regarding same-sex marriage has been published on the Lipscomb University College of Bible and Ministry page. Originally, it was two separate Facebook posts, but is now a single piece. Because some have asked, I will offer this one comment on the SCOTUS […]

This is a key moment in Peter’s letter, both rhetorically and theologically. Rhetorically, it heads the major body of the letter (1 Peter 2:11-4:11) as the letter moves from identity to exhortation. Theologically, it describes how disciples of Jesus live faithfully in a hostile culture. In terms of identity, though exiles and aliens within Roman […]

Everyone wants to be chosen, especially those who feel marginalized or undervalued. Many of us remember what it feels like to be the last one chosen in a pickup game of basketball or uninvited to the school party. Sometimes we feel like outsiders, and sometimes we are treated like outsiders. Sometimes we simply are outsiders. […]