Alec Fisher

A brief reflection on the boldness of Naomi and the church open.substack.com/pub/arfisher62…

The Baptism of John as distinct from Baptism in the name of Jesus open.substack.com/pub/arfisher62…

Here’s my new Substack. I’ll be writing some on Lutheran theology and exegesis among other things. arfisher623.substack.com

@becomelutheran His argument is pretty standard. Though there is also more to say about suspended endings in classical literature. Jim Voelz, who wrote the CPH Mark commentary, ends his comments at Mark 16:8.

My hope in posting this is that someone with a lot more knowledge than myself will have some comments on the subject or his argument.

When I first explored Lutheranism I was very surprised by how often Mark 16:16 was the reference point for baptismal regeneration. This is a very popular Evangelical apologist discussing the long ending of Mark. He says it's not inspired ultimately m.youtube.com/watch?v=B9RsHn…

In the third episode of Variant Readings, we talk through 1 Peter 1:17-23. This section leads up to a major connection between the prophecy in Isaiah 40 and the resurrection of Jesus. youtube.com/watch?v=QBNFR2…

Variant Readings - Ep. 2 | 1 Peter 1:3-9 (Second Sunday of Easter) youtube.com/watch?v=lylVDr…

Here's a new podcast that some will hopefully find helpful. It focuses on the epistle readings from the Revised Common Lectionary and is geared toward church workers and laity who know, are learning, or want to learn some Greek.

@MattStaneck @bschultzy To your point earlier, Lutherans also have a desire to see themselves as excellent readers of the text, which I think is itself an insecure response and leads to a certain kind of hubris exacerbating the problem.

@FisherAlec @bschultzy This is a good and charitable read.

I’ve said this for years, but the LCMS’ long-time focus on the vague threat of anything that could be labeled liberalism, along with a lack of deeper engagement in political theology, has left us incredibly vulnerable to a whole slew of unbiblical garbage.

@bschultzy @MattStaneck There are always some sinister characters, but for most I think it's a desire to be faithful without the biblical literacy to faithfully express orthodox positions. That also allows attractive, worldly narratives to have a foothold and give rise to a worldly response.

@FisherAlec @MattStaneck Do you have a sense of where this stems from?

@MattStaneck @bschultzy This especially reveals itself when you scratch the surface only a little and find a high level of biblical insecurity which often manifests in impulsive outbursts rather than demonstrating humility, stability, and self-control.

@bschultzy It also shows that as a church body we are very poor at reading and interpreting scripture. And this is a serious problem because, among other reasons, we imagine ourselves excellent interpreters of scripture.

@jwinterscom The amount of this in our own circles absolutely astounds me...

I wish I could have the seemingly bullet proof belief that all my apparent ministry failures are because I'm too righteous and am following God too closely. But here we are...

@crbates1 You should format them the right way next time

In case anyone was wondering there were 3,406 quotation marks.

You never realize how many quotation marks you use in a book until the publisher tells you that you need to reformat them all. . .

@pjgurry I don't know the origin, but it's Lutheran lore that goes at least as far back as the 17th century.

@FisherAlec That’s a good line. Who said that? Or is it just lore?

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It was great to get to present at the Birmingham Colloquium this week!

Members of @itsee_bham feature in two international TV documentaries this Christmas: for more information see birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/itse… @PTRBirmingham @artsatbham @HAGHoughton

It was great to have the opportunity to talk about Codices Boernerianus and Augiensis last week! First in their Latin texts, then in their Greek texts! #sblaar24

One Latin paper down, one Greek paper to go. Starting my day of rest! #SBLAAR24

@crbates1 There are lots of other problems with that list too, even from a Lutheran perspective…

@GerhardsGhost Oecumenius lived in the sixth century not the tenth.