El Shaddai

by Rev. Matthew Van Luik, M.Th.

Summary of (El) Shaddai: A Focused Exegetical Study

The question that is pursued in this thesis is the meaning and significance of God’s name, El Shaddai. There has been much scholarly debate concerning the etymology of this name, but these studies have not really given us a better understanding. Little attention has been given to how the name itself functions within Scripture. Exodus 6:3 indicates that there is a distinction between God’s name El Shaddai and his name Yahweh. It states that, whereas God revealed himself to the patriarchs as El Shaddai, he will now reveal [...]

Reinterpret Paul?

New Views regarding Legalism and Exclusivism in Judaism:
is there a need to reinterpret Paul?

By Gerhard H. Visscher[1]

Our intention is to take a look at some of the works of E. P. Sanders and James D.G. Dunn and to evaluate the so-called “New Perspective on Paul”; the bearing of this discussion upon the task of ministers and the life of the churches will also be discussed.

The subject that I am addressing here is one that has been called nothing less than “the revolution that has rocked NT studies.”[2] Anyone who reads scholarly works on Paul especially will encounter the effects [...]