"O Young and Fearless Prophet"

O young and fearless Prophet       （擊點歌名有mp3可下載）

O young and fearless Prophet of ancient Galilee,
Thy life is still a summons to serve humanity;
To make our thoughts and actions less prone to please the crowd,
To stand with humble courage for truth with hearts uncowed.
We marvel at the purpose that held Thee to Thy course
While ever on the hilltop before Thee loomed the cross;
Thy steadfast face set forward where love and duty shone,
While we betray so quickly and leave Thee there alone.
O help us stand unswerving against war’s bloody way,
Where hate and lust and falsehood hold back Christ’s holy sway;
Forbid false love of country that blinds us to His call,
Who lifts above the nations the unity of all.
Stir up in us a protest against our greed for wealth,
While others starve and hunger and plead for work and health;
Where homes with little children cry out for lack of bread,
Who live their years sore burdened beneath a gloomy dread.
Create in us the splendor that dawns when hearts are kind,
That knows not race nor station as boundaries of the mind;
That learns to value beauty, in heart, or brain, or soul,
And longs to bind God’s children into one perfect whole.
O young and fearless Prophet, we need Thy presence here,
Amid our pride and glory to see Thy face appear;
Once more to hear Thy challenge above our noisy day,
Again to lead us forward along God’s holy way.

Those who love the Greek NT...

最近在看A.T.Robertson的一本小書《牧師和他的希臘文新約聖經》（The Minister and His Greek New Testament），他老人家在卷首的前言第一句便說：「這本書的文章是要寫給那些熱愛希臘文新約聖經的人（those who love the Greek New Testament）。」

「那些喜愛希臘文新約聖經的人」，我震撼住了，問了自己一個從未仔細思考過的問題： 「我熱愛希臘文新約聖經嗎？」回想自己掙扎的希臘文學習路程，雖然才剛上路，卻已有不少碰跌的經驗，似乎很難談得上是「熱愛」，挫折感十足大概是比較好的形容。但也想到一次次在閱讀聖經原文、推敲琢磨而搞懂時的喜樂，兩種經驗交織成複雜的心情。所以，我熱愛希臘文新約聖經嗎？目前的回答或許會是：「愛，但還不夠熱。」

結論： 還是好好地扎馬步，繼續這條跌撞之旅吧！

Origen

I want to be a man of the Church. I do not want to be called by the name of some founder of a heresy, but by the name of Christ, and to bear the name which is blessed on the earth. It is my desire, in deed as in spirit, both to be and to be called a Christian.

If I, who seem  to be your right hand and am called presbyter and seem to preach the Word of God, if I do something against the disciple of the Church and the rule of the Gospel so that I become a scandal to you, the Church, then may the Whole Church, in unanimous resolve, cut me, its right hand, off, and throw me away.

Origen

如果沒有意外的話，接下來的學期預計會撰寫一篇和Origen有關的報告。如果沒有意外的話。

"Beyond the desert of criticism, we wish to be called again." ~~ P. Ricoeur

 「在考據荒漠之彼方，我們渴望能再得聽呼喚之聲。」保羅‧利科  孫寶玲牧師譯

"For Everyone" Series

不知道有多少人知道N.T.Wright替新約撰寫，由Westminster John Knox Press出版的「For Everyone」系列？ 例如：Matthew For Everyone, etc。
翻譯成中文的有友友文化出版的福音書系列（馬太、路加、約翰），中文書名為《真的是這樣？！》，各大基督教書房均有販售。或網路訂購。

N.T.Wright在撰寫這套叢書時的理念是，自己從希臘文翻譯和分段，並用淺白的文字和嶄新的眼光來導引讀者閱讀。既適合個人靈修也適合小組討論。（稍嫌可惜的是，友友文化在出版時，並未把N.T. Wright翻譯的經文譯成中文，而是選擇將之與和合本經文並置。）

對於許多基督徒而言（當然也包括我自己在內），相較於新約，舊約應該更需要「真的是這樣」系列吧！令人無比雀躍的是，現在終於找到舊約領域中可與N.T. Wright等量齊觀的學者願意「撩落去」了：John Goldingay。

不知道Goldlingay是哪位嗎？他目前是富勒神學院（Fuller Theological Seminary）的舊約教授，著作等身（Amazon's bibliography、online-teaching-material）又兼具學識和文采，說故事的功力更是一流。由他來寫作Old Testament for Everyone實在是再適合不過了！

Genesis for Everyone: Chapters 1-16 (The Old Testament for Everyone)

預計三月中出版，期待哪天在台灣看到她（們）的譯本

於July 12之補充：

Dr. Goldingay 於自己的教學網頁上擺置了OT for Everyone系列的Word檔，我想應該是可以自由下載的，有興趣的朋友可以免費閱讀！