04 October 2008 | 2 comments

The new principalities and powers #1: Picturing ‘big evil’ Peter Bolt

Marty Foord05/10/2008 03:44 AM

Hey Bolty, I too have struggled with how to understand the whole P & P thing, particularly John Howard Yoder’s take.

You say that the P & Ps involve real flesh-and-blood people using good things for ill. How does that square with:

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. (Eph. 6:12 ESV)

Stephen Jackson07/10/2008 07:31 AM

Can I suggest reference to three books by Walter Wink (a Jesus Seminar contributor):

<ol>

  • Engaging the Powers: Discernment and Resistance in a World of Domination, 1992

  • Unmasking the Powers: The Invisible Forces That Determine Human Existence, 1986

  • Naming the Powers: The Language of Power in the New Testament, 1984

    • These tomes are substantial, and I have only read summaries, but I understand they critique many of the governmental, business and ngo agencies that drive the material benefit of the few at the cost of many.

    Commenting rules

    If you would like your comment to be considered for publication, please observe the following rules:

    1. Please use your FULL NAME (your real name, not an alias).
    2. Stay on topic.
    3. Be godly.

    Failure to adhere to these rules will result in your comment being quietly deleted.

    If you want to give us feedback but don't want your comments to appear on the blog, DON'T use the form below. Instead, please send us an email or click on the button below.

    Your Comment

    Commenting is not available in this weblog entry.
    Beyond Greed

    Sponsors

    Placeholder

    Recent comments

    RSS logo

    Stephen Jackson on The Sola Panel is dead; long live the Sola Panel!

    Sam Freney on The Sola Panel is dead; long live the Sola Panel!

    Marty Foord on The Sola Panel is dead; long live the Sola Panel!

    Dianne Howard on The Sola Panel is dead; long live the Sola Panel!

    Mike Bull on Daniel 2-7, Harry Potter and Narnia

    Current discussions

    RSS logo

    Recent posts

    RSS logo RSS logo

    The Sola Panel is dead; long live the Sola Panel! by Tony Payne (4 comments). Regular Sola Panel readers will no doubt have detected a little slowness and quietness over the past six weeks or so. … more

    Kids’ culture watch spot: Facing fear by Gordon Cheng (3 comments). By popular demand (two people asked), here is my next script for a culture watch spot I did with the kids … more

    Daniel 2-7, Harry Potter and Narnia by Gordon Cheng (1 comment). It's a Sunday as I write this, and I'm speaking on Daniel 2 and 7 later this morning at a friend's … more

    A constituent on same-sex marriage by Sandy Grant (34 comments). Last year, the Australian Parliament agreed that its Members of Parliament (MPs) should seek the … more

    A tribute to John Stott by Sandy Grant (2 comments). Friends, I'm not ashamed to say I shed a tear when I opened up my computer on Thursday morning to read … more

    Talkin’ ’bout my generation (part 3): On giants’ shoulders by Scott Newling (26 comments). This is the third post in this series; you can read part one, and more

    Bible reading with kids by Sandy Grant (0 comments). I was asked for recommendations for resources that would encourage parents to read the Bible with their kids, especially … more

    Talkin’ ’bout my generation (part 2): Stepping aside (not out) so others can step up (not in) by Scott Newling (3 comments). This is the second post in this series; you can read the first post, Unassuming … more

    One more sip of the coffee by Tony Payne (8 comments). Sandy Grant is a man of integrity. Back in the early days of Sola Panel, I wrote a post … more

    Talkin’ ’bout my generation (part 1): Unassuming generations by Scott Newling (30 comments). There is a model of ‘intergenerational theological decline’ that has been doing the rounds of late, and perhaps you … more

    Tony Payne

    Tony Payne

    Paul is one of the Staff Editors at Matthias Media. He is married to Cathy and has three fantastic kids. He loves student ministry, reading, writing music and playing the saxophone, and is looking forward to meeting Jesus face to face.

    Sola Panellists



    Some other sites
    we like  (Why these?)

    Ministry partners