Experimental Theology

Having made his argument for translating makarios as "flourishing" in the Beatitudes, Jonathan Pennington goes on in The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary to describe how his translation choice contrasts with traditional...

“viper’s venom is under their lips”
Psalm 140 blends many of the themes found throughout the Psalms.
First, there is a plea for protection:

In the last post we described Jonathan Pennington's argument from The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary that the Greek word makarios corresponds with the Hebrew word asre, which describes a holistic vision of human flourishing...

As introduced in the last post, Jonathan Pennington argues in his book The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary that the best English translation we have for the Greek word makarios in the Beatitudes is "flourishing." This...