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Putting on Christ: Dr. William J. Davidson

Putting on Christ: Dr. William J. Davidson7 sept39 min

<p>TheologyU hosts Christian academic and authors to discuss their work in a way that anyone can understand. </p><p><br></p><p>Today&#39;s guest is Dr. William J. Davidson, a pastor at Tabernacle Church of Norfolk, Virginia, and a recent PhD grauduate from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. We talk about his new book which is called &quot;Putting on Christ: Spiritual &amp; Bodily Transformation in Pauline Theology&quot;- basically talking about how Paul, and other Biblical authors, discuss about clothing and its role in explainng a life of faith. Clothing is a frequent image- starting in the Garden of Eden, where Adam and Eve only realize their nakedness, or lack of clothing, after taking the forbidden fruit. Later, clothing becomes an image of God&#39;s goodness, adn righteousness, which he graciously clothes us with.</p>