The Coming of God in the Coming of Christ… Radio spot. Take a listen.
This is the first of a series of sermons drawn from a course I teach on inductive study that I call, MEETING THE JESUS OF MARK. I introduce the idea…
Do the New Testament Writerâs Care About Context, Part 5: The Life of Biblical Texts
In this series I am unpacking seven paths of investigation that a person should take in his or her attempt to understand a New Testament authorâs USE of an Old…
Do the New Testament Writerâs Care About Context, Part 4: The Shape of Biblical References
We’ve been considering the claim that Matthewâs appeal to YHWHâs historical deliverance of Israel from Egypt in Hosea 11:1 is proof positive that the NT writers cared little to nothing…
Do the New Testament Writerâs Care About Context, Part 3: What is This Guy Doing?
In this series we are laying the ground work for analyzing the common suggestion that Matthew 2:15 proves that the New Testament writers donât care about the original context of…
Do the New Testament Writerâs Care About Context, Part 2: Pinpoint Quotation and the Importance of Original Context
In part 1 of this series I introduced the common accusation that Matthew 2:15 proves that the New Testament writers donât care about context. Matthew takes a text that was…
Do the New Testament Writers Care about Context, Part 1: Fulfillment Issues in Matthew 2:15
Matthew 2:15 is one of those passages that bothered me a lot when I was a young Bible college student. After reading the original passage from which this âfulfillmentâ was…
New Creation: A New Years Day Celebration… the radio spot. Take a listen.
This is a heavily edited New Years Day message that I delivered at Darlington Congregational Church in Pawtucket Rhode Island a few years ago. Being heavily edited, it is not…
101 Most Misunderstood Verses
Bible Backgrounds
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Biblical Theology
HAGALAH
New Testament Studies
NT's Use of the OT
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Nazarenes, Rednecks, and Other Well-meaning Slurs
I love puzzles, always have. Growing up, I saw puzzles of all kinds as a natural exercise of my desire to be a detective someday, tracing out subtle clues to…
A Better Question is, âWho wouldnâtâ: The Prodigal Son in Reflection, Part 3
One of my favorite gags in the old 1980âs TV show, Taxi, has a nervous Tony Danza shaving several times throughout the day to keep himself fresh looking for an…
The Failed Gentile Mission and Jesus: The Prodigal Son in Reflection, Part 2
How many Israelite characters can you name who ministered to Gentiles? Moses came out of Egypt with a mixed multitude who were absorbed into Israel. David had Gentiles as part…
Iâll Take Allegories & Analogies for 200: The Prodigal Son in Reflection, Part 1
Iâm sure most of you have heard at least five prodigal son sermons in your lifetime⊠Iâve been around a while and can lay claim to at least 20 myself⊅
101 Most Misunderstood Verses
Biblical Studies
HAGALAH
New Testament Studies
NT's Use of the OT
Old Testament Studies
Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me as Quote NOT Statement: Psalm 22:1 in the New Testament
Matthew 27:46 reads, “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken…
101 Most Misunderstood Verses
Biblical Studies
Biblical Theology
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NT's Use of the OT
Systematic & Historical Theology
A Quote is Not a Direct Statement: Psalm 22 & The Forensics of the Cross
One of the most popular quotes by Christians about Jesus on the Cross is a quote by Jesus on the Cross. In Matthew 27:46 it says, âAbout the ninth hour…
By Faith We Understand: Hebrews 11:3 & The Word Faith Heresy
In a previous post, âWhat Makes a Pagan Pagan?: The Word Faith Heresyâ I began discussing the two foundational errors of heart and mind that feed the many errors of…
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Bible Backgrounds
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HAGALAH
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Society
The Foundation of Beautiful Society: Genesis 9 and Natural Rights
While foolishly engaging a Twitter troll the other day, as this egomaniacal barbarian cursed the idea of God and Scripture, declaring Christianity and all other religion the source of all…
101 Most Misunderstood Verses
Biblical Studies
Biblical Theology
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Law, Whatâs it Even Good For?
So, in a recent post I discussed the churchâs first heresy (Judaizers/the circumcision party) who sought to require gentiles to become Jews before becoming Christians, or in addition to becoming…
101 Most Misunderstood Verses
Biblical Studies
Biblical Theology
New Testament Studies
NT's Use of the OT
The First Christian Heresy & First Church Council
So, Iâve been discussing Torah food laws and how the two main texts that Christians appeal to for ignoring them are improperly interpreted. Mark 7 is talking about Halakic regulations…
101 Most Misunderstood Verses
Biblical Studies
Biblical Theology
New Testament Studies
NT's Use of the OT
Old Testament Studies
Torah Food Laws & Gentile Lobsters
One of the challenges of being a Biblical theologian rather than a systematic theologian (no disrespect to Systematic theology or Systematic Theologians intended) is to speak about theological issues rooted…
101 Most Misunderstood Verses
Bible Backgrounds
Biblical Studies
HAGALAH
Inductive Study Methods
New Testament Studies
NT's Use of the OT
Heâs No Idiot: Peterâs Interpretation of the Vision of the Sheet in Acts 10
In an earlier post, we discussed how common interpretations of the words spoken from heaven to Peter in Acts 10:13, âRise, Peter, kill and eatâ and in Acts 10:15, âWhat…
101 Most Misunderstood Verses
Bible Backgrounds
Biblical Studies
HAGALAH
Inductive Study Methods
New Testament Studies
NT's Use of the OT
Peter & Ezekiel Argue with God and Win: Acts 10 in Light of Ezekiel 4
Weâve been discussing the Traditions of the Elders, Halakah and food laws in Mark 7. Convinced that the Christian church is not responsible to keep Torah food laws (And rightly…