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  • Book Review: 40 Questions about the Historical Jesus (Pate)

    Whatever you may think about him or his followers, Jesus of Nazareth continues to capture the attention of billions across the planet. From church-going Christians and New Atheists to the media and academics, Jesus remains a pretty popular guy, at least in terms of the time spent discussing this first century Palestinian Jew and his…

  • Recommended Reading: August 1-7

    If you read one article this week, consider The Difference a Name Makes by Molly Oshatz. For those of you with additional reading time this weekend, check out the following selections, gleaned from around the internet this past week. As always, if you think there is something else I should be reading, feel free to…

  • Were the Gospel Writers Eyewitnesses? Matthew

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining whether or not the writers of the canonical gospels were eyewitnesses to the life of Jesus. Before diving into consideration of the possibility that the writer of Matthew was an eyewitness to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus, we must first consider the “synoptic problem”,…

  • Were the Gospel Writers Eyewitnesses? Mark

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining whether or not the writers of the canonical gospels were eyewitnesses to the life of Jesus. We begin our examination of the question “Were the Gospel writers eyewitnesses?” with consideration of may have been the earliest written record of Jesus’ life, that narrative referred to as…

  • Were the Gospel Writers Eyewitnesses?

    In light of the multitude of cable and internet exposes on early Christianity, I’m occasionally asked if the canonical Gospel writers were eyewitnesses of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Since a great deal of modern Christian belief and practice finds its foundation in the words of Jesus recorded in the New Testament, this…

  • The Marcion Problem: Canon Refinement (Part I)

    This post is part of an ongoing series examining Marcion of Sinope and his influence of the formation of the New Testament canon. We now turn to the third perspective on Marcion’s relationship with the notion of a specifically Christian canon, namely that while Marcion likely refined the idea and parameters of canon, he was…

  • Book Review: Urban Legends of the New Testament (Croteau)

    In an age of easily-accessible information, misinformation abounds. In a world with more books, peer-reviewed articles, and professionals dedicated to understandings the intricacies of the past, present, and future of the universe, many people (perhaps even most people) are shockingly uninformed. While this paradox of unknowing plagues almost every field of human interaction and learning,…

  • Recommended Reading: July 25-31

    If you read one article this week, engage Witness by Peter Leithart. If you have more reading this weekend, check out the following selections below from around the blogosphere. As always, if there is anything else that you think I should be reading, feel free to let me know in the comments section below.

  • 21 Suggestions for Theological Study

    Some time back, Joseph Torres published “30 Suggestions for Theological Students and Young Theologians” by John Frame. Below, I offer 21 suggestions for theological study, admittedly from the perspective of someone who could only be called a theological student and/or young theologian. Make God revealed in Christ the focus of your theological work. The fundamental…

  • Bible Translations, Not Inspired (Redux)

    Some time ago I published a brief reflection titled “Bible Translations, Not Inspired,” in which I argued that we must not assume that our contemporary Bibles—because they are translations—are the same thing as the inspired (inherent) words of God. While I don’t want to disagree with that post, I do want to reflect upon the…