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  • Recommended Reading: May 31 – June 6

    Below are this week’s recommended readings from across the internet. May you find these article interesting and thought-provoking. Cheers, JP If You Only Read One Article, Read How I Evolved on Gay Marriage by Matthew Schmitz Theology and Religion Twenty-Five Myths [About the Christian Faith] by James Emery White On Chicago’s Muddy Waters by Mike…

  • KJV Family: Comparison and Conclusions

    This post is part of our ongoing series examining the King James family of Bibles.  Having examined the translation histories and philosophies of the major KJV family translations, as well as noting their effectiveness, we now turn to a comparison of these versions in their translation of the Great Commission of Matthew 28:19-20 (comments about…

  • KJV Family: 1985 KJV, NRSV, and ESV

    This post is part of our ongoing series examining the King James Family of Bibles. 1985 King James Version Here we briefly note another KJV update from the 1980s, the 1985 King James Version, which retains the wording and order of the 1611 KJV while modernizing the spelling of that version. A favorite of many…

  • KJV Family: ASV, RSV, and NKJV

    This post is part of our ongoing series examining the King James Family of Bibles. American Standard Version (Revised Version) The Revised Version of the KJV was introduced in several stages, with the English Revised Version being completed in the 1885, and the American Standard Version first being published in 1901 (Bruce, 138). This translation…

  • The King James Version Bible Family

    Over the next week, Pursuing Veritas will take a look at one of the most influential “family trees” of English Bible translations, that of the King James Version. As one of the most influential editions of the Bible (ever, but especially in the English language family), the 1611 KJV has spawned countless translation “offspring”, editions…

  • Book Review: A People’s History of Christianity, One Volume Student Edition (Ed. Janz)

    While much of the field of the History of Christianity (and indeed, history in general) focuses on the great people and ideas of the tradition or period being studied, the genre of “people’s history” seeks to raise awareness of the ways in which ordinary people have lived throughout time and space. Admirable as this project…

  • Recommended Reading: May 24 -30

    Below are this week’s selection of recommended blog posts from across the internet. May you find them thought-provoking and insightful. Cheers, JP If You Only Read One Article, Read How Jesus Became “God,” per Ehrman by Larry Hurtado Theology and Religion Christian Pornography Addiction: A Study in Personhood by Ben Cabe Who Am I? Henri…

  • Rethinking Authority During the Reformation

    The issue of authority within and for the church has long been a topic that has sparked debate within the Christian tradition. Even in our own context questions remain concerning the Christian’s attitude toward the state, the role of women in the church, and questions concerning the sufficiency of ecclesiastical offices. In the essay that…

  • C. S. Lewis on Meaning and Joy

    How many times have you sat down after a good meal and thought about how good it tasted? Or how often after an enjoyable evening with friends do you sit back and think about the true meaning of your conversations? While most do not consider themselves philosophers reflecting upon the deeper mysteries of the universe,…

  • The Historical Jesus and the Parable of the Vineyard Laborers

      In the ongoing search for the Historical Jesus, critically important for many scholars is determining authentic Jesus material in the Gospel accounts. Scholars apply multiform methodology in their interpretations of canonical material, but there are several criteria that the majority employ to determine the historical character of a passage of scripture. Qualities such as…