'The New Testament as Literaure' (VSI)… Kyle Keefer: John’s Portrayal of Jesus versus Mark’s 18 Sep 20184 Sep 2018 Kyle Keefer, The New Testament as Literature: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2008), 107. In contrast to Mark's portrayal, John's Jesus seems strikingly stoic with regard to his death. In fact,…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart D. Ehrman – Modern Christian Misunderstandings 18 Sep 20184 Sep 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 66. Christians in the modern period frequently misunderstand the intent and purpose of…
'The Old Testament' (2014)… Michael D. Coogan – Questioning Mosaic Authorship 18 Sep 20184 Sep 2018 Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (OUP, 2014), 49-50. In the Middle Ages, a few Jewish and Christian scholars recognized…
(Re)Considering Christianity (series)… (Re)Considering Christianity: A Skeptic Looks at the Christian Religion – Introduction, part 1 17 Sep 201829 Aug 2018 "One cannot be truly educated without taking some interest in Christianity." - John Frame1 INTRODUCTION June 7, 1992. That was the day I prayed and asked Jesus to come into…
'The Covenant'… Weekly Roundup – 9.14.18 14 Sep 201813 Sep 2018 Here are a few things I've enjoyed this week. Twitter user @Elishabenabuya has a really good blog post on "Henotheism and the OT" over at his website. As he points out, multiple gods are mentioned…
'The Gospel on the Margins'… Michael Kok: John Mark as a Composite Creation of the Author of Acts 13 Sep 201828 Aug 2018 Michael J. Kok, The Gospel on the Margins: The Reception of Mark in the Second Century (Fortpress Press, 2015), 158-159. The John Mark of the book of Acts is a composite…
'The New Testament' (2016)… Bart Ehrman: Religion in the Ancient World 13 Sep 201828 Aug 2018 Bart D. Ehrman, The New Testament: A Historical Introduction to the Early Christian Writings, sixth edition (OUP, 2016), 49-50. For most ancient persons, religion was not the way to guarantee an…
'The Old Testament' (2014)… Michael D. Coogan: A Religious Rather Than a Scientific Text 13 Sep 201828 Aug 2018 Michael D. Coogan, The Old Testament: A Historical and Literary Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures, third edition (OUP: 2014), 35-36. Whatever the character of the inspiration of the Bible, however, it…
Uncategorized… A Response to “The Documentary Hypothesis Debunked” by Reformed Christian Apologist 12 Sep 201812 Sep 2018 Back in August, YouTuber and Twitter user Reformed Christian Apologist published a video on his channel which attempted to debunk the Documentary Hypothesis. As one who finds the Hypothesis to…
Characters in Mark… Musings on Mark: Another Reason to Doubt Peter Was Behind Mark’s Gospel 12 Sep 201812 Sep 2018 In addition to my regular Bible reading schedule and my verse-by-verse translating of the Gospel of Mark, I've also been reading a Markan pericope a day each weekday. Today I…
