Category: The Book of Acts
Script for Amateur Exegesis – Season 2, Episode 5: “The Mission to Thessalonica”
Here’s the script for episode 5 of this season of ‘Amateur Exegesis.’
Script for Amateur Exegesis – Season 2, Episode 4:”Turned to God from Idols”
Here’s the script for episode 4 of this season of ‘Amateur Exegesis.’
Script for Amateur Exegesis – Season 2, Episode 3: “Pondering Paul”
The script for episode 3 of this season of ‘Amateur Exegesis.’
Daniel Marguerat: The Lukan Itineraries of Paul and Jesus
Daniel Marguerat, The First Christian Historian: Writing the ‘Acts of the Apostles,’ (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004), 233-234.
Revisiting the Death(s) of Judas: Triggerman’s Novel Approach
INTRODUCTION Earlier this year I wrote a short piece on the Matthean and Lukan versions of the death of Judas (Matthew 27:3-10, Acts 1:18-19).[1] In it I argued that the two accounts are fundamentally incompatible and that the standard attempts to reconcile them fall flat… Continue Reading “Revisiting the Death(s) of Judas: Triggerman’s Novel Approach”
The Weekly Roundup – 9.27.19
Dr. Josh Bowen of the Digital Hammurabi duo released a video not too long ago explaining Daniel 9 in its historical context, specifically the 70 weeks. Many Christians see the text as a prophecy about Jesus but this doesn’t seem to be a natural… Continue Reading “The Weekly Roundup – 9.27.19”
The Weekly Roundup – 9.13.19
It’s back! The Weekly Roundup has returned from its hiatus since earlier this summer. Since I was responsible for the August 2019 Biblical Studies Carnival, I suspended work on the Roundup to prepare for that. But that has been submitted and so I’ll resume… Continue Reading “The Weekly Roundup – 9.13.19”
The Weekly Roundup – 5.17.19
“To be clear, some religious people evaluate their subjective experience as a piece of the evidential pie without taking this strong of a stance – but I want to address those who attempt to build atop the ‘unshakable’ ground of religious experience. The epistemology… Continue Reading “The Weekly Roundup – 5.17.19”
The Christian Defenders’ 5 Reasons: Archaeology and the Bible
In my experience, Christian apologetics is geared towards reinforcing the faithful, not convincing the skeptic. As I wrote last October, “It seems that pop-apologetics is nothing more than preaching to the choir.”1 This in spite of the oft-repeated claim that apologetics is biblically mandated: “Always be… Continue Reading “The Christian Defenders’ 5 Reasons: Archaeology and the Bible”
The Weekly Roundup – 1.25.19
Over on his blog Charles Payet has a post entitled “It’s the End of the World as We Knew It.“ Overall, it is a rather pessimistic piece and one with which I cannot help but sympathize. The very real threat of climate change, for example,… Continue Reading “The Weekly Roundup – 1.25.19”
The Amateur Exegete 