Here's the script for episode 5 of this season of 'Amateur Exegesis.'
Script for Amateur Exegesis – Season 2, Episode 5: “The Mission to Thessalonica”
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 for a number of reasons. Recently, blogger Triggerman wrote a piece on what... Continue Reading →
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 fit at all and is likely about such characters as the... Continue Reading →
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 the Roundup! Enjoy! New Testament scholar Michael Kok (The Gospel on... Continue Reading →
"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 illustrated creates a host of problems. If taken seriously, it is... Continue Reading →
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 ready to make your defense [apologian] to anyone who demands from... Continue Reading →
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