Biblical
Posts about the Bible.
Reading The New Testament Into The Old
Recently I picked up Dr. Michael Heiser's book "Unseen Realm." For those interested, a review will follow in the future. However, I want to...
Finding Jesus in Tanakh: Mike Winger Challenged
A couple months back Mike Winger made a post to his YouTube channel. He asked if anyone had 25 hours to kill. As a...
Deuteronomy 13 and Progressive Revelation
Progressive Revelation is the Christian doctrine that God reveals himself and his plan progressively over the course of the entire Christian Bible. There is...
In The Beginning Was The Word
In my non-scholarly opinion, no passages of the Bible have been more misunderstood than the prologue in the book of John. The more I...
Ezekiel’s Temple Vision: Literal or Figurative?
Because NT teachings contradict Ezekiel, it becomes necessary to reinterpret Ezekiel's Temple Vision. Or, we could presume that since the New Testament contradicts and demands reinterpretation of Ezekiel, it's not the word of God.
Was Luke Quoting The Septuagint?
The New Testament has a problem. Quite often when it "quotes" Tanakh, it changes the language of the Hebrew Scriptures. Although some of these...
Were Adam and Eve Created Immortal?
I am a member of a Facebook group called The Ark. It is a Torah study group headed by Rabbi Pinchas Taylor. Every other...
The Genesis Flood: Is It A Historical Event?
Recently I was asked some questions about the Genesis flood by an evangelical Christian. After hearing my views on the subject, she was clearly...
The Red Letter Edition Conundrum
My argument is that the entire reason for the chosen red letters is theological, and not dictated by the text. Moreover, some of the writings left in black would appear to be continuations of the words written in red.
An inadequate defense of Matthew’s genealogy
There are several problems with the genealogies listed for Jesus in the books of Matthew and Mark. This really isn't a big deal, unless...