Who Wrote the Fourth Gospel?
In John 21:20-25 we read about the “disciple whom Jesus loved.” He is credited with being the author of the Gospel, but he is never identified by name. This struck…
The Heresy of the Apostle Paul
After the death of Judas who betrayed Jesus, the disciples gathered to select his successor. They prayed for divine discernment in making their selection. They cast lots, and the lot…
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 study, the more I become convinced…
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 changes can be attributed to translation…
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…
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 you consider these books to be…
A Pauline Defense of Gay Marriage
I carefully worded my headline here to avoid an obvious issue. Paul is not the only Biblical author to call homosexuality a sin. However, he is the only author I’m…
Dr. Brown defends Matthew from Rabbi Singer
Recently I did another post about one of these “Answering the Rabbis” videos. In that one, he claimed Rabbi Singer unfairly maligned Paul for saying “the third day according to…
How can Jesus be the son of David?
Many times in Tanakh it is prophesied that the coming messiah will be a descendant of David. Flash forward to the New Testament which makes the claim that Jesus is…
Hot, Cold, or Lukewarm?
I know that I come off a little hard on the New Testament sometimes, so let’s take a break and try to consider a valuable teaching from it. Let’s take…
The Bible With and Without Jesus
From a Christian perspective, that title is likely shocking. However, there is nothing divisive about this post. In fact, it is intended to be unifying. Today we are taking a…
Is The New Testament Inspired By God?
You head down to your local book store. In the “Religious” section, you find a Bible. Picking it up and looking at it, one finds what they expect to find.…