New Testament

Posts about the New Testament

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…

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…

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…