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…
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…
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…
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 week the Rabbi hosts an “Ask…
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 taken aback. I quickly reassured her…
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…
Allie Beth Stuckey Refutes Self Love Message
So far on this blog I have managed to stay above the fray. I think there’s a danger in saying “my message is the right message, and yours is wrong”.…
Ken Ham’s Ark Encounters Deception
Please don’t ask me how I stumbled across this. It’s a complicated and convoluted story you likely don’t want to hear anyway. So let’s just blame Paulogia’s Ham and AIG…
Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes
This title jumped out at me on Audible because I was already aware of some of the cultural biases that affect our reading of the Bible. However, most of what…