According to scholars there is no doubt that the biblical authors shaped history in a creative way for their theological purposes (1). Old Testament scholar and professor Peter Enns explains that […]
Some scholars have proposed that the consensus dates for the gospels are problematic, or at least biased in some way (as we shall see). Here we zoom in a on […]
1. The Gospels as Historical Sources for Jesus, General Reliability & Genre. Perhaps the leading, and by far most popular, skeptic and critic when it comes to contemporary Christianity is […]
The Gospels of Matthew and Luke are made up from Mark’s earlier gospel, hypothetical Q (a posited source used by both Matthew & Luke), and material unique to each gospel […]
Joseph of Arimathea is a key character in Jesus’ passion story. He was the one who gave his own tomb to the crucified Jesus for his burial. According to the gospels […]
The Synoptic Problem brings to the forefront of our attention the three Synoptic gospels: Mark, Matthew and Luke. Principally, the term “Synoptic gospels” was first used in 1776 by […]
Much of our Biblical Studies course focuses on the art of biblical interpretation. We do this by analysing our biblical texts via three key lenses: the world-behind-the-text, the world-of-the-text, and […]
The New Testament is home to some five documents attributed to a John, namely: the Gospel of John, three letters, and the book of Revelation. It is widely accepted, on […]
The Gospel of Luke is anonymous, especially since the gospel does not identify its author (1) (2). It’s also doubted that the author was an eyewitness to the ministry of […]
Authorship of the Gospel of Mark. Regarding the authorship of Mark we are left in the dark as it is anonymous (1). There is also no internal evidence supporting who […]
