According to New Testament scholar Daniel B. Wallace, “Some people have pointed to Paul’s emphasis on a spiritual body in 1 Corinthians 15 as implying that the resurrection is strictly spiritual, lacking […]
This post responds in the negative to the question posed above, and contends in favour of academic consensus that the transmission process of the New Testament/gospel manuscripts is quite reliable […]
Like Pilate, Caiaphas is a well established historical figure attested to in several historical sources. From the canonical gospels one learns that he was the “high priest that year” Christ […]
“Q” (from the German word Quelle which means source) is a hypothetical source that both Matthew and Luke used for the formation of content within their respective gospels. Q is […]
In scholarship the “I am” sayings of Jesus found in the Gospel of John are quite controversial. They are as follows: • I am the Bread of Life (6:35) • […]
According to biblical scholars there is little doubt that the Bible’s authors shaped history in a creative way for their theological purposes (1). Old Testament scholar and professor Peter Enns explains […]
Scholar Dan Wallace notes the Gnostics agenda which was “an effort to combine Greek philosophical Neoplatonism – with its emphasis on the value of ideas and the devaluing of matter – with […]
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 […]
