Who Is Jesus?
With the publication of Bart Ehrman’s book How Jesus Became God and the response How God Became Jesus by a team…
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The Present and Future of Biblical Theology
In his influential address, “Discourse on the Proper Distinction between Biblical and Dogmatic Theology, and the Right Determination of the…
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The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife?
The New York Times includes an article by Laurie Goodstein, “A Faded Piece of Papyrus Refers to Jesus’ Wife.” According to…
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The Bible on Marriage and Family
The definition of marriage is not up to us to decide. Marriage is God’s idea, not merely a social contract…
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Ehrman-Wallace Debate Wrap-Up
Thanks to those of you who were following my tweets from the debate. As promised, here are some further reflections…
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When Was Jesus Born, and When Did He Die?
Christians celebrate Christmas and Easter every year, but few know when Jesus was actually born and when he died. Not that any great doctrine rests on the calculations below, but it sure is nice that we can have reasonable confidence that the dates of Jesus’ birth and death are secure and can be gleaned from a combination of biblical and extrabiblical historical data. I may not be willing to stake my life on the accuracy of the data below, but I am confident enough of these calculations that the license plate of my van reads as follows: 5BC–AD33.
