The Death of the First Apostle
What does the church do after the death of the first Apostle? Nothing. It’s a surprising but informative reaction.
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Why does he Tarry? The Patience of God and the Glory of Humanity
As Peter reminded us with the flood of Noah, time is not a flat circle; no, it “warps” and moves around God’s redemptive acts. Studying what God has done and how it all moves towards his eternal purpose (that is, studying redemptive-history), enables us to peer into the eternal decree. Peter focuses on the end; but to fully understand what God is waiting for we need to look at the beginning and the middle
Why did the NT authors seem to prefer the Greek translation of the OT? (Forthcoming Book)
How did these ancient NT authors source their OT citations and allusions? A “tally” approach—even a “weighted” tally approach—is flawed because it does not sufficiently account for the various modes by which the textual tradition would be accessed in the ancient world or, relatedly, the values and expectations of those studying and commenting on that tradition.
“All Things New,” not “All New Things”
People are kind; the righteous and the unrighteous build beautiful things; we care for our people, beautify our spaces, love our pets, and share our lives with one another. All of this creates little stories, stories that shape the world around us, that leave imprints not only in souls, but in the soil of the earth. Does all that end at the end?
The Bible is Just so… Extra
Every book of the New Testament challenges the conventions of their respective genre. They each attempt something unique, even unprecedented, and must therefore bend the literary rules of the time to fit their purpose.
Why does it take Jesus two visits to accomplish his work?
On the cross Jesus said “it is finished” (John 19:30). If Jesus completed his work as the Messiah on the cross, then why does he need to come back to the earth? Why does Jesus come twice?
Did the Apostles Know they Were Writing Scripture?
There is no good reason to think the predication of “scripture” upon Paul’s writing is anachronistic within Paul’s lifetime.
A Wizard is Never Late
On the one hand, the delay is a function of God’s desire to see “everyone” repent, since he does not desire the death of the wicked. At the same time, it allows the people of God to grow (in the case of the New Covenant, through covenant children and through evangelism) in number and in maturity until it is sufficient (quantitatively and qualitatively) to be caretakers of the promised land, that is, the world to come.
“The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ” is when, exactly?
Each gospel highlights, in their very first sentence, the importance of where the gospel story begins, and yet each of the gospels begins in a different place.
Pentecost: A Conversation with Dick Gaffin and Nancy Guthrie
I recently had the great privilege of joining Nancy Guthrie and my mentor and friend Dr. Dick Gaffin for a podcast about Pentecost. Pentecost is a surprisingly under-appreciated moment in the history of redemption.