This is part of a series. You can go back and read parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 if you feel like you’ve missed something. Emerging from Conflict Last time I established the window during which the New Testament went from non-existence to formal acknowledgement of the 27 books we know as the…
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Where did our Bible come from? Part 6: The window for the development of the New Testament
If you’re just joining this series, I’m currently giving a rather lengthy answer to the question of how we ended up with the books that we consider the bible. Feel free to go to the home page and click back on the previous posts which introduce this concept, state why we don’t accept various other…
Where did our Bible come from? Part 5: Settling on the Old Testament Canon
This is part 5 of a series on the history of the biblical canon. Feel free to read parts 1, 2, 3, or 4 first. Last time, I essentially argued that the canon of the Old Testament was not really established, as it used to be supposed, by the Jewish council of Jamnia. Instead, I…
Where did our bible come from? Part 4: Introducing the Old Testament
Ok, now that we’ve determined that we are talking about the bible as it is understood and accepted by the majority of Protestant Christians (for what the excludes and why click here), let’s look at the process of how we actually got to the bible we use today. The major division of the bible, into…
Where did our Bible come from? Part 3: Defining which Bible we’ll use
Disclaimer: This is really long compared to some of my posts, so you might not want to read it all in one sitting (it’s right around 3,000 words). I decided to keep the length so that I could go ahead and get on with answering the other parts of the question in my next post.…
Where did our Bible Come from? Part 2: The KJV only position and its problems
Disclaimer: This post is slightly more negative than I generally like. However, this group is so vocal and so antithetical to the entire process of historical investigation that is required for the present investigation that their position needs to be addressed. Also, in addressing some of the problems with the position a few ideas can…
Where did our Bible come from? Part 1: An Introduction
My previous (Unannounced) Mini-Hiatus So you may have noticed that I took a few days off from blogging following Resurrection Sunday because, quite frankly, I was a little worn out and couldn’t keep my energy level up well enough to do my work at school, be a good father, and keep posting at the pace…
This month’s article up at Soul Fusion Magazine
Ok so this isn’t technically a blogpost. This is my shameless self-promotion of my other project (although, to be fair, I’m not getting paid for either one). If you are unaware, one additional project I have is as a monthly columnist for Soul Fusion Magazine. This month’s article can be found here. And I’ve included…
A Different Kind of…Everything
He is Risen! This holy week I’ve been talking about how the events marked during this week change everything. Jesus instituted a different kind of revolution, a different kind of covenant relationship, and revealed himself as a different kind of king. The resurrection confirmed all of these things, and so much more. The resurrection, it…
A Different Kind of King
This is part 3 of a series of posts for Holy week. Part 1 is here and part 2 is here. Part 4 will appear on Resurrection Sunday. Jesus life had a clear trajectory, particularly from the moment he started his ministry. It was not going to end well, at least not according to how…
