Exploring the tensions between unbiased history and theological invention in the New Testament

Once upon a time in a certain town, a preacher from down south set up shop at the Free Speech Corner. His blend of traditionalism and...

"And God said, “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them be for signs and for seasons...

Imagine a world in which power struggles regularly erupt between rival factions whose tribes gather at the field of battle to pit their...

Examples of misunderstood New Testament verses First let's remind ourselves of the Greco-Roman-Jewish perspectives that are unique to the...

Now let's look at those unusual passages in the Bible, remembering that they reflect the sensibilities of post-exilic conservative Jews...

Data over Dogma is a popular podcast that features Bible scholar Dan McClellan and Atheist Dan Beecher interacting with biblical material...

"What is it?" Whether it's Superman, a UFO or a strange sea creature, inquiring humans want to know. We make our best guesses: A bird? A...

What about the bothersome parts of the Bible that depict God telling people to kill other people? How did these scenes make it into our...

Thoughts on the Authorship of Scripture We cannot be dependent on the “original autographs,” not only because we do not have them, but...

"We contend that viewing the inspiration of Scripture solely from the cognitive environment of print culture opens the door to...

You've seen optical illusions- they're everywhere. In times past, decorators and artists would produce paintings called trompe l'oeil...

It's around 40 CE. Stories and sayings of Jesus are circulating around Jerusalem, other nearby urban centers and Galilee. A novel Jewish...

Many churchgoing believers are given the impression that the Bible is totally unique among written works. We are taught that in subject...

Let's test your familiarity with the Christmas tradition we call Advent. So as not to leave any readers in the dark, I have provided the...

There once was a book called the Bible But some people labeled it libel "Why?" you may ask It was taken to task For promoting a God who's...

Don't expect your meeting at a Venezuelan coffee shop to start on time. It's rude to expect anything less than 15 minutes past the...

Rhetoric… So what? What are the implications for us, modern readers of the Gospel of John? And what might be of value in applying ancient...

It has been suggested that the gospel of John is organized similarly to a Ciceronian argument in a court of law (Cicero was a well known...

While only a few privileged denizens of antiquity had access to an education in rhetoric, nearly everyone experienced it in some way as...