What King David Said about Judas Iscariot
In Acts 1:12-26 Peter says that Judas Iscariot had to be replaced (see Acts 1:16, 21). The vacancy his defection (and suicide)... Read More
Is Jesus Presently Reigning?
In a handful of places the NT interprets Jesus’ resurrection (+ ascension) as his exaltation to God’s right hand, which is to... Read More
Three Notes on the Eventual but not Immediate Recognition of the NT Canon
There was some delay between the writing of the NT documents and their universal acceptance as Holy Scripture (= canon). In fact,... Read More
Did Paul Write Hebrews?
If you think Paul wrote Hebrews, you’re in good company (see, e.g., here). One problem with this conclusion, however, is that what... Read More
The Leadership Revival
Just yesterday I came across a brief op-ed piece with that title (see here), written by New York Times columnist David Brooks.... Read More
Refresh Your Greek in 15 Minutes a Day
If you’ve decided to shake out of your Greek-less stupor in this new year but aren’t yet sure how to do it,... Read More
Is the Promised Land a Type of New Creation?
Hebrews says “yes.” But, I’m not yet sure this means Christian Jews (Israel) won’t have their own special zip code in the... Read More
Kingdom through Covenant & Rom 9–11: A Problem and a Proposal
One of the lingering questions I have about Wellum & Gentry’s (W&G) remarkable book Kingdom through Covenant has to do with their... Read More
What’s Wrong with Justification by Works? 2 Notes on Galatians 3:10–4:7
In Gal 3:10–4:7 Paul gives two reasons why works will not justify. One the one hand, he says that justification by works... Read More
What Hebrews Teaches Us about Preaching
I think I can make a pretty good case that Hebrews was a sermon, probably, in fact, a handful of sermons stitched... Read More