Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
Most of my graduate work has been in the area of New Testament studies. I have been taught by some great scholars and have read many books in this area. Throughout these years, I have gotten a sense of scholars that I really appreciate. While there are some scholars that have died, the ones I’m … Read More “10 New Testament Scholars I Recommend” »
It is true that Paul did not speak as much about the earthly life and ministry of Jesus as we would have liked. Rudolf Bultmann claimed, “The historical Jesus plays no role or practically none in Paul.” Such conclusions have led some to see Paul as inventing a Christianity different from that of Jesus. That … Read More “Why Didn’t Paul Speak More About the Historical Jesus?” »
Why is There Evil and Suffering? – Lynette Olfert How to Be the Christian Case Maker You Have Always Wanted to Be – J. Warner Wallace Who Wrote the Gospels? – Ben Witherington III How Not to Talk to a Skeptic – Don Johnson 3 Good Reasons to Question What You Believe – Luke Nix Recommended … Read More “Midweek Apologetics Roundup” »
One of the criticisms of the Gospels is that they reflect details of a later period rather than 30-33 AD that they claim to be describing. One of these “errors” in detail is the description of synagogues. Ben Witherington gives a detailed discussion of the presence of synagogues during the time of Jesus that you … Read More “Synagogues and the Accuracy of the New Testament” »
For those of you interested in the recent Gabriel Stone discovery, CNN has an interesting video on it that you can find here. This video has a helpful but brief comment by New Testament scholar Ben Witherington. I plan to give a more detailed response to this discovery soon, but this will give people something … Read More “Gabriel Stone Video” »
I just finished reading What Have They Done With Jesus? Beyond Strange Theories and Bad History – Why We Can Trust the Bible by Ben Witherington III. I like Ben Witherington’s stuff and I read his blog regularly. However, I was disappointed in this book in a way. The disappointment is actually with the title. … Read More “What Have They Done With Jesus?” »
The claim last year that archaeologists discovered the tomb of Jesus, including His remains, keeps coming back up. Scholars have clearly proven that the Talpiot tomb may have contained a Jesus (one of the most common names at that time), but it certainly was not the Jesus of the New Testament. Ben Witherington has a … Read More “The Tomb of Jesus” »
