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” »
At the beginning of twentieth century, Albert Schweitzer wrote a book called, The Quest of the Historical Jesus. In this book (which I highly recommend), Schweitzer guides the reader through the post-enlightenment attempts of (mostly German) scholars to peel back legend and church tradition to get to the real or historical Jesus. What Schweitzer reports on … Read More “The Historical Jesus: Five Views” »
It is often claimed that gnosticism may have been the original form of Christianity or that in the beginning, both gnosticism and what is known today as orthodox Christianity were equal options. Darrell Bock shares in this video the truth about gnosticism and it s role as an alternative Christianity.
The web-site www.bethinking.org has a great lecture by Darrell Bock on the Jesus Seminar. I enjoy Darrell’s work and I read his blog regularly. Dr. Bock teaches New Testament at a conservative seminary (Dallas Theological Seminary), but I found his presentation to be quite balanced. Even though the focus of the lecture is on the Jesus … Read More “Bocking at the Jesus Seminar” »
