Exploring the origins of the New Testament canon and other biblical and theological issues
Last year at the 2011 General Assembly for the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA), I participated in a conference on the authority of Scripture that was sponsored by Reformed Theological Seminary, Westminster Theological Seminary, and Covenant … [Continue reading]
A number of years ago, Stan Porter and I founded a new study group at the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS): New Testament Canon, Textual Criticism, and Apocryphal Literature. Although issues related to text and canon were quite prevalent at the … [Continue reading]
Let’s just admit it. We rarely pay attention to the final greetings that Paul offers at the end of his letters. Such personal statements are, well, too personal—they just don’t seem meant for us. However, our unfortunate neglect of these passages … [Continue reading]
Not long ago a friend sent me the Jesus film entitled The Gospel of John. This is a movie that tells the story of Jesus through the lens of John’s gospel. I don’t typically watch Jesus movies, but he assured me this was worth my time. So, one … [Continue reading]
Note: This is the fourth installment of a blog series announced here. The date of the NT canon is one of the most controversial questions in biblical studies today. As a prior post indicated, part of the answer to the question of date is … [Continue reading]
