Exploring the origins of the New Testament canon and other biblical and theological issues
A couple of weeks ago I did an interview with Brian Auten over at Apologetics 315 ministries. We discussed early Christianity, canon formation, apocryphal gospels, heresy and orthodoxy, and a number of other important matters related to the origins … [Continue reading]
Now that we are in the thick of the political season, we are beginning to see the inevitable, and emotionally-charged, debates about the key moral issues of our day—homosexual marriage, abortion, etc. But, as soon as any group speaks out against … [Continue reading]
One thing that I have observed over the years is that major media outlets love apocryphal gospels. Whenever the person of Jesus is discussed--usually at Easter and Christmas--there is always a discussion about how the real story of Jesus has been … [Continue reading]
For the last 3-4 months I have been working through a blog series entitled "10 Misconceptions About the New Testament Canon." This series exams some common beliefs out there in the academic (and lay-level) communities that prove to be problematic … [Continue reading]
Note: this is the eighth installment of a blog series announced here. Recent years have seen a flurry of scholarly activity focused on the oral transmission of Jesus material within early Christianity. Scholars (ranging from Gerhardsson to Dunn … [Continue reading]
