Category Archives: New Testament

The Gospel According to Ephesians

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Darrell Pursiful

The next three Wednesday nights I’ll be leading a study of Ephesians at the First Baptist Church of Christ in Macon. This will piggy-back on Dr. Dee Bratcher’s just-concluded excellent study of the book of Isaiah, and will continue the … Continue reading →

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Moses, John Tyler, and Skewed Generation Lengths

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Darrell Pursiful

I thought this story about Presidential descendants was interesting: Former President John Tyler, born 221 years ago, still has two living grandchildren. The one-term president isn’t a well-known historical figure; he’s probably best remembered for helping to push through the … Continue reading →

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Earliest Manuscript of Romans?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Darrell Pursiful

John Byron reports on a newly discovered fragment of Romans (chs. 9–10, to be precise), which has only come to light in the last 48 hours. CNN is reporting that a recently unknown fragment of Romans 9-10 has been discovered in the … Continue reading →

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A Variety of Views on Jesus’ Resurrection

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Darrell Pursiful

Tim Henderson has summarized Michael Licona’s The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach. He looks in turn at five different hypotheses about what “really” happened. It’s a very helpful summary, and students in my CHR 150 class might appreciate … Continue reading →

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Rabbinic Awesomeness

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Darrell Pursiful

Web Yeshiva has links to a cornucopia of rabbinic texts (Hebrew and English): Mishnah, Talmud, Midrash, etc. (H/T: James McGrath) Share this: Digg this postRecommend on FacebookBuzz it upTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postTell a friend

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Early Christian Worship

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Darrell Pursiful

Larry Hurtado has made available PDFs of two new articles he has written for the New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, one on “Worship, NT Christian” and one on “Christology.”  Given his lament about the lack of enthusiasm for the … Continue reading →

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The Author of Hebrews Discovered At Last!

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

I’ve got to admit, I’d have never suspected William Butler Yeats, but if you can’t trust the New York Times, who can you trust? He welcomed visitors with large-print messages on the walls. “Be not inhospitable to strangers, lest they … Continue reading →

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Basic Christian Decency 101

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Then Peter began to speak to them: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. (Acts 10:34-35) Just sayin’. Share this: Digg this … Continue reading →

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Is the Sermon on the Mount Gospel?

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

I think I already knew this, but I’m glad Scot McKnight expressed it so well: Here Jesus rises to the mountain — surely an echo of Moses giving the Torah from Mt Sinai — to reveal God’s will for God’s … Continue reading →

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Every Church Has Its Thing

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Darrell Pursiful

Why isn’t the thing love? If I study my Bible every day and have private devotions, but have not love, I am nothing. If I tithe to the church, and support good charities, but have not love, I gain nothing. … Continue reading →

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