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Brief Comments on the Passion Translation
Lacking time to engage the Passion Translation thoroughly, I offer just two comments here, one positive and the…
Faith hermeneutics
Some Christians handle Scripture as if figuring out its meaning is all that matters. They expound it, but…
Differences in the Gospels, part 3
There are, as noted in parts 1 and 2, differences among the Gospels. So, picking up where we…
Differences in the Gospels, part 2
There are differences among the Gospels. A Christian who wishes it to be otherwise might say, “I wish…
Differences in the Gospels, part 1
I was converted from a non-Christian background, so I didn’t grow up hearing the Gospels. The first time…
Interview about Spirit Hermeneutics (51-minute video)
My interview with Craig Dumont on Spirit Hermeneutics for PentecostalPastor.com. Not sure why I’m not smiling in the…
The Jesus of history versus the Christ of faith?
New Testament scholars sometimes contrast the Jesus of history versus the Christ of faith. Not everyone means the…
Verses out of context-videos about them
This link opens up to four roughly seven-minute videos, each of them tackling some examples of verses often…
Spiritual Hypochondriacs
I must confess that I have often been a hypochondriac. I always want to err on the side…
Verses often taken out of context
Seedbed is now running a series of my 7-minute videos (OK, these first two are eight) on verses…
Believe whatever you want, but—what if it’s wrong?
I might sound like a grumpy sourpuss in this post, but please feel free to balance it with…
An interview with Craig on biblical scholarship–easier access
For those who wanted to view the interview with Craig on biblical scholarship but did not want to…