Current Issues in New Testament Studies I was grateful to be invited to speak at the spring PhD colloquium at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. The topic for the colloquium was “Current Issues in New Testament Studies.” At the program director’s request, and in consultation with him, I’ve identified four important current issues in the field… Read More
Best Books in Biblical Studies 2017
Best Books in Biblical Studies 2017 In the year in which the evangelical world remembered Martin Luther and celebrated the 500-year anniversary of the Reformation, several significant books appeared in biblical studies. The following volumes would make an excellent reading list for all serious students of Scripture and come highly recommended. 1. Dirk Jongkind and… Read More
The Heresy of Orthodoxy: Was the New Testament Text Reliably Transmitted?
The Heresy of Orthodoxy (Part 6) Over the past couple of weeks, we have been posting a series on The Heresy of Orthodoxy with Dr. Michael Kruger. In this final installment, we close our series by discussing the transmission of the New Testament text in early Christianity. How reliable is our New Testament today? You can also follow… Read More
The Heresy of Orthodoxy: When Was the Earliest Complete List of New Testament Books?
The Heresy of Orthodoxy (Part 5) This is the fifth installment in our series on The Heresy of Orthodoxy. In this video, Dr. Kruger and I discuss Athanasius’ Easter Letter of 367 AD and the earliest complete list of New Testament books. Dr. Kruger makes the compelling argument for a much earlier list in Origen’s Homilies on… Read More
The Heresy of Orthodoxy: How and When Was the New Testament Canon Put Together?
The Heresy of Orthodoxy (Part 4) This is the fourth installment in our series on The Heresy of Orthodoxy. In this video, Dr. Kruger and I discuss the formation of the New Testament canon. We argue against Bauer’s claim that there was diversity of belief in early Christianity because the NT canon was formulated late (in… Read More