God’s story of his people Israel goes all the way back to his call of Abraham and his promise that he will make him into a great nation and lead his descendants into the Promised Land (Genesis 12:1–3). Over half a millennium later, however, we find Israel chafing in Egypt, oppressed as slave laborers for… Read More
What Happened During the Final Week of Jesus?
Remarkably, this year the dates of Easter week coincide exactly with those of the final week of Jesus, according to most likely estimates, as follows. Justin Taylor and I include a rationale for the original dates in our book The Final Days of Jesus: The Most Important Week of the Most Important Person Who Ever Lived… Read More
Best Books in Biblical Studies 2014
I am grateful for the publication of several volumes in 2014 that will equip serious exegetes and preachers to study and proclaim God’s word with greater accuracy and authority. This pertains particularly to the study of Acts, Galatians, 1-2 Thessalonians, and 1 Peter. Other important books pertain to the divinity of Jesus, church leadership, and… Read More
What Is the Most Important Week of the Most Important Person Who Ever Lived?
Here’s what Easter may look like for many dedicated Christian families. Spring is always a very busy time of year, with spring cleaning, tax returns, school, and a million other things. You’d go to church and serve there in a variety of ways. But more often than not, Easter sneaks up on you. Palm Sunday?… Read More
Who Is Jesus?
With the publication of Bart Ehrman’s book How Jesus Became God and the response How God Became Jesus by a team of scholars, Jesus is in the news again. That’s a very good thing. It’s also terrific that scholars are rising to the challenge of responding to the skeptical questions raised by the likes of Ehrman…. Read More