Category: Life in the Scriptures

Below are principles for reading and interpreting the Gospels responsibly. (1) Have a basic understanding of three major categories related to each Gospel: history, literature and theology. History relates to a Gospel’s background and includes such matters as the author, setting, date and purposes. Literature includes such things as genre (type of literature) and structure… Continue reading Principles for Reading and Interpreting the Gospels

This is the third in a series of posts on Textual Criticism of the New Testament and the Church that will run through 2016 and into 2017. Part 1 can be found HERE, and Part 2 can be found HERE. Part 4 entitled “What to Think about Manuscripts, Texts, and Variations” will be out next… Continue reading The Question of the Corruption of the New Testament: The Reliable Transmission of the Message of the New Testament

A nagging question follows most Christians as we attempt to dutifully walk through the beginning of the Bible: what do I do with all of these law codes? Indeed, the Torah (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy) contains a number of law codes that stand seemingly disconnected from life as a modern Christian and make… Continue reading What Should I do with the Law Codes? Part 1

EDITOR’S NOTE: This post begins an ongoing series of posts from the faculty here at CSU. The posts will be written answers to questions we have received from students. (They will be edited to make the original recipient anonymous.) May these posts be helpful to others as well. ********************************* I received a question from a… Continue reading Letters to Our Students: Being “Saved”

Teachable Moments with Your Child “In the great green room, there was a telephone, and a red-balloon and a picture of the cow jumping over the moon. And there were three little bears, sitting on chairs. And two little kittens, and a pair of mittens. And a little toy house, and a young mouse. And… Continue reading Teaching the Bible to Children (Part 2): Get Active!

This is the second in a series of posts on Textual Criticism of the New Testament and the Church that will run through 2016 and into 2017. Part 1 can be found HERE. Part 3 entitled “The Question of the Corruption of the New Testament” will be out next month.  In my previous blog post… Continue reading Answering the Telephone Game: The Reliable Transmission of the Text of the New Testament

My wife and I are blessed with five amazing children, and our Bible times with them are often hectic, crazy and disordered. Despite such chaos, I desire as a Christian father to unify my family around the things most important to God. Indeed, sitting around our kitchen table memorizing Bible verses and learning the surrounding… Continue reading A Hectic Family and an Ordered Bible Walk into the Kitchen Together…

One of the best parts of tackling a new movie is trying to understand its beginning. In a race to capture the quick-to-click viewer modern filmmakers often pack unsettling questions into their openings to grab the audience. The puzzled and perplexed viewer is drawn into the rest of the movie because he needs the remaining… Continue reading Hooked on Questioning Scripture

This is the first in a series of posts on Textual Criticism of the New Testament and the Church that will run through 2016 and into 2017. Part 2 entitled “Answering the Telephone Game: The Reliable Transmission of the Text of the New Testament” will be out next month. I have had the privilege of… Continue reading Who Wants to Know About Textual Criticism?