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July 2018

July 19, 2018

Celebrating One Year of Fun with Biblical Words and World

Today is my final post on Biblical Words and World. I hope we’ve all had...

July 15, 2018

Words I Never Heard in the Bible

“I hear words I never heard in the Bible,” sang Simon and Garfunkel in “Keep...

July 11, 2018

Musonius Rufus, Women’s Equality, and the New Testament

Musonius Rufus was a first century AD pagan Stoic philosopher whose views were much like...

July 09, 2018

Theology by the Polls: Ten Billion Flies Can’t Be Wrong!

Polls are a lousy source of truth. Consider the inscription I saw on a bathroom...

July 05, 2018

Seek the Welfare of the City

Jeremiah 29:7 gives the exiles from Judah a message from God: “Seek the welfare of...

July 02, 2018

First Century America

America has gone back to the days when the Roman Republic first went out the...

June 2018

June 28, 2018

A Gospel of Glorious Half-Truth

A few years ago, I discovered the website of a large Midwestern church. I was...

June 25, 2018

How Much Did Paul Get from Jesus?

How much could we know about the life and teachings of Jesus if all we...

June 21, 2018

Is Second Peter a Fraud?

Second Peter is the best example of an accused fraud, more than any other book...

June 18, 2018

Ham Sandwiches and Gay Sex: How Timeless Is the Bible’s Teaching?

How much of the Bible is timeless, and how much is time-bound? Why is a...

June 14, 2018

Be Ye Perfect? What Does Jesus Mean?

“Be perfect, even as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48) Perfect? What does Jesus...

June 11, 2018

Gambling Is Not a Biblical Issue

The Bible never classifies gambling as a sin, and has virtually nothing to say about...

June 07, 2018

R-Rated Prophets

Ezekiel was literally an R-rated prophet. St. Jerome writes that Jews in 400 AD would...

June 04, 2018

False Versus Unfulfilled Prophecy

One of the key tests of a false prophet is false prophecy, predictions that do...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

Literalism and Inerrancy: Both Need Careful Definition

Both literalism and inerrancy need to be carefully defined. Strictly defined, nobody believes in literalism....

May 28, 2018

History or Fairy Tales? Does It Matter?

History, or hogwash? Does it matter whether anything in the Bible really and truly happened?...

May 24, 2018

Back to the Second Century: Gnostics Then and Now

Today’s church is re-living the world of heresy of the second and third centuries AD....

May 21, 2018

Back to the Second Century: Echoes of Modern Heresy

Today’s church is now re-living the second century AD, a period when the church was...

May 17, 2018

What’s the Difference Between Spirit and Soul?

Pentecost is the perfect time to explore the use of the word spirit in the...

May 14, 2018

Soul or Life? The Double Meaning of Psychē

Soul, or life? Such is the choice we must make in translating the New Testament...

May 09, 2018

Iron Age Super Mom: Woman of Valor

The Iron Age Super Mom of Proverbs 31:10 is called a woman of "valor," a...

May 07, 2018

Jesus’ Ascension: What Difference Does It Make?

Jesus’ ascension into heaven is a bizarre way to say goodbye: to rise straight up...

May 03, 2018

What Does Jesus Say About Homosexual Behavior?

How many times have we heard that claim that “Jesus never spoke one word on...

April 2018

April 28, 2018

Who Do the Polls Say That I Am?

Polls cannot measure truth. In Matthew 16:13-20, Jesus takes a sample poll to see what...

April 26, 2018

Jesus as World Champion Exorcist, Part Two

As we saw in our last post, Mark gives us Jesus’ most remarkable case as...

April 23, 2018

Jesus: World Champion Exorcist

Jesus shows himself to be the world’s all-time champion exorcist in the world’s worst recorded...

April 19, 2018

Cynics: Simple Lifestyle Freaks of the New Testament World

One of the most bizarre groups from the first century AD was the Cynics,a group...

April 16, 2018

Seneca: As Christian as a Pagan Stoic Could Get

The Stoic philosopher Seneca was about as Christian as a pagan Stoic could get. Seneca...

April 12, 2018

Epicureans: Arch-Enemies of Biblical Faith

The Epicureans were a school of thinkers in New Testament times who were just as...

April 07, 2018

How Did Agapē Become the Ultimate Word for Love?

Paul’s famous words on the Greek word agapē in 1 Corinthians 13 become the most...

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