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July 2018

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 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 21, 2018

Is Second Peter a Fraud?

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

June 07, 2018

R-Rated Prophets

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

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...

April 2018

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...

March 2018

March 22, 2018

Thief or Terrorist: What Kind of Criminal Was Crucified With Jesus?

“Thief” is too mild a word in the verse where we are told that Jesus...

March 15, 2018

No Restroom on the Sabbath at Qumran!

The ancient Qumran community was so strict about the Sabbath that their rules did not...

March 12, 2018

Pharisees: Unfairly Trashed

The Pharisees have had a lot of undeserved bad press. Like the Puritans, they have...

February 2018

February 05, 2018

Eunuchs in Biblical Times

Eunuchs have become another attempted Biblical argument in favor of rewriting the Bible’s sexual ethic....

January 2018

January 31, 2018

Does God Care How We Dress?

Does God care about how we dress or what we wear? Does God expect us...

January 29, 2018

Male Performance Issues in Biblical Times

Male performance problems can be found right in 1 Kings 1. King David is 70...

January 25, 2018

Same-Sex Marriage in Biblical Times

There is already ample evidence that the New Testament writers did know of loving, mutual...

January 18, 2018

Gender Identity in Biblical Times

Gender identity was seen much differently by the Jews of Jesus’ day than the issue...

January 08, 2018

Reincarnation and the Bible: Are We Playing for Keeps?

Can reincarnation be compatible with the Christian Gospel? Hebrews 9:27 says no: “It is appointed...

January 04, 2018

Hobson’s Choice: How Do Christians Choose Political Leaders?

So whom should Christians support in our leadership choices? It’s a Hobson’s choice: a choice...

January 01, 2018

Controlled by the Calendar: Romans in Galatia

When Paul complains that the Galatians “observe days and months and seasons and years,” could...

December 2017

December 11, 2017

Logical Grounds for Jesus’ Virgin Birth

Are there logical grounds for the virgin birth of Jesus? Is it a pious legend,...

December 07, 2017

Jesus’ Shocking Words at Hanukkah

Hanukkah is only mentioned once in the Protestant Bible, in John 10:22-33, where it is...

December 04, 2017

Will Russia’s Leaders Hack Christ’s Return?

Will Russia play a major role in the final days of human history? Will they...

December 02, 2017

The Stoning of Naboth and Today’s Rush to Judgment

We see a hideous rush to judgment in the stoning of Naboth in 1 Kings...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

Where Are the Chinese People in God’s Word?

While China may have been barely if at all visible on the radar of the...

November 02, 2017

Health Care and Biblical Malpractice

The health care debate has twisted the Bible to the point of malpractice.

October 2017

October 23, 2017

Genetics and Early Genesis

A new fascinating study makes the connection between genetics and early Genesis. It finds Cro-Magnon...

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