The category mainly addresses questions concerning issues and questions about the Gospels.
WHY DID JESUS TEACH USING PARABLES? When studying the Gospels, it is not long before one observes that a Jesus often used parables as he taught.[1] Briefly defined (albeit through…
We all know the old joke about why the chicken crossed the road; it simply wanted to get to the other side. One could ask the same question about why…
Several passages in the Gospels can be difficult to understand; as a result some are often misinterpreted. One such passage is the “Parable of the Sheep and Goats” (Matthew 25.31-46). …
Many Christian reading the Gospels find it confusing that Jesus came to John the Baptist for baptism. Specifically, they find it odd because if Jesus was in fact sinless, then…
Many people like riddles and puzzles and the harder the better, but there may be none harder than the question of was John the Baptist (hereafter simply “John”) the fulfillment…
MUST CHURCHES BE "SOFT TARGETS"? John Piper once asserted that Christians should not procure conceal carry permits in order to defend themselves against criminals, insane sociopaths, terrorists, and those who…
WHEN WAS JESUS BORN, WHEN DID HE START HIS MINISTRY, AND WHEN WAS HE CRUCIFIED? When people begin studying the life of Jesus Christ some are often confused by the…
Skeptics often enjoy comparing the canonical Gospels in an attempt to make a lot of noise about what they perceived as errors, inaccuracies, and inconsistencies contained in them. And as…
In the past I have had students who think it is at best questionable to believe that material now found in the Old Testament reflects the original instructions that Moses…
Are the Synoptic Gospels a Good Thing and What about Collusion & Contradictions?In this blog I wish to briefly address the Synoptic Problem (or the Synoptic “Question” as I like…