I think you'll all enjoy this interview with my friend David Limbaugh, author of The True Jesus: Uncovering the Divinity of Christ in the Gospels. Check out the lead blurb on the back of the book! This is a good read for anyone who wants a readable presentation of the...
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Were the Gospels Originally Written in Aramaic or Hebrew?
I'm often asked this question, so it was nice to come across this paper by Jan Joosten online. Joosten Aramaic or Hebrew behind_the_Gospels Joosten is an excellent scholar in Aramaic, Syriac, Greek, and Hebrew. This is a worthwhile (and sane) introduction to the...
The Greek Apocryphal Gospels in Digital Form
My employer, Logos Bible Software, recently put the Greek Apocryphal Gospels on pre-pub. My colleague, Rick Brannan, blogged today over at the Logos blog about that product and those gospels. These gospel documents are not canonical. As Rick points out, they provide a...
How Do Scholars Know the Occasion and Audience of a Gospel?
I recently came across this short but interesting piece by NT scholar Ben Witherington entitled, "Latinisms, Western Diction, and the Provenance of Mark's Gospel." Despite the jargon-loaded title, certainly not designed to attract any lay people's interest, it's worth...
Mark Goodacre Podcast on Q
Here's a treat--Mark Goodacre's summative thoughts on Q (a hypothetical source behind the Synoptic gospels of Matthew and Luke). Mark is skeptical of Q and has written much on the subject.
Mark Goodacre Podcasts on the Synoptic Problem
Check out Mark's podcasts on this notorious and fascinating issue. One is an overview of the synoptic problem; the other is on the question of Marcan priority.
The Gospel of Thomas: Is it Really Earlier than the Canonical Gospels?
Many scholars think so, especially those trotted out by the Discovery Channel, PBS, etc. A lot of scholars disagree, and for good reasons, but that isn't as media-sexy. Here's a good article on recent re-consideration of the "earliness" of Thomas. It's by Nick Perrin...