Is the Original Text of the New Testament Lost? Rethinking Our Access to the...
One of the standard challenges for New Testament textual criticism is whether we can work our way back to the original text. Some scholars are notoriously skeptical in this regard. Since we only have...
View ArticleFive Things Every Christian Should be Doing with God’s Word
Psalm 119 is an amazing Psalm. Not only is it the longest Psalm (176 verses!), but it is also the Psalm that deals the most directly with the topic of Scripture. Virtually every verse, in one way or...
View ArticleWhy You Can Trust Your Bible: An Interview with Peter Williams
I recently saw this interesting interview at TGC with my friend Peter Williams. Peter is a biblical scholar and the CEO of Tyndale House in Cambridge, England–a study center for evangelical scholars....
View ArticleJohn Currid Contributes to the NIV Study Bible
Later this year, Zondervan will release the “NIV Zondervan Study Bible” which seems to be quite an impressive volume. D.A. Carson is the editor, and there are over 60 different contributors. RTS...
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A Conversation on Inspiration and Inerrancy with Darrell Bock and Andreas...
Last December (2014), I had the privilege of participating in a podcast interview with Darrell Bock and the Dallas Theological Seminary program The Table. I was joined by my friend Andreas...
View ArticleWhat Do We Mean When We Say the Bible is ‘Self-Authenticating’?
Even though most Christians believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, very few can give an articulate answer for how Christians know this to be true. We believe it, but we are not sure why...
View ArticleHow to Survive a University Religion Class
It is a story that everyone has heard. Evangelical high school student, who is involved in the youth group and committed to Christ, heads off to the local university. As a freshman, he takes an...
View ArticleHelping Your Freshman Survive His First Year in College: A Radio Interview
On the heels of the TGC video I did on surviving a university religion class, I have had an influx of inquiries into this topic. People have been asking all sorts of questions about how to prepare...
View ArticleNew Book on the Authority of Scripture
If we learn anything from church history, its that the church fights the same battles over and over again. Until Christ returns and redeems His church, this reality is, to some degree, inevitable. And...
View ArticleMy Top Ten Favorite Books on the Authority of Scripture
One of the most enjoyable aspects of speaking to different groups on the reliability of the Bible is the Q&A time. It is an exciting (and risky) affair because you never know what you are going to...
View ArticleOne of the Most Unique Books on the Authority of Scripture in Generations
We certainly have no shortage of books defending and upholding the authority of Scripture. In fact, I recently posted my list of top ten books on this subject. And the reason we have so many of these...
View ArticleMy Review of “How the Bible Became Holy”
This past week, my review of Michael Satlow, How the Bible Became Holy (Yale, 2014) appeared in the latest volume of Themelios. As the title suggests, this is yet another book (in a long list of...
View ArticleHere is a Great Series by @melissabkruger on Reading the Bible in a Year
Now that 2015 is coming to a close, everyone is starting to talk about cranking up the yearly Bible reading for 2016. But, if you are looking for more than just a link to a good Bible reading program,...
View ArticleIs the Existence of the NT Canon Incompatible with Claims of New Revelation?
“God has spoken to me.” There are few statements that will shut down debate more quickly than this one. If Christians disagree over a doctrine, a practice, or an idea, then the trump card is always...
View ArticleOne of the Most Original Books on Homosexuality in Years
The issue of homosexuality and same-sex marriage just won’t go away these days. Thus, Christians need to make sure they are well-equipped to meet the challenges of the post-Christian world we find...
View ArticleTwo Very Different Books on the Reliability of the Gospels
I have just finished reading Bart Ehrman’s Jesus Before the Gospels: How the Earliest Christians Remembered, Changed, and Invented Their Stories of the Savior (HarperOne, 2016), and Brian Pitre’s The...
View Article@RTSCharlotte Calls Dr. Jim Newheiser as New Director of Biblical Counseling...
As many of you know, just a short time ago RTS Charlotte launched a new Masters degree program in biblical counseling. This has been a very exciting venture for us and we believe it will meet a real...
View ArticleWere the Stories of Jesus Radically Changed Before They Were Written Down? My...
If one accepts the dating of some modern scholars, the earliest canonical gospel–the Gospel of Mark–was not written until 70 AD or later. This means there was a gap of time of about 40 years between...
View ArticleAnother Look at the Earliest Complete List of the Canon of the New Testament
Last year I posted an article entitled “What Is The Earliest Complete List of the Canon of the New Testament?” In that post I argued, contrary to common opinion, that the earliest (nearly complete)...
View ArticleNext Week I am Teaching an Elective on the NT Canon @RTSCharlotte
Next week, Aug 1-5, I will teach an elective at RTS Charlotte entitled, “The Origin and Authority of the New Testament Canon.” In this class, we will be covering not just the history and development of...
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