Can We Trust the Gospels?
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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008I was browsing around one of my favorite websites, Scot McKnight’s Jesus Creed, when, lo and behold, I found a post on “Three Bears of Reliability” of the Gospels. I was delighted to find that my book Can We Trust the Gospels? is one of the three bears. Scot, as you may know, is a […]
More on the Gospels by James Arlandson
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007Check out the latest entry in his excellent series on the Gospels, this time on Matthew. Thanks, James.
My “Converse with Scholars” Conversation about the Gospels is Now Available
Friday, November 30th, 2007Last night I was involved in an interview/online discussion at “Converse with Scholars.” Our conversation focused on the question of the reliability of the Gospels. The 90-minute recording is now available for listening or download.
I Did “Converse with Scholars” Tonight
Friday, November 30th, 2007Yes, right in the middle of the Cowboys and Packers football game! We did have about 60 people in the conversation. In a couple of days you can download the whole session, which lasted about 90 minutes. For now, let me encourage you to check out the “Converse with Scholars” website. Lots of fantastic material […]
Can We Trust the Accuracy of the Oral Traditions About Jesus? Part 4
Saturday, August 25th, 2007If you’ve been following my blog in the past few days, you know I’ve been developing an analogy that helps to explain why we can have confidence in the oral traditions about Jesus. So far, here’s what I have:
You are diagnosed with terminal cancer. But your doctor gives you a ray of hope. If you […]
Can We Trust the Accuracy of the Oral Traditions About Jesus? Part 3
Friday, August 24th, 2007In my last two posts I’ve been developing an analogy that helps to explain why we can trust that the oral traditions about Jesus accurately passed along what He really did and said. Here’s what I have so far:
You are diagnosed with terminal cancer. But your doctor gives you a ray of hope. If you […]
Can We Trust the Accuracy of the Oral Traditions About Jesus? Part 2
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007In my last post I began to explain why we can trust the accuracy of the oral traditions about Jesus, using the following analogy:
You are diagnosed with terminal cancer. But your doctor gives you a ray of hope. If you can go and hear a lecture by a famed cancer researcher, you will receive information […]
Can We Trust the Accuracy of the Oral Traditions About Jesus?
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007Today I did an hour’s interview with Greg Koukl, president of Stand to Reason, a Christian apologetics ministry. Greg is one of my favorite apologists, not only because he’s very smart, but also because he believes in careful and calm discourse. Over the years I’ve enjoyed listening to him on the radio.
The focus of the […]
My Agenda-Driven Story
Sunday, July 8th, 2007Today’s post, as well as several posts to come, are excerpts from my new book, Can We Trust the Gospels? Investigating the Reliability of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
My theological agenda also motivates me to be truthful when I’m telling a story from my own life. Here’s an example of a story I’ve used in […]
Truthful History Motivated by Theology
Saturday, July 7th, 2007Today’s post, as well as several posts to come, are excerpts from my new book, Can We Trust the Gospels? Investigating the Reliability of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Sometimes I find it odd that certain scholars have so much trouble seeing how history and theology are intertwined, and how one with a theological agenda can, […]
The Gospel Writers: No Hidden Agenda
Friday, July 6th, 2007Today’s post, as well as several posts to come, are excerpts from my new book, Can We Trust the Gospels? Investigating the Reliability of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
If there’s one thing that all New Testament scholars agree on, it’s the fact that the Gospels were not written merely for reasons of historical curiosity. The […]
“All Truth Is God’s Truth”
Thursday, July 5th, 2007Today’s post, as well as several posts to come, are excerpts from my new book, Can We Trust the Gospels? Investigating the Reliability of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
When I was a freshman in college and was struggling with my first New Testament class, I wondered if faith and reason simply didn’t fit together. I […]
The Gospels as Hellenistic Biographies
Wednesday, July 4th, 2007Today’s post, as well as several posts to come, are excerpts from my new book, Can We Trust the Gospels? Investigating the Reliability of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
Not long ago it was common for New Testament scholars to give up trying to fit the Gospels into existing genres, such as biography or history. The […]
What are the New Testament Gospels?
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007Today’s post, as well as several posts to come, are excerpts from my new book, Can We Trust the Gospels? Investigating the Reliability of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
What are the New Testament Gospels? Are they histories? Biographies? Novels? Or . . . ? To which genre should they be assigned? And why does this […]
Closing Thoughts on Oral Tradition
Monday, July 2nd, 2007Today’s post, as well as several posts to come, are excerpts from my new book, Can We Trust the Gospels? Investigating the Reliability of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
When my daughter, Kara, was four years old, I decided to teach her the Lord’s Prayer. Did I simplify the language so she might understand it? Of […]
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