It was way back when I first noticed that if you translated the names of Jesus’ ancestors you got descriptions that sounded very much like his earthly life. I first spotted it in the names from Shem to Abram, for instance my concordance listed the name “Arpachsad” as meaning “healer” or “releaser” and “Reu” as Read More …
I though it would be a good idea to spell out why I treat the Gospel records and snippets imbedded in the other New Testament documents as genuine eye witness accounts. For many of my readers this is a non-issue, but for those that have studied the New Testament at all there is a bias Read More …
In Luke 11:49, referring backwards to Israels history, Jesus says: “And so the Wisdom of God says: ‘I will send them prophets and apostles…’” It is interesting that we often think of Apostles as just belonging to the New Testament era… but here Jesus is clearly refering to the history recorded in the Old Testament, Read More …
Over the years I have often taught through the events of Easter, explaining the prophetic and social implications of events and the back stories of the key characters and most importantly stitching the 4/5 accounts (note Paul also writes about the events of Easter) into a single consistent narrative that explains all the seeming contradictions Read More …
There is a remarkably helpful pattern to the books of the Old Testament which finds a parallel in Luke’s description of the Gospel as: “All that Jesus began to do and to teach“, Acts 1:1 There were two aspects to Jesus, there were the things he did and the things he said. It was the Read More …
The New Testament starts with the words: “The book of generations….” Matthew 1:1, which in Greek reads “The book of Genesis…” The Greek title of the first book of the whole Bible. All four of the Gospels draw on the Creation account and structure in their opening verses John even starts with exactly the same Read More …
