Why are there four Gospels? There was a tradition in the early church of taking the four living creatures of Ezekiel 1:10 and Rev. 4:7 as...

Marcion was son of a bishop, born around 85AD. Through his study of the Hebrew scriptures, Marcion became convinced that the God of the...

“’Who chose which gospels to include?’ Sophie asked. ‘Aha!’ Teabing burst in with enthusiasm. ‘The fundamental irony of Christianity! The...

Nowhere in the New Testament do you see the word “gospel” used to refer to the four accounts of the life of Jesus which were penned by...

“But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has...

“But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has...

Last week, we saw that the Old Testament stories can be read as “examples” for those of us on this side of the cross. The writer to the...

The Apostle Peter once said, “There are some things in [Paul’s letters] that are hard to understand” (2 Pet 3:16). I really hope I have...

The opening line of John Calvin’s Institutes says, “Nearly all the wisdom we possess, that is to say, true and sound wisdom, consists of...

Most Christians know the book of Numbers as the place where “Read through the Bible in a Year” programs go to die. The first chapter of...

My maternal grandmother kept an immaculate house. Everything had its place. As an adult with 4 children, I look back on the tidiness of...

This is the second in our period series in which we cover the content and themes of the books of the Bible. The book of Exodus derives...