We have been considering two books in the New Testament (NT) purported to have been written by the same author, Luke. There was a practical reason that the author wrote this single work in two volumes. In the ancient world, … Continue reading
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The next book that must be considered in a chronological New Testament (NT), is the Gospel of Luke. The gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles belong, as many already know, together. They were written, scholars tell us, … Continue reading
Let us now consider 3 John, almost as short as 2 John. Like 2 John, the sender is “the elder,” but the recipient is specified as a man named “Gaius.” Though the author is the same, there is no reason … Continue reading
Hopefully my thoughts on 1 John has encouraged my readers to pick up their bibles and read that short letter. You will not be disappointed. Having concluded my comments on 1 John, I would share some thoughts on 2 John. … Continue reading
I have begun sharing thoughts about the first, second and third Letters that are attributed to John. Dating these letters is truly difficult. There is a consensus that they are later than the gospel of John, most likely written around … Continue reading
I would conclude these remarks on the Letter of Judge by sharing with my readers that Jude is distinctive in several different ways. It is the only New Testament (NT) document that clearly echoes non-biblical Jewish sources. For example, Verses … Continue reading
The Letter in the New Testament that is attributed to JUDE, is, perhaps, truly the strangest document in the New Testament (NT). It is one of the shortest, about a page long, and is the most enigmatic. Its authorship, its … Continue reading
This article has been dealing with the last book in the New Testament, that is Revelation or the Apocalypse. It is one of the most difficult to understand because it abounds in unfamiliar and extravagant symbolism, which at best appears … Continue reading
As I ended the last installment of this article, I was sharing thoughts, drawn from biblical scholars, about how we should, in our present day, interpret the book of Revelation. Should we think about it as revealing things to come … Continue reading
A chronological approach to the book of Revelation sets its composition in the late first-century and asks what it meant (past tense) then. What did its language mean to its author and to the early Christian communities to which it … Continue reading