Biblical Criticism
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The Apostle They Buried Twice: Mary Magdalene, Junia, and the Suppression That Runs in Both Directions
Two women stand at the edges of the earliest Christian record, each carrying a title the institution built on that record could never quite bring itself to honor in full. One is named by Paul in his own hand, greeted… Continue reading
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Christ, Nazareth, and the Nazarenes: What the Names Actually Mean
We’ve already worked out when the New Testament documents were written, and traced what Paul says, what Acts adds to it, and what the Gospels give us that Paul never mentions. A question waits underneath all of that work, one… Continue reading
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A Commentary on Matthew 2:1-18
Matthew 2:1-2 Matthew opens with a scene that looks simple on the surface, and gets stranger the closer you read it. “When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east… Continue reading
