Biblical Studies
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Paul, In His Own Words: The Story Without Acts or the Gospels
What does Paul’s story look like when told only from his own letters — no Acts, no Gospels, no later tradition? A man, writing under oath, describing himself in his own words. Continue reading
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When the New Testament Was Written: A Chronological Background
A chronological guide to when the New Testament was actually written — from Paul’s earliest letters in 49 CE to the late Gospels and disputed epistles — and why the sequence changes how we read the texts. Continue reading
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What the Gospels Know That Paul Does Not Say – Part 3
The Gospels are full of material Paul never mentions — the birth, the baptism, the parables, Gethsemane, Pilate. A systematic comparison of what the earliest Christian writer leaves out. Continue reading
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The Lukan Paul: What Acts Claims That Paul Never Did – Part 2
Acts of the Apostles gives Paul a hometown, a teacher, Roman citizenship, and miracles he never mentions in his own letters. A close reading of what Luke adds and what the texts reveal. Continue reading
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What Paul Actually Said – Part 1
What do Paul’s seven authentic letters actually tell us about Jesus, the church, and early Christian belief — and what is strikingly, structurally absent from all of them? 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
