I did an interview with the Ridley Student Council a few weeks back and they posted it on-line. Read more

Mark Goodacre Thomas and the Gospels: The Case for Thomas’s Familiarity with the Synoptics Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2012. Available at Amazon.com In this book, the erudite Biblioblog Father, Prof. Mark Goodacre (Duke University) enters into the debate as to what relationship the  Gospel of Thomas has with the Synoptic Gospels. Personally, I think Goodacre scores a slam dunk in showing the dependence of the GThom on the Synoptic Gospels. GThom shows awareness of the redactional features of Matthew and... Read more

I just heard the news that Ralph Martin has recently passed away. John Byron has put together this short bio: Ralph P. Martin retired from his position as distinguished scholar in residence at Fuller Theological Seminary and previously at the Graduate School of Theology of Azusa Pacific University. He was formerly professor of New Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary and associate professor in biblical studies at the University of Sheffield. He is the author of numerous studies and commentaries on... Read more

This week’s prayer for Lent (First full week of Lent)  in the Book of Common Prayer is spiritually rich: Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations; and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us, let each one find you might to save; through Jesus Christ you Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,... Read more

Logos is about to publish a great couplet of books on Apocryphal Gospels by Rick Brannan. Brannan, Rick. (ed.). Greek Apocryphal Gospels, Fragments, and Agrapha: Introductions and Translations. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2013. Brannan, Rick. (ed.). Greek Apocryphal Gospels, Fragments, and Agrapha: Texts and Transcriptions. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2013. This is a great resource for users of Logos. Brannan provides Greek texts of the Apocryphal Gospels, Gospel Fragments, and Agrapha in a nice neat easy to read lay... Read more

Yesterday I got my hands on my co-blogger Joel Willitts’ co-edited book Introduction to Messianic Judaism and it provides a near definitive treatment of the subject. A fantastic collection of essays on the topic of Jewish believers in Jesus and an incredible cast of contributors. Joel and David have done a superb job in putting this book together. Scot McKnight praises the book and raises some good questions about Messianic Judaism and Supersessionism (see #1, #2). A few things I have to say:... Read more

As many of you will know, I along with David Rudolph just published a book on Messianic Judaism called an Introduction to Messianic Judaism. I am pleased to introduce you to another new book on the same topic published by the Caspari Center, Chosen to Follow: Jewish Believers Through History and Today. (more…) Read more

I am pleased that my book IMJ, co-edited with David Rudolph, is already generating conversation. Here are some early posts on the book: Scot McKnight has two posts: #1, #2 Tim Gombis Derrek Leman Yinon Blog Rosh Pina Project One of the reviewers made this comment about my specific essay,  which was obviously of great encouragement to me, even if slightly over the top. There is much to praise in the Introduction. Joel Willitts’ chapter on the role of Israel... Read more

I finally have a copy of James Snapp’s cute little Greek majuscule text of the Gospel of Mark. It is written with a charming Greek font and it follows what he calls a “proto-Byzantine text.” Can’t say I’m into James’ approach to reconstructing the NT, but I find it a good classroom resource to hand out to show students what it might have been like to have a notebook version of Mark in the early church and what it is... Read more

Over at CT is an amazing article about the conversion of Rosaria Champagne Butterfield,  a former leftist lesbian professor who despised Christians. Then, one ordinary day, I came to Jesus, openhanded and naked. In this war of worldviews, Ken was there. Floy was there. The church that had been praying for me for years was there. Jesus triumphed. And I was a broken mess. Conversion was a train wreck. I did not want to lose everything that I loved. But... Read more