Category Archives: Biblical Studies

Book Blogging: Did Jesus Preach the Gospel?

When Scot McKnight asks, “Did Jesus preach the Gospel” in the seventh chapter of The King Jesus Gospel, he isn’t asking whether or not Jesus preached personal salvation or justification by faith. What McKnight is asking is whether Jesus preached … Continue reading

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The Philemon Files: Questions that Matter

Although it is brief and seemingly straightforward, Paul’s letter to Philemon does raise a number of questions that must be pondered as we try to understand it. Here are a just a few to consider: Why did Onesimus leave Philemon? … Continue reading

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Online Resources for Biblical Studies

I thought that I would post a selection of resources for Bible study that I also posted on our church Facebook page (please note that your mileage may vary): BibleGateway.com almost has it all with nearly 100 Bible versions in … Continue reading

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Book Blogging: Gospel in the Gospels

We are at the half-way point of our blogging review of Scot McKnight’s The King Jesus Gospel and the sixth chapter poses this question: Why are the first four books of the New Testament called “the Gospel”? McKnight says that … Continue reading

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Book Blogging: The Great Gospel Takeover

Blame it on the Reformation! In the fifth chapter of The King Jesus Gospel, Scot McKnight contends that it was during this period of church history that the shift from “gospel culture” to “salvation culture” started (71).

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