Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus is a puzzle because he omits a number of names in order to present a triple sequence of 14 generations. “So all the generations from...
The prophetic texts are the most difficult parts of the Bible to understand. This is a serious problem, but the answer is not serious...
One Body in Sickness and in Health A chapter from book 1 of The Shape of Isaiah: A Covenant-literary Analysis (Isaiah 1-12) Does the...
Turning back time in Revelation 8:7-11:19 Identifying the pattern of Genesis 1 in later texts as either a literary device or in the way...
When I came across James B. Jordan’s lectures in the mid 2000s, including his series on Revelation, I realised that, for the first time,...
Covenant Structure in Isaiah 40:1-8 When it comes to understanding Scripture, location is everything. This is especially true when it comes to the prophets....
Bible Symbols in the Wild The reason that so much of the Bible goes right over our heads is our inability to read the...
Exposing Nakedness “Picasso did not paint for the eyes but for the gut. He painted for the gut that the eyes might be opened.”...
God’s Humor in the Bible Man was made in God’s image, so we should not be surprised to learn that our Creator Himself has...
The name might sound silly, but the doctrine is deadly serious. In the movie Kingdom of Heaven, Balian of Ibelin, a crusader noble of...