The God of Israel: The One True God
The Bible often calls the LORD the God of Israel. Does that title make Him one nation’s God, or does it tell us how…
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Easter: Should Christians Celebrate It?
The word Easter can start an argument among Christians very quickly. Should we use the day to remember the resurrection, call it Resurrection Sunday,…
Circumcision in the Bible: Covenant, Salvation, and Christ
Why did God command circumcision, and why does the New Testament warn Gentiles not to seek it as a condition of salvation? The answer…
The Dead Sea Scrolls: What They Reveal About the Bible
How much can a group of ancient manuscripts really tell us about the Bible we read today? Some people speak as if the Dead…
The Septuagint (LXX): What It Is and How Christians Should Use It
I have heard people call the Septuagint the Bible of the apostles. I have also heard it dismissed as a corrupt rival to the…
The Sabbath: What Does the Bible Teach Christians Today?
Christians can easily talk past each other when the Sabbath comes up because we may not be asking the same question. Are we talking…
Codex Sinaiticus: What It Is and Why It Matters
Codex Sinaiticus is often discussed as though its age alone settles every New Testament textual question. I do not think that is careful enough.…
The Noahic Covenant: What God Promised Noah
What exactly did God promise when He made the covenant with Noah after the flood? The rainbow is the sign most people remember, but…
Nimrod in the Bible: What We Know and What We Don’t
Who was Nimrod, and why does Genesis pause over him so early in the world after the Flood? Scripture gives us only a short…
The Book of Obadiah: Edom, Pride, and the Day of the Lord
Obadiah has only twenty-one verses, yet it raises a question much larger than the nation of Edom. Why does the Lord judge this people…
Polycarp: A Biblical Examination of an Early Christian Pastor
Polycarp lived close enough to the apostolic generation that his name carries real historical weight, but what can the surviving evidence actually prove? I…
Onesimus in the New Testament: The Gospel and Restoration
Onesimus appears only briefly in the New Testament, but his story brings the gospel into a very difficult relationship. What happens when Christ saves…