Q Source (feat. Raymond E. Brown) (May 23, 2019)

What is Q? Q Document (or Q) refers to a common source used by the gospels of Matthew and Luke independently, and may be reconstructed by the agreements between the Greek sources of Matthew and Luke. ("Q" coined by J. Weiss in 1880 and Q is an abbreviation for the German word […]

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The Immaculate Conception, Virgin Birth and Assumption of Mary (featuring Karl Rahner) (December 6, 2018)

It may surprise many Evangelicals today to learn that Martin Luther, John Calvin and the other reformers affirmed similar (or even the same) Marian Dogmas as the Catholic Church. Protestant Mariology has been in significant decline since the Reformation, and most protestants reject almost every Marian Dogma except for a […]

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Virgin or Young Woman in Isaiah 7:14: A Litmus Test for Bible Translations (December 24, 2017)

The Revised Standard Bible caused a controversy when it translated Isaiah 7:14 using the phrase "young woman" instead of "virgin", and this was believed to be a covert attack on the Virgin Birth, and to this day, many Evangelicals refuse to use the RSV or the NRSV bibles because of […]

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The Resurrection Appearances: 3. Faith in the Empty Tomb is an Empty Faith (September 25, 2017)

The Resurrection Appearances: A Seven Part Series Part 3. Faith in the Empty Tomb is an Empty Faith In part three of the Resurrection Appearances series, I've compiled three theologians who reject the historicity of the empty tomb stories in the New Testament: Wolfhart Pannenberg, Raymond E. Brown, and Karl Barth. All three […]

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How to Counteract Biblical Fundamentalism (featuring Raymond E. Brown) (December 27, 2014)

~ Updated and Revised: February 28th, 2019 ~ How do we respond to fundamentalism? Trying to change the mind of a fundamentalist is a formidable task. One of my favorite theologians, Raymond E. Brown has the answer! In his short, accessible and excellent book, 101 Questions and Answers on the Bible, he outlines […]

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