Bible
More Than A Man: Did Jesus Say He Was God?
In this post, I share a video of my presentation from the annual "Reasons to Believe" series at South Valley Church in Gilroy, CA. Download the accompanying PowerPoint notes. Did Jesus Really Say He Was God?: Making Sense of His Historical Claims by Mikel Del Rosario. Foreword by Darrell L. Bock Get more confidence in […]
Jesus and the Royal Psalms
Jesus the Messiah Discovering Messianic Trajectories in the Royal Psalms In this episode of the Table Podcast, I talk with my mentor Darrell Bock and Gordon Johnston about the Royal Psalms in the Old Testament and their connection to Jesus Christ in the New Testament. These two men have been influential in my understanding of […]
Questioning Scripture: Did Hebrew Slaves Live in Ancient Egypt?
Did Israelites ever live in Egypt? Engaging Skeptical Challenges to the Exodus When I was growing up, a lot of people I knew believed the Biblical narrative of the Exodus was at least based on a true story. Even skeptics accepted basic details like the Hebrews being enslaved in Egypt. Today, not so much. Skeptics […]
The Christmas Story: Prophecy and the Birth of Jesus
Old Testament Fulfillment in the Christmas Story Why did Matthew use Old Testament verses in the Christmas story? At some point around Christmas time, people sitting in a typical church service will hear the Christmas story read from the Gospel of Matthew. But a lot of people tend to gloss over the parts which mention […]
Challenges to the Reliability of the New Testament Text
THE TABLE BRIEFING Challenges to the Reliability of the New Testament Text BY DARRELL L. BOCK AND MIKEL DEL ROSARIO FORMAT: PDF SOURCE: BIBLIOTHECA SACRA,175 (January-March 2018): 96-105 THIS PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLE IS PART OF THE TABLE BRIEFING SERIES. ©2018 BY DALLAS THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY. USED BY PERMISSION. Download PDF INTRODUCTION Copyists make mistakes. How can you claim to know what the New […]