Christmas
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 […]
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 […]
Was the Virgin Birth Copied from Alexander the Great?
THE TABLE PODCAST The Virgin Birth Alexander the Great's birth story may have supernatural themes, but there is no virgin birth or virgin woman clearly present in the text Was the story of Jesus' virgin birth copied from Alexander the Great? On an episode of the Table Podcast called "Was the Virgin Birth Copied from […]
The Christmas Story - Beyond Apologetics
Experiencing the Christmas Story Every December, I see a couple of approaches to Jesus’ birth on Christian blogs: Articles that approach the Christmas story from the perspective of “How Jesus came to Earth,” looking at it in light of what the Gospels tell about who Jesus turns out to be. Or, you get an apologetics […]
Why Believe in the Virgin Birth?
The Virgin Birth: Made up? Copied? Or Real? On this episode of U2 Have Hope, Carrie Cooper talks with me about the Virgin Birth, focusing on 3 alleged parallel stories from the ancient world. What do Christians need to know in order to respond to the challenge that the story of Jesus' virginal conception was copied from […]