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Reconciling the Disciples of Jesus and John in Luke-Acts
Ottavio Vannini, San Giovanni che indica il Cristo a Sant’Andrea (Source: Wikipedia) This post is sort of like chicken-scratch. I’ve noticed some things, so I am writing them down here in case anyone...
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A Meal with Tax Collectors and Sinners
Hendrick Terbrugghen, The Calling of St. Matthew, 1621 Tonight I was reading Matthew 9 and the imagery of vv. 9-10 grabbed my attention like never before. In vv. 1-8 Jesus has forgiven a paralytic man...
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The Synoptic Problem: did Matthew try to replace Mark?
Earlier today I shared Nijay Gupta’s post Was Matthew Trying to Replace Mark? on Facebook and it has produced a very educational discussion in the comments thread for those interested. If that’s you,...
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Burridge, Pitts, and the Genre of the Gospels
This morning I mentioned Andrew W. Pitts’ paper Disambiguating the Genre of the Third Gospel: History, Bios, and the Synoptic Tradition which he delivered during the Synoptic Gospels section that final...
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The Magnificat and Income Inequality
This weekend a friend of mine shared this depressing video on incoming inequality in the United States: I responded half-jokingly that since it is Christmas I need to go read the Magnificat (Luke...
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A Note About a Weird Question in Luke
Over the last week I have been on a personal retreat at Conception Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in northern Missouri, while trying my best to get some serious work done on my thesis. My research,...
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John the Baptist in the Johannine Prologue
GMark begins with the announcement, “This is the beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ [the son of God].” Then we are introduced to John the Baptist in vv. 2-8. GMatt begins with a genealogy and...
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Francis Watson on the Fourfold Gospel
Last night I purchased Francis Watson’s Gospel Writing: A Canonical Perspective, so I thought I’d share this video interview with Watson on the fourfold Gospel tradition wherein he discusses his new...
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Q! (?)
Two-Source Theory (Source: religioustolerance.org) No, this has nothing to do with a character from Star Trek or the James Bond franchise, nor am I directing you to a music magazine out of the UK or...
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New “NT Pod” Episode: John and the Historical Jesus
Mark Goodacre has just posted a new episode of his always-delightful “NT Pod”. This episode features a bit of discussion on the relationship between the Gospel of John and the historical Jesus, and...
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