Gospel of Matthew

  This commentary was originally published in 1999 under the title, A Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew. It was updated and republished in 2009 as part of Ben Witherington’s socio-rhetorical commentary series. Socio-rhetorical analysis ...

Trent

    As to his purpose for writing this book, O’Malley says, “The myths, misunderstandings, and misinformation about what the council [of Trent] actually enacted . . . are alive and well today, even in ...

Bioethics and the Christian Life

  As I write this review, stories fill the news about whether Planned Parenthood harvested and sold organs from aborted babies. We live in a world of complex, difficult, and often horrifying bioethical choices. The ...

The American Muhammad

  All false doctrine is the same under the skin. Once you delve into what makes a particular system of heresy tick, you can note similarities with other false teachers and other false teachings, and ...

Out of the Depths Comes…Great Rejoicing!

Dear Brothers, The upcoming Sunday bears the name Gaudete (Rejoice)!  Like small children peeking at their brightly wrapped presents, this Sunday is a mini-Christmas celebration in the midst of Advent preparation. Are you searching for ...

Getting to Know the Church Fathers

  Why is it important to study church history? Why is it important to understand how we got here and where we came from? Why is it important to recognize that 21st century Christians, let ...

Letter Writing in Greco-Roman Antiquity

  When the Holy Spirit inspired the New Testament, he made frequent use of letters. Paul, Peter John, and other disciples of Christ wrote letters under the Spirit’s guidance. In his book, Letter Writing in ...

Reading Isaiah

  One has to admire the transparency with which Quinn-Miscall begins his book. He openly admits that his book is not an in-depth commentary (4). Instead, his focus is to provide a “new way of ...

Paul and Union with Christ

  In Paul and Union with Christ Campbell writes for scholarly believers in Christ who can read Greek and are acquainted with theological debates among Protestants. He supplies a study of every passage in Paul’s ...

Which Angels Have the Most Glorious Task?

Dear Brothers, All week, as is the custom of our chapel, the seminary family relives day by day the lessons of the previous Sunday.  On Tuesday morning, here was the first stanza of the hymn ...