The Dawning of a New Age: Jesus’ Birth in Matthew’s Gospel
Matthew opens his gospel account with these words: “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (1:1).
Matthew opens his gospel account with these words: “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (1:1).
Mary is twice mentioned as a “virgin” (παρθένος) in Luke 1:27. “In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city
One of the remarkable things about the writings of the Apostle John is the way he combined great simplicity in his style and vocabulary with
There are certain passages in Scripture that effortlessly rocket our thoughts and affections into the heavenlies where Christ is. Paul’s letters are brimming with such passages: Colossians 1:15-20, Ephesians
While ministering at the church in Corinth, Paul resolved to know nothing except Jesus Christ and him crucified (1 Cor. 2:2). The tactic sounds admirable and
This is the fifth and final installment in our series on reading the Bible as literature. We first considered what a literary approach looks like
Geerhardus Vos speaks of the Christian as “a peculiar chronological phenomenon.”[1] As is often the case with Vos, we need to reflect for a moment on
Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. speaks about Calvin’s views on the Sabbath. In this conversation, we look to Dr. Gaffin’s book Calvin and the Sabbath: The
This is our fourth article in a series on reading the Bible as literature. We first summarized and provided examples of a literary approach to the Bible. In
This is our third article in a series on reading the Bible as literature. The first post summarized and provided examples of a literary approach to
Matthew opens his gospel account with these words: “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham” (1:1).
Mary is twice mentioned as a “virgin” (παρθένος) in Luke 1:27. “In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city
One of the remarkable things about the writings of the Apostle John is the way he combined great simplicity in his style and vocabulary with
There are certain passages in Scripture that effortlessly rocket our thoughts and affections into the heavenlies where Christ is. Paul’s letters are brimming with such passages: Colossians 1:15-20, Ephesians
While ministering at the church in Corinth, Paul resolved to know nothing except Jesus Christ and him crucified (1 Cor. 2:2). The tactic sounds admirable and
This is the fifth and final installment in our series on reading the Bible as literature. We first considered what a literary approach looks like
Geerhardus Vos speaks of the Christian as “a peculiar chronological phenomenon.”[1] As is often the case with Vos, we need to reflect for a moment on
Dr. Richard B. Gaffin, Jr. speaks about Calvin’s views on the Sabbath. In this conversation, we look to Dr. Gaffin’s book Calvin and the Sabbath: The
This is our fourth article in a series on reading the Bible as literature. We first summarized and provided examples of a literary approach to the Bible. In
This is our third article in a series on reading the Bible as literature. The first post summarized and provided examples of a literary approach to
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