One of the central controversies about the movement from the Jewish orientation of the first century New Testament documents to the contemporary Christian culture is the place of the Sabbath. Marianne Dacy wrote her doctoral dissertation on this shift and other critical changes in the first few centuries following the death of Yeshua. Her analysis…
I upgraded my laptop and now have 2 RAM memory modules that I can’t use. They are: 1 GB DDR2 PC2-5300 MEMORY MODULE suitable for a MacBook Pro. THERE ARE 2 ONE GIG modules. If anyone out there is in need, please let me know. Skip
This year, 2011, will be my ninth year of writing a daily Today’s Word. In about two months, I will write the 3000th edition. During that time, there has been only one repeated Today’s Word posted on the web site. It feels good to have 2,999 different looks at Scripture. Writing this has become a permanent…
Between November 29 and December 25, I shipped more than 200 books to readers. If you ordered BEFORE December 23 and you have not received your order IN THE UNITED STATES, then I need to know. Several people have had problems with orders due to the general mismanagement of the post office. So far I…
Brevard S. Childs was perhaps the most influential thinker in the development of canonical theology in the last several decades. His work, Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments, presents a thorough analysis of the forces that led to the formulation of a canonical theological position. In this series of lectures and comments of…
An Exegetical Review of Hebrews 8:13 Hebrews 8:13 is often cited by Christians as positive proof that the Mosaic laws have been abolished. Wayne Jackson’s remarks are a typical Christian view: “The vast majority of the Jewish community had rejected the Messiah and his New Covenant arrangement. Hence, they continued to rely upon the…
For 9 years I have been writing Today’s Word. Many of you have been readers for a long time, so what I am about to tell you will not be news. Today’s Word is nothing more than a personal journey into Scripture. It’s my daily adventure in discovering what God stored up in His Word. …
For all who prayed and supported my daughter during her 4 months in Africa, and especially for you, Luzette, thank you. She is home now for the holidays. Here is one of her pictures for all of us to enjoy.
Every year I receive comments about the same controversy – Christmas. In spite of all the tradition associated with the “birth of Jesus,” Christmas was originally a very pagan holiday. The Romans celebrated it as Saturnalia, a week of lawless disorder in efforts to appease the gods, culminating in the death of an innocent victim. …
This morning I received an email from a reader overseas. Her daughter is having serious troubles at school, not only with classes but with being honest about her performance. Now that the truth has been discovered, the family is very upset. Our sister, the mother in this family, has asked for prayer for emotional stability…
