8 articles.
New Testament Overviews Most scholars agree that the Book of Revelation is not pseudonymous, though they debate which John authored it: John the Apostle, John the Elder, an unknown John, John Mark, or John the Baptist. However, the latter two have not gained serious support, leaving the former three as potential authors of the Book. John identifies himself three times as the author of the Letter (1:1, 4, 9; 22:8), and throughout the Greek Book, the syntax and idiosyncrasies "that reflect Semitic syntax," demonstrate the author's native tongue of Galilean Hebrew.
August 15, 2024 ⏱ 9 min read draft
New Testament Overviews While there is much debate surrounding the authorship of the Epistle of Jude, "there is no serious doubt that Jude, the full brother of James and half brother of Jesus, is the author of the book bearing his name." Jude's authorship is due to his introduction, "Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James (Jude 1)," and this self-attribution as the brother of James clarifies his identity. Jude's epithet is necessary in identifying himself as the Epistle's author as "James was much better known… but Jude is hardly mentioned elsewhere" except when he is mentioned alongside his brothers (Mark 3:21, 31; 6:3; Matt.
August 10, 2024 ⏱ 8 min read draft
New Testament Overviews Martin Luther, the great Protestant and Lutheran reformer "recognized 1 Peter (along with the Gospel of John and Paul's Letters) as 'the true kernel and marrow of all the New Testament Books. For in them [readers]… find depicted in masterly fashion how faith in Christ overcomes sin, death, and hell, and gives life, righteousness, and salvation.'" The significance of 1 Peter throughout Church history, therefore, cannot be understated "as It is confidently woven into the fabric of Christian theology and identity."
August 3, 2024 ⏱ 9 min read draft
New Testament Overviews Because the author of Hebrews is unknown, it can only be said that the Epistle is the work of "one of the [greatest] theologians of the New Testament." While it is unclear to whom this title belongs, there have been many assumed authors, such as the Apostle Paul. However, Pauline authorship is not accepted by many scholars today. Other candidates for the authorship of Hebrews include "Clement of Rome, Barnabas, Apollos, Luke, Silas, Priscilla, Philip, and even Mary the mother of Jesus." The obvious problem with these assumptions is that there are no known texts written by any of these supposed authors apart from Luke, and Lukan authorship is mostly refuted due to linguistic and rhetorical differences.
July 27, 2024 ⏱ 10 min read draft
New Testament Overviews In a similar fashion to all Pauline epistles, the Apostle Paul greets Titus by acknowledging himself as the author: "Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ" (Titus 1:1). For this reason and more, the Epistle to Titus was unequivocally attributed to the Apostle Paul, apart from Marcion, until the nineteenth century. Since then, it has been debated whether Titus constitutes pseudonymous literature of the early church or if Pauline authorship of various New Testament letters includes the Epistle to Titus.
July 20, 2024 ⏱ 9 min read draft
New Testament Overviews The Apostle Paul's authorship of Philemon, the shortest book in the New Testament, is uncontested by most of all New Testament Scholars. The only occasion of an argument against Pauline authorship was made by the Tubingen School in the nineteenth century and has since been dismissed as irrelevant and untrue.
July 13, 2024 ⏱ 7 min read draft
New Testament Overviews Paul begins the letter to the Romans with an introduction: "Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Gospel of God" (Rom. 1:1). He immediately identifies himself as the letter's author and establishes genuine authority due to his apostleship and purpose as a minister of the Gospel.
June 29, 2024 ⏱ 8 min read draft
Old Testament Papers Daniel is one of the most debated books of the Bible amongst different spheres of Christian beliefs and denominations. However, when understood correctly, it is also one of the most humbling, edifying, and sanctifying sections of the Holy Scripture.
December 2, 2022 ⏱ 5 min read draft