To Error is Erhman: Randal Ming and Randall Birtell Examine the book Misquoting Jesus
Truth and Meaning As It Relates To History Bart Ehrman, in Misquoting Jesus,1 Bart Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus; San Francisco: Harper Collins, 2005 intends to explain New Testament textual criticism. One theme Ehrman uses to explain textual criticism is that the...
Abandoned?
I recently read a critique of Biblical prophecy (specifically, Messianic prophecy), which was alleged to have been taken out of context by selectively quoting a verse or two, rather than quoting the entire passage. This claim stems from either a lack of understanding...
A Father’s Love
I was raised in a Christian home but, in my teen years, I became quite skeptical of Christian claims, the good book, and especially of God Himself. Looking back, I cannot say I really doubted the existence of God, but I did not feel I liked Him all that much, or at...
The Labyrinth: A Walk by Faith? Concerns about the Christian Use of Labyrinths
(Originally printed in the Fall 2006 Issue of the MCOI Journal page 14) A labyrinth is a flat circle or square consisting of a path that winds round to the center (not to be confused with a maze, which is enclosed). In Greek mythology, the Labyrinth was the name for...
Passover, Catholics, JWs and Communion
This is one of the times each year that the secular media runs to famous atheists to gain insight into the “myth,” as they view it, concerning Jesus’s resurrection, the very heart of Christian belief. It is obvious that they do not believe that Jesus came out of His...
Uncertainty and Revelation
Uncertainty is a crucible for revelation. My pastor said two things in his sermon two weeks ago when this virus was just looming on the horizon and we had no idea how bad or how mild it was going to be. There were people in my church who thought everyone was...
End Notes
| 1. | ↑ | Bart Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus; San Francisco: Harper Collins, 2005 |
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