Posted by Sarah Henrich on 4/1/2012 12:57 PM
Podcast discussion with Eric Barreto, Kathryn Schifferdecker and Sarah Henrich. Article (below) written by Sarah Henrich.
What really happened at Easter?
Even after two millennia, inquiring minds still want to know: What really happened at Easter? Or, to phrase it differently: Really, what happened at Easter? Not Easter 2011 or 1911, but the first Easter, the day of Jesus' resurrection.
Here's the problem: our "inquiries" are shaped by our power to answer the "really." What contemporary folks take …
Posted by Alan Padgett on 3/1/2012 2:48 PM
The New Testament consistently teaches that Jesus, God’s Son, dies so that we may be saved from sin. The ultimate motive for this is the love of God. Underneath the surface of events, behind and beyond the folly and wickedness of human leaders, God's plan for salvation was being worked out (Acts 2:23; 1 Peter 1:20).
The short answer to our question is: "through Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their sins against them." (2 Cor 5:19).
The death of Jesus is not an …
Posted by Kathryn M. Schifferdecker on 1/2/2012 10:18 AM
Who wrote the Bible? The short answer is: God, through people. I’ll get back to that point.
The long answer would take more time than you probably want to spend right now. So here’s a summary:
The Bible was written by lots of different people over many centuries, from about the 9th or 10th centuries BCE to the 1st century CE. These people included priests and scribes, prophets and singers, ordinary Israelites and maybe even a king or two; probably mostly men, but perhaps a woman here …
Posted by Eric Barreto on 12/1/2011 11:53 AM
When did Jesus drive out the money changers from the temple? In Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Jesus cleanses the temple near the end of his life. In John, Jesus does so in the earliest days of his ministry.
What were Jesus’ last words?
- According to Mark and Matthew, Jesus cries out in pain and isolation: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
- According to Luke, Jesus’ life ends with words of forgiveness for his persecutors (“Father, forgive them; for they do not …
Posted by Mark Throntveit on 11/1/2011 3:34 PM
How do you know which Bible to buy?
Has your church joined the Bible blitz? Are you involved in a Bible reading program? While this craze is to be applauded, such programs immediately encounter an embarrassment of riches: Never before have there been so many different translations from which to choose. But which one is best?
I confess that I do not know. What I do know is that any Bible you are reading is better than any Bible that just sits on your nightstand or coffee table, and that responsible …
Posted by Karoline Lewis on 9/1/2011 12:00 AM
Well, it depends on whose Bible you are talking about.
If you are a mainline Protestant, that is, not Roman Catholic, your Bible is made up of two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament.
The Old Testament is organized into four parts: the Pentateuch, the Historical Books, the Writings, and the Prophets.
- The Pentateuch is the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. You may also hear it referred to as the Torah.
- The Historical Books …
Posted by Matt Skinner on 1/19/2011 10:19 AM
Are there questions about the Bible that you’re afraid to ask? Well, maybe you aren’t afraid, but you have a friend, or a friend of a friend, who has some questions he’d rather not share publicly just yet.
This is the place for you, because here we’re interested in questions about the Bible. We’re especially interested in questions that stick their noses into the Bible’s business — asking about where it came from, what it means, and what it is …