Category: Basics of NT Interpretation

  • Basics of NT Interpretation, Pt. 3: Historical Reliability

    Basics of NT Interpretation, Pt. 3: Historical Reliability

    This is Part 3 in a short series I’ve been writing on NT interpretive issues (be sure to check out Part 1 and/or Part 2 if you haven’t already). These posts are not robust, academic treatments of the issues they address; they are introductory in nature, and intended for average church-goers who are curious about…

  • Basics of NT Interpretation, Pt. 2: Textual Reliability

    Basics of NT Interpretation, Pt. 2: Textual Reliability

    This is Part 2 in a short series I’m doing on NT interpretive issues (for Part 1, click here). These posts are not robust, academic treatments of the issues they address; they are introductory in nature, and intended for those in the church who are curious about these issues and perhaps wrestling through them for…

  • Basics of NT Interpretation, Pt 1: Disputed Authorship

    Basics of NT Interpretation, Pt 1: Disputed Authorship

    Virtually everyone who goes to seminary will be required to take an introductory course on New Testament. And in that course, they’ll be introduced to a whole host of controversies surrounding the NT text and its interpretation. Did the apostles actually write all the letters attributed to them? How did the four gospels come about—and…