The following is a collection of writings from over the years of my Biblical studies. They may be of interest, and may help to explain different parts of the Bible and related topics. Some are the results of my own research on various topics, while some reflect and summarize the research and insights of others.  

 

Bible Background – True and Reliable

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Pointers to the God of the Bible

Early Non-Christian References to Jesus

(If we had no New Testament…)

The Uniqueness of the Bible

How We Got the Old Testament

How We Got the New Testament

Archaeology and the Historical

Reliability of the Bible

Examining the Four Gospels

Why is John’s Gospel So Different?

Examining the Accounts of the Birth of Jesus

A Medical Examination of Jesus’ Death

 

 
Christian Life and Basic Teachings

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Understanding the Trinity

 
How Christianity Has Changed the World

 

The Impact of Jesus and Biblical

Values on the United States

 

Letter to Diognetus about Christians

 

7 Keys to Walking with God

 

Living in the Tension at Five Points of

Our Interaction with God

 

Characteristics of Cults

 

Bible Details Quiz

 

 

Historical Context

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Between the Testaments: The Period

from Malachi to Christ

How the Apostles Died and Why

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The Early Years of the Christian Faith

 

Understanding the Many Christian

Groups and Denominations

 
 

Clarifying Some Specific Texts

 

Joshua’s Long Night?! Understanding

‘the Sun standing still’ of Josh. 10

Four Bible Passages Often Quoted

Yet Also Often Misunderstood

 

Jonah, a Whale, and Parkinson’s Disease

 

 
Connecting the Old Testament and New Testament

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The New World of the New Covenant

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God is the Same in the Old Testament

and New Testament?

 

How Four Events Fundamentally

Changed Our Relationship with God

 

Understanding the Crucial Decision

of the Jerusalem Council in Acts 15

 

The Structure of Matthew’s Gospel

and the Old Testament 

 

The Law of Moses for Us Today

 

Four Important Statements Regarding

the Law in Matthew 5:17-20

 

 
Special Interest: What the Bible Says, or Doesn’t Say, about the Future — A Preterist Eschatology (Controversial!)

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Introduction

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The Change of Covenants:

The Overlap Period

 

When Were the New Testament

Documents Written?

 

Covenant-Change Eschatology:

Elements of a Preterist View

 

Imminence in Fulfilling New

Testament Prophecy Then

 

The “Mount of Olives Discourse”

of Matthew 24-25

 

Understanding 2 Peter 3:1-13

 

Josephus' Account of the Jewish War

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Overview of the Period from 33 to 70 AD

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Time Line of the Jewish Revolt and

Temple Destruction (from Josephus)

 

A Preterist Perspective in Church History

 

Dating the Book of Revelation

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Revelation: Introduction and Overview

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Revelation: Notes on Individual Chapters

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5 Views of the Millennium in Revelation 20 

 

Daniel's Prophecies: Introduction and Overview

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Daniel: Notes on Chapter 2

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Daniel: Notes on Chapter 7

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Daniel: Notes on Chapter 8

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Daniel: Notes on Chapter 9

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Daniel: Notes on Chapters 10 - 12

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Comparing the Various Time

References in Daniel and Revelation

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Limits to a Preterist Perspective

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