This page provides access to posts that discuss Bible passages at some length. Very few are from the Old Testament.

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Matthew 1:20 The Holy Spirit 1: Conceived by the Holy Spirit
Matthew 1:20 More on the virgin conception
Matthew 1:20-21 He will save his people from their sins
Matthew 1:20-23 The birth announcement
Matthew 1:22-23 They will call his name Immanuel
Matthew 1:23 The conception of Jesus, Trinity, and the search for an appropriate metaphysics: it’s nearly Christmas, after all
Matthew 1:23 Are Immanuel and Wonderful-Counselor-Mighty-God-Everlasting-Father-Prince-of-Peace the same person?
Matthew 1:23 Some dull but seasonal reflections on the historical context for the fulfilment of the Immanuel prophecy
Matthew 2:15 The conception of Jesus, Trinity, and the search for an appropriate metaphysics: it’s nearly Christmas, after all
Matthew 2:15 Out of Egypt I called my son: the rabbit in the hat trick
Matthew 3:11-12 The Holy Spirit 2: He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire
Matthew 3:16-17 The Holy Spirit 3: This is my beloved Son
Matthew 5:1-12 The beatitudes
Matthew 5:3-11 The community of the Beatitudes and the restoration of creation
Matthew 5:13 The salt of the earth
Matthew 5:14-16 The light of the world
Matthew 5:17-18 I came not to invalidate the Law or the Prophets but to fulfil
Matthew 5:19 In what sense are we "bound to what the New Testament teaches"?
Matthew 5:43-48 Should we still love our enemies?
Matthew 6:9-13 The Lord’s prayer and its eschatological context
Matthew 7:13-14 The way of life and the way of death
Matthew 7:24-27 The parable of the two houses and the apocalyptic storm
Matthew 8:23-27 Did Jesus act as though he thought he were God?
Matthew 9:1-8 Jesus and the authority to forgive sins
Matthew 9:10-13 The sick need a physician
Matthew 10:28 The destruction of body and soul in gehenna
Matthew 10:34-37 Not peace but a sword
Matthew 11:12-14 The kingdom of heaven and the men of violence
Matthew 12:15-21 The Holy Spirit 4: The Spirit given to the servant of YHWH
Matthew 12:43-45 Seven spirits worse than the first
Matthew 13:31-32 Reading the parable of the mustard seed after Christendom
Matthew 13:36-43 The parable of the weeds and the question of hell
Matthew 16:13-16 Who do men say that the Son of man is?
Matthew 16:17-18 The gates of Hades will not prevail against it
Matthew 16:19 The keys to the kingdom of heaven
Matthew 18:8-9 Response to Ben Witherington on Gehenna
Matthew 18:18 What must I do to inherit eternal life?
Matthew 19:16 Eternal life and the story of Israel
Matthew 19:21 What it means to be perfect
Matthew 19:28 Judging the twelve tribes of Israel

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Response to Douglas Wilson The seemingly affable, well-read, articulate and entertaining Douglas Wilson has taken the trouble to respond in some detail to my critique of his argument about Hellenistic influence on the supposed language of “hell” in the New Testament...
Quote: William Stacy Johnson: The Gospel is not a foundation It is time that we recognized this foundationalist way of thinking for what it is. In its Christian guise, it represents not the strength of faith but the result of a faith that has lost its nerve. The Christian Scriptures set themselves...
Trinitarian community I taught a class in church on the doctrine of the Trinity last week, and you know, all things considered, it went pretty well. I placed some emphasis on the developmental character of the doctrine. I explained that it’s not all there in...