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Many assume that "dog" was a racial slur. Turns out, this isn't true. So why did Jesus say what he did to the Syrophoenician woman?

We are back for a third and final segment of a three-part interview with Matthew Thiessen, author of the recent book, A Jewish Paul: The Messiah’s Herald to the Gentiles (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2023). Dr. Thiessen is an associate professor of religious studies at McMaster University. He presents us with a well-written and provocative interpretation of Paul in this book.

Scientists using ultraviolet photography say they have found an old version of a chapter of the Bible that was hidden underneath a different section of text for more than 1,500 years.

Ben:  Wish the chapter on Gal. 3.28 was longer.  I wondered if you had read my NTS article on this verse. I don't think it's sufficient to simply equate

As I continue to work on the complete rewrite, revision, and expansion of my very old and incomplete book The Untold Story of the New Testament Church, I

Over the past couple of centuries, scholars have devoted a lot of attention to understanding story-telling. They examine how motifs emerge and evolve, and

3 Min Read Published on: 12-29-2020 As a child I enjoyed a series of biblical cartoons that were very well done, both for their artistic quality and for their respectful adaptation of the biblical text. These cartoons re-created various stories from the New Testament. Now that I am a father, I still find myself watching these Bible lessons from time to time with my children. One of the stories included in this animated series is the well-known parable of the 10 virgins (Mat...