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Reading Scripture Before Explaining It
A call to read Scripture attentively before explaining it: follow the author’s argument, notice the setting, and test assumptions against the passage.
Authority Before Ontology
How do authority and ontology differ? Explore divine commission, representation, and the questions readers bring to the New Testament’s portrait of Jesus.
Scriptio Continua and the Myth of Visual Precision
What is scriptio continua? Explore how ancient writing conventions and editorial decisions affect the spacing, punctuation, and reading of biblical texts.
Shelīaḥ Is Not an Optional Detour — It Is the Key
Explore the Jewish concept of an authorized agent and its relevance to biblical representation, while distinguishing agency from claims about identity.
Is Luke Historical or Ahistorical?
How should we read Luke as a historical writer? Consider ancient historiography, narrative purpose, and the evidence behind judgments about Luke and Acts.
Acts 15 and the Shape of Apostolic Discipleship
Read Acts 15 as a dispute about Gentile belonging and community life, considering what the Jerusalem decision required and how discipleship continued.
The Didache as a Window into Apostolic Discipleship
What is the Didache? Explore this early Christian teaching text, including the Two Ways, baptism, prayer, Eucharist, and community discernment.
How the Early Church Read the Apostles
Meet the Shepherd of Hermas, an early Christian work of visions, commands, and parables concerned with repentance, moral formation, and life in the church.
What Apostolic “Thickness” Would Look Like Today
What would a fuller apostolic faith look like today? Reflect on worship, community, obedience, and the practices that form Christian life.
Why Modern Christianity Feels Thin–When Apostolic Christianity Was Thick
Contrast a thin account of Christianity with a faith shaped by community, practice, and responsibility, drawing on the life of the earliest churches.
Restoring Apostolic Faith 