Biblical context
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Explore the world between Malachi and Matthew: Persian, Greek, Hasmonean, and Roman rule, and the Jewish setting behind the New Testament.
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What makes a responsible theologian? Consider the difference between collecting information, interpreting Scripture, and teaching with humility.
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Read 1 Peter 3:14–17 in its setting of suffering, hope, and faithful conduct. Explore why giving an answer requires gentleness and a clear conscience.
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What does the new covenant promise about the law written on the heart? Read Jeremiah 31 alongside the New Testament’s account of covenant faithfulness.
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Who wrote the Gospels? Explore authorship, ancient testimony, oral tradition, and the difference between what the evidence shows and what we infer.
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Why can certainty outpace understanding? Reflect on intellectual humility, biblical interpretation, and the willingness to revise a theological conclusion.
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Distinguish Scripture from interpretation, doctrine, and personal conviction. Learn why historical and literary context must guide claims about meaning.
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Does Isaiah 45:7 say God creates moral evil? Explore the Hebrew word ra, translation choices, and the passage’s setting of divine rule and calamity.
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Chapter and verse numbers help us find passages, but they can obscure an argument. Explore how to read biblical books as connected literary works.
Restoring Apostolic Faith 