Biblical context
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Do Acts 9:7 and 22:9 contradict each other? Compare their accounts of Paul’s encounter with Jesus and consider the role of hearing and understanding.
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Explore how inherited assumptions shape our picture of the gospel, and why recovering the biblical world can change the questions we bring to Scripture.
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Enter the assumptions of a first-century Jewish reader: covenant, community, judgment, and hope as background for understanding the New Testament.
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Why does the Bible feel different in its original world? An introduction to reading Scripture through ancient culture, language, and literary context.
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Why does Jude quote 1 Enoch? Explore Second Temple Jewish literature and distinguish a writer’s use of a source from questions about the biblical canon.
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Compare 1 Corinthians 14 and 1 Timothy 2 on women speaking and teaching, attending to local circumstances, literary context, and disputed interpretations.
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What do binding and loosing mean in Matthew? Explore their setting in community responsibility, judgment, and the exercise of delegated authority.
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Explore the shared biblical world Paul assumes in his letters, and why later theological categories should be tested against that original setting.
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Paul’s letters often assume teaching his churches already knew. Explore how audience, prior instruction, and local circumstances shape interpretation.
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Compare Luke’s account in Acts with Paul’s letters, considering genre, purpose, and the challenges of reconstructing history from different witnesses.
Restoring Apostolic Faith 