Welcome to our gathering, brothers and sisters, children of Israel who belong to the Way. Tonight we remember the birth of our Lord and Savior, who was born into this world roughly forty years ago. Jesus was the promised son of David, anticipated by the prophets, announced by an angel,…
One reason that scholars tend to discount the testimony of the earliest church fathers concerning Matthean priority is due to the apparent claim that Matthew’s Gospel was written in Hebrew (or Aramaic). For example, Irenaeus is commonly translated as stating that “Matthew also issued a written Gospel among the Hebrews…
Dr. Kirk MacGregor of McPherson College has published a review of my book in the Fall 2024 issue of the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary journal. Please take a look: https://www.nobts.edu/baptist-center-theology/journals/journals/jbtm21b.pdf After surveying the arguments expressed in each chapter of the book, the review critically engages with my novel approach…
In 1961, S. Vernon McCasland published an article entitled “Matthew Twists the Scriptures,” in which he charges the author of Matthew with distorting not only his Old Testament sources, but also his contemporary sources. Brazenly, McCasland begins his accusation by redirecting the expressed concern of 2 Peter 3:16 at the…