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…
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…
My thanks to Wipf & Stock for their promotional activities, as they had a booth at this year’s Evangelical Theological Society annual meeting, and displayed my book along with many others. I do enjoy these annual ETS gatherings. This was my fifth. Thousands of attendees. Get to chat with interesting…
How do the Gospels compare with other contemporary biographies, relative to size? Plutarch was the most prolific biographer of the era, writing in Greek around the end of the first century. The following chart compares the word count of the four Gospels with fifty biographies written by Plutarch. Although Matthew’s…
Am out there trying to promote the book. Our church association had a regional conference this past week in Vancouver, Washington. Please reach out to me, if there is an opportunity to speak at your event and make the case for an early Matthew!
We will be talking about my recently published book, A Trustworthy Gospel: Arguments for an Early Date for Matthew’s Gospel. Here is the link for the 5/28/24 Youtube webcast. Midwest Christian Outreach strives to: “give clear answers, and a solid defense of the orthodox biblical faith, to all types of…
For those in the broader Seattle area, do check out the speaker lineup at the upcoming events sponsored by the Apologetics Forum of Snohomish County. https://www.apologeticsforum.org/ My thanks to Atonement Free Lutheran Church in Arlington for hosting a gathering last night, where we heard Dr. Phil Fernandes survey the apologetic…
This is my first published book and I have to admit to feeling more than a little giddy with excitement. I’ve been quite distracted over the last couple weeks, as the typesetting was finished, then the cover design, and now the book is available through Christianbook, Amazon, Barnes and Noble,…