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    Book Review. Matthew, Mark, and Luke: A Study in the Order and Interrelation of the Synoptic Gospels by John Chapman

    January 15, 2025 - By admin

    Matthew, Mark and Luke: A Study in the Order and Interrelation of the Synoptic Gospels. By John Chapman. Edited by John M. T. Barton. London: Longmans, Green, and Company, 1937, 312 pp. Last month I was privileged to acquire a copy of John Chapman’s significant work on the order and…

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    A Christian remembrance of the birth of Jesus, circa AD 40 (& Merry Christmas!)

    December 12, 2024 - By admin

    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,…

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  • Francis Upham's: "Gospels"

    Francis W. Upham on the resistance to an early date of the Gospels. Or, “Thoughts on the Holy Gospels” (part three)

    July 12, 2024 - By admin

    Theologians of the 1800s wrote with a flowing eloquence and style which is foreign to the ears of our present generation. Upham begins chapter three, “The Received Date of the Gospels,” with a rebuke not only against unbelieving skeptics, but also against orthodox religious leaders, who undermine the Gospels not…

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  • Francis Upham's: "Gospels"

    Francis W. Upham on the early intent to publish a Gospel. Or, “Thoughts on the Holy Gospels” (part two)

    May 9, 2024 - By admin

    In chapter 2, on the “Intent to Have a Written Gospel,” Upham begins with a quick allusion to Milton’s Paradise Lost: Surely it was not the “Archangel ruined” who deluded men into saying that the Witnesses [of Christ] never thought of putting their witness into writing! … The ancient genealogies…

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  • Francis Upham's: "Gospels"

    Francis W. Upham’s “Thoughts on the Holy Gospels” (part one)

    May 1, 2024 - By admin

    Sitting atop one of my bookshelves is a collection of older works—some were treasures discovered at used bookstores and others were sought out. One of my favorites is a small hardback by Francis W. Upham, published in New York in 1881. This was almost 150 years ago! To put this…

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