A favorable Amazon review of A Trustworthy Gospel by Cory Marsh: "This book doesn’t merely argue for Matthean priority, but for a very early publication of Matthew—preceding all of Paul’s letters (several years [not decades] after Jesus’s ascension). The argument is especially reasonable when one considers that all of Paul’s…
A new book, A Gospel for Cornelius: Discovering Mark's Affinity with Matthew to be published in September.
Here is the abstract for the paper that I’ll be presenting at the Annual ISCA Conference in Wichita on 11–12 September 2026 (https://isca-apologetics.org/): Inerrancy, Patterns of Behavior, and the Implications on Early Gospel Publication The New Testament portrays the earliest Christians as being reliant on Scripture—as recognizing that God spoke…
This article articulates a four-step framework for the progressive proclamation and publication of the Synoptic Gospels and Acts (assuming a Matthew, Mark, Luke sequence), contrasted with Black's four phase Gospel development model (which assumes a Matthew, Luke, Mark sequence).
My upcoming book on Mark’s Gospel explores exegetical insights and harmonization benefits that are available if one accepts the premise that Mark was published for the benefit of Cornelius and friends in Caesarea Maritima shortly after their conversion per Acts 10, and shortly after the publication of Matthew’s Gospel. This…
If the arguments for the early publication of Matthew in A Trustworthy Gospel are accepted, then what are the implications for the next Gospel to be published?
For those interested in an extended academic lecture on the doctrine of inerrancy, focused on contemporary challenges to the traditional definition of the doctrine, click on the footnote links for a 3-session lecture from Dr. Doug Bookman from Shepherd's Theological Seminary, speaking at Bob Jones University last November. As part…
New Testament Apologetics: Proving the Historical Jesus by Documentary Evidence. By Robert Clifton Robinson. Phoenix, AZ: Teach the Word Publishing, 2024, 592 pages. This is a massive work and Robinson must be applauded for his efforts to defend the integrity of the NT, both in this book and on-line, where…
Thomas Birks’ 1852 book, Horæ Evangelicæ, encourages us to seriously consider much earlier dates for the Gospels than is presently popular. In Birks’ day, liberal German theologians (e.g., David Strauss) were characterizing the Gospels—”not as real histories, but as a collection of early legends that had their origin in ideal…
The Gospel of Mark offers Greek translations for a variety of Aramaic words. What does this tell us about Mark's intended audience? Many scholars claim that Mark's translations demonstrate that his audience was not familiar with Aramaic. However, if we look closely at how both Mark and Matthew handle the…