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Newer Jerusalem and suburbs. St. George's Cathedral and Belfry. Nablus road. 1920 INTRODUCTION The gospel of Matthew was the early church’s favourite book. It was the most quoted, most copied, most read, and the most preached Christian book of the early centuries. This immense popularity can easily be accounted for. First, Matthew served then, as… Continue reading The Gospel According to Matthew – The New Testament In Its World – NT Wright and Mike Bird

Henry Ossawa Tanner (American, 1859-1937), The Disciples on the Sea, about 1910. The text contained in the post are direct quotes from "The New Testament In It's World," by NT Wright and Mike Bird, Zondervan, SPCK. The Gospels were written to invite readers to enter a worldview. In this worldview, there is one God, the… Continue reading THE GOSPELS AND THE STORY OF GOD – The Gospel According to Mark – NT Wright and Mike Bird

Helen Keller with her tutor/mentor Anne Sullivan, 1888 What we have in 1–2 Timothy and Titus is best described as Paul the mentor. Even though this trio of letters has, since the eighteenth century, gone under the collective title ‘The Pastoral Epistles’, which is appropriate in its way, they might more fittingly be named ‘The… Continue reading The Pastoral Epistles – 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus – The New Testament In Its World

https://youtu.be/VOjC-1i5B-s?si=9m_KTp1NBfjdNiYR Scene we discussed in Sunday School https://youtu.be/ZJ3AvfAGzBo?si=dluB7uFhHdCR-Fyy INTRODUCTIONAnd so we come to Romans! Paul’s letter to the church in Rome ranks high, not just in ‘religious’ literature, but by any standards of culture, intellect, and overall human wisdom. It is about God and the world; about what it means, and what it might mean,… Continue reading Romans – The New Testament In Its World – NT Wright/Mike Bird