Category Archives: Adult Bible Classes

Modern translations exclude or place in brackets the last few verses of Mark 16, at the end of Mark’s Gospel. This leaves the Gospel with an abrupt ending, leaving many to question the translators’ decisions. In my view, the arguments … Continue reading →

Back in the 1970s, many Christians were shocked when they bought one of the modern translations just released to find that the translations omitted the account of the woman taken in adultery and a large portion of the last chapter … Continue reading →

When manuscripts disagree regarding the reading of a text, how do we decide which is right? Textual critics often try to lay out certain rules for how we decide, but it’s not an entirely objective process. Rather, it requires thoughtful … Continue reading →

I probably should have begun with this. There are several reasons why it’s helpful for Christians to learn about the origins of the Bible. 1. For teachers, preachers, and any other dedicated student of the Bible, it’s important to understand … Continue reading →

We are blessed to live in an age with manuscripts, some very fragmentary, that date to the early Second Century or perhaps earlier. For example, The Rylands Library Papyrus P52, also known as the St. John’s fragment … is a fragment from … Continue reading →

When the translators of the King James Version did their work, the oldest manuscripts available to them were from the Eleventh Century. In fact, they worked from an edited version of the Greek text assembled by the Catholic scholar Eramus … Continue reading →

Where did my Bible come from and how do I know it’s reliable? We’ll take the first question first. The best translations available today were made by committees of Bible scholars at the behest of a publishing house. And those … Continue reading →

It’s not easy to stick God on a poster board and label him Exhibit A. But I can actually do that with the many good people at my church. If I’m going to defend my faith to someone else, I … Continue reading →

I grew up studying apologetics. Really. Except we called it “Christian evidences” back then. You see, my dad subscribed to countless magazines covering the creation/evolution controversy, carbon dating, archaeological discoveries, and all sorts of similar things. He read Apologetics Press … Continue reading →