Monthly Archives: April 2024

Has the Site of Augustus’s Death Been Discovered? – Biblical Archaeology Society

Written on April 29, 2024 at 5:35 pm, by

Researchers uncover villa believed to belong to first Roman Emperor  BAS Staff  April 29, 2024  0 Comments  641 views  Share Augustus of Prima Porta, Vatican Museum. Public Domain. Excavations carried out in Italy on the… Read More

No, It’s Actually Hyperbole: A Response to Nick Meriwether on the “Utterly Destroy” Commands

Written on April 27, 2024 at 12:46 pm, by

͏ By Paul Copan Apr 21, 2024 READ IN APP Introductory Remarks In his March 15 (2024) article, “‘Save Alive Nothing That Breathes’: How Should We Understand Divine Commands to Destroy?”,… Read More

Blessed are those with “blind faith”?

Written on April 23, 2024 at 5:15 pm, by

 I’ve warned before about the habit of reducing biblical accounts to mere spiritual metaphors—a popular sermon practice nowadays, unfortunately. David slaying Goliath is not a lesson about facing the… Read More

That’s Just Your Opinion / What Is Aramaic? / Nicaea 2025 / Resurrection on Saturday

Written on April 23, 2024 at 12:57 am, by

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM WITH DOUGLAS JACOBY Hello from Lancashire! Here in England spring has arrived—temperatures in the 50s (10º+ C), budding trees and bushes, frolicking ponies and lambs, days… Read More

Confessions of a Type A Leader

Written on April 22, 2024 at 10:53 pm, by

  Click below to share on social media or to forward this email to a friend           “The reason I share my junk with you is… Read More

Book Review—Re-Examining Our Lenses

Written on April 20, 2024 at 2:04 pm, by

Re-Examining Our Lenses: The Relationship Between Restoration Movement Hermeneutics and Spiritual Formation by Jeanie Shaw (Review by Hashim Warren) In the new book, Re-Examining Our Lenses Jeanie Shaw writes about how the way… Read More

Pickle Church, by Drew Baker

Written on April 20, 2024 at 1:59 pm, by

If your church feels like it’s nearing its expiration date, try pickling it. By that, of course, I mean, try pickleball. When I was in college, a few of my… Read More

Just Discipleship / Was Luke Wrong About the Census? / 160 Communion Messages / Mike Licona on the Resurrection!

Written on April 17, 2024 at 9:34 am, by

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good afternoon from Atlanta’s airport (ATL), still the world’s busiest—followed by Dubai (DXB), Dallas (DFW), London Heathrow (LHR), and Tokyo Haneda (HND). In… Read More

C. S. Lewis and the Uses of Apologetics

Written on April 15, 2024 at 4:35 pm, by

By Donald T. Williams APR 15 READ IN APP Why do we need apologetics? We live in a world filled with people who think like Trumpkin: “I have no use… Read More

Living New Testament Commentary!

Written on April 10, 2024 at 10:32 am, by

The Newsletter of IBTM with Douglas Jacoby   Good morning from Atlanta! Thank you for all the positive responses to last week’s Once Saved, Always Saved? Some are watching the… Read More

BIBLICAL TURKEY (2)

Written on April 10, 2024 at 6:39 am, by

From Byzantion to Istanbul: Some Key Dates (.pdf version)

BIBLICAL TURKEY (1)

Written on April 10, 2024 at 6:37 am, by

Nearly all the biblical story takes place around or near the Mediterranean, in the (modern) countries of Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Malta, Syria, and… Read More

Q&A 1657—Did Jesus Speak Greek? (Peter Williams)

Written on April 9, 2024 at 5:10 pm, by

Apart from on a few occasions where Jesus’s words are given in Aramaic (for example Mark 5:41; 7:34; 15:34) all four Gospels report Jesus’s words in Greek. So did Jesus… Read More

The Living New Testament Commentary

Written on April 9, 2024 at 12:01 am, by

Introduction to the Living N. T. Commentary (about 2.5 minutes)  

Conversation 15: Spiritual Authority

Written on April 7, 2024 at 11:20 am, by

CLICK TO HEAR Conversation 15, on legitimate and illegitimate authority in the church. This builds on Conversation 14 and the insights of Ron Highfield in his book Rethinking Church. Due… Read More

Q&A 1656—Was Luke Wrong about the Census? (David Armitage)

Written on April 5, 2024 at 8:24 am, by

Did Luke make a mistake when he reported the census of Quirinius? Why do so many scholars think he got it wrong? Is it possible to reconcile Luke’s account of… Read More

Is a Church’s Stance on LGBTQ+ Worthy of Separation?

Written on April 3, 2024 at 6:42 pm, by

 Is a Church’s Stance on LGBTQ+ Worthy of Separation? Many minor things Christians disagree on are not worthy of separation. Is a Church’s stance on homosexuality a minor issue,… Read More

Once Saved, Always Saved? (Chris White)

Written on April 3, 2024 at 12:01 am, by

THE NEWSLETTER OF IBTM with Douglas Jacoby Good morning! I’m happy to announce the completion of an important project, one which should be of interest to all who love the… Read More

When Evil Becomes Commonplace, Amy Hall

Written on April 1, 2024 at 5:55 pm, by

As our 30th anniversary comes to a close, we continue to look back at some of the significant events and issues from our history. This digest will inform you on… Read More