Summary of Ezekiel: Understanding the Basics of Ezekiel in the Bible

The book of Ezekiel is titled after the name of the prophet Ezekiel, son of Buzi who was among the exiles of Babylon. What do we know about this unusual […]
The Story of the Old Testament Apocrypha

The Apocrypha. Even the word is mysterious, perhaps conjuring up some Amazon.com-only work on the “lost books of the Bible.” For evangelicals, the Apocrypha can be intimidating, as its presence […]
What Is the Book of Enoch?

The Book of Enoch is perhaps one of the most widely known pieces of literature from the corpus known as the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha. It purports to be the work […]
When Was the New Testament Written?

When was the New Testament written? One way to answer this is to list the New Testament books and give their approximate date of composition. If you’re looking more for […]
Formation of the Old Testament Canon

How did we get our Old Testament? Who decided which books made the cut (and became “canon”)? Why are there differences between the list of books in Catholic and Protestant […]
Church History Debates: What Books Make It in the Canon?

The New Testament wasn’t delivered to the church in a leather-bound booklet. When it came time for the early churches to determine which books made the “canon,” there were multiple […]
Did Jesus really exist? Don’t we have just untrustworthy copies of copies of copies of the Gospels?

Did Jesus really exist? Although some scholars have questioned Jesus’ existence, we actually have remarkable evidence for the historicity of Jesus. In addition, there is remarkable evidence that what we […]
Did the Roman Catholic Church Give Us the Bible?

Many Evangelical Christians are now questioning foundational truths they have traditionally accepted. For example, in the midst of contemporary theological confusion, there are Evangelicals looking at the Roman Catholic Church […]