Jesus and the Gospels – Page 7

The story of Jesus – arrival

I’m gradually recording a retelling of Luke’s Gospel in everyday English. This is part of our Jesus and the Gospels teaching series and the ides is that these short podcasts can be listened to by anyone regardless of age or level of background knowledge about Christianity, the Bible and Jesus. The audio files are now… Continue reading The story of Jesus – arrival

Precursors

Mark and John both launch straight into the adult ministry of Jesus whereas Matthew and Luke both commence with birth narratives, although picking up on different aspects of the nativity. There has been a tendency by some to over make much out of this difference between the Gospels with the implication being that because the… Continue reading Precursors

Orderly and verified accounts

Luke was a companion of the apostle Paul. He is the recognised author of both Luke and Acts and so at the point when he joins Paul on his missionary journeys, we can see a switch from the third person (he/they) to the first person, plural (we) as Luke describes the acts of the apostles.… Continue reading Orderly and verified accounts

Introducing Jesus

There are four Gospels or accounts focusing on the life of Jesus. John stands distinct from the other three with Matthew, Mark and Luke being referred to as The Synoptic Gosels meaning that they can be read together. This is due to the fact that there appears to be a significant overlap of source material… Continue reading Introducing Jesus

Telling the story of Jesus -part 1: How it begins

As mentioned in recent articles and on the Faithroots Podcast, one of the things I’m trying to do is to encourage us to think about how we share the good news about Jesus with those who have no or very limited foundational knowledge about him. So, the focus of our podcasts over the next few… Continue reading Telling the story of Jesus -part 1: How it begins

Precursors (Faithroots Podcast)

Here’s the next in our Jesus in the Gospels:

Introducing Luke and the Gospels

Here’s the first podcast in our new Teaching and Training series “Introducing Jesus: A look at Jesus and the Gospels.”

Introducing Jesus – new teaching series

Welcome to our new Faithroots teaching and training series, an introduction to Jesus and the Gospels. If you had the opportunity to train at Theological College, then you would have the opportunity to cover a number of key areas of study. These would be One of my aims here on Faithroots is to make all… Continue reading Introducing Jesus – new teaching series

The New Testament on Sex, marriage and intimacy

In recent weeks, I’ve been engaging with Josh Butler’s book “Beautiful Union” which seems to try and set out a kind of theology of sex. I’ve argued that whilst Butler’s aims might be lofty and whilst some of the criticism of him may be unfair, that he ends up falling seriously short and in a… Continue reading The New Testament on Sex, marriage and intimacy

How consistent are modern views of a spiritual resurrection of Jesus with the evidence of the gospels?

One of the major fault lines within Christian Theology in recent times has been over the statement “I believe in the resurrection.” What does it mean to claim this?[1] Many Christians would insist that this means that Jesus rose physically from the dead. However, a number of theologians have argued that this is not necessary. … Continue reading How consistent are modern views of a spiritual resurrection of Jesus with the evidence of the gospels?