Tag: Biblical studies
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An introduction to the Book of Galatians
Galatians is a letter that is addressed from the Apostle Paul. Paul wrote at least 13 of the 27 books in the New Testament. All of them were written as letters either to churches or to individual people. I say at least 13 because there’s been a longstanding debate about whether or not he wrote…
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Noah, his sons, and shame. Studying Genesis 9:18-29
After the covenant which the Lord makes with Noah, we see a scandal involving Noah and his three sons at the end of Genesis 9. The story is introduced by reminding the reader of the Sons of Noah. They will come up again in the genealogies of Genesis 10. Genesis 9:18: 18 The sons of…
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Wrath and judgment – did God command genocide in the Old Testament
When the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations more numerous and mightier than you, and when the Lord your God…
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The best commentaries on Matthew (in my opinion)
Like many pastors, I’m a commentary nerd. Bible commentaries are scholarly books which give a verse by verse analysis of a book of the Bible. There are commentaries on every book of the Bible. Over the last 20 years, there have been hundreds of new commentaries that have been released. Commentaries are helpful to me…
Josh Benner 