In this video interview, Dr. Bill Arnold and Dr. Ben Witherington encourage leaders to handle the word of God with passion and piety, and to look to the early church for models on how to handle Scripture.
For those who have become disillusioned with Scripture, there remains hope for encountering God afresh. In today’s video, Dr. Bill Arnold and Dr. Ben Witherington offer helpful tips for those seeking to reorient themselves with God’s saving word.
How can an ancient book that seemingly condones slavery and patriarchy be considered a reliable source of truth? In today’s video, Dr. Bill Arnold and Dr. Ben Witherington challenge the common assumption that the Bible condones these practices.
How do we deal with passages that are difficult to interpret or that rub us the wrong way? In this video, Dr. Bill Arnold and Dr. Ben Witherington help us understand that we should view the entirety of the Bible as the primary source for truth related to salvation.
How should Christians relate to the Old Testament? In this video interview, Dr. Bill Arnold and Dr. Ben Witherington instruct us to appropriate the Old Testament through the ethical lens of the New Testament.
Where is Jesus in the Old Testament? Watch as Dr. Bill Arnold and Dr. Ben Witherington explain the forward-looking anticipation of the Old Testament and how it finds its fulfillment in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
If the Bible was written over 2,000 years ago, is it still relevant? In this video interview, Dr. Bill Arnold and Dr. Ben Witherington explain that how the gospel offers a timeless solution to the basic human problem of sin and alienation from God.
The Bible must be read in context. This seems obvious enough, but how does that work out in terms of its literary and historical context, and how does this make a difference? Watch more as Dr. Bill Arnold and Dr. Ben Witherington help us understand why context matters.
The Bible is a book like no other, with both divine and human authorship. Watch this video interview with Dr. Bill Arnold and Dr. Ben Witherington as they help illuminate the significance of this remarkable claim.
Some think that the ancient Israelites were nearly identical to their cultural neighbors, while others claim they were completely different. How similar were they to their neighbors, really? Dr. Bill Arnold outlines the differences and similarities, showing a biblical picture of a nation that lived in the world, but was not of the world.
The Jerusalem Council in Acts 15 has gotten a lot of attention of late. Those who want to change The United Methodist Church’s position on same-sex practices cite it frequently. Did James and the other apostles decide that portions of the Mosaic law no longer applied to them? In what ways is our current debate similar to and different from the Jerusalem Council?
