What’s the point of including genealogies in the Bible? Why are they included in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and what’s the reason for some of the differences in them? In this Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Craig Keener explains the function of Jesus’ genealogies.
What was the first Christmas really like? When did the Magi visit Jesus, and how about the shepherds? In this video, Dr. Craig Keener shares historical background that illumines the Christmas story found in the Gospels. He reveals how the Gospels choose to contrast the powerful with the weak and the illuminating parallels between Jesus and Caesar Augustus.
Deep from the vault, we pulled out this old video of J. D. Walt interviewing Ben Witherington on the resurrection. They cover a number of topics related to Scripture, its role in the church, and other practices that lead to healthy spiritual formation.
We have no record of Jesus ever writing anything down, so how did what Jesus said and did make it to written form? In his Seven Minute Seminary, Dr. Terence C. Mournet suggests that the process of moving from oral teaching to written texts involved both stability and flexibility, and this should teach us something about the ideal of contextualization.
Who wrote the Gospels? Higher criticism of the Bible challenges the traditional attributions of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. In this Seven Minute Seminary, Ben Witherington explains how authority and authorship worked in the ancient world and how this relates to the four Gospels.
