“Protestants and Catholics have historically disagreed on the canon of the Old Testament but agreed on the canon of the New Testament. Christians throughout history have at times been imprisoned and even martyred for keeping books of the Bible or whole Bibles when told to surrender them to political authorities.” BookChristianPoliticalAuthorityCatholicSurrenderNew TestamentOld Testament Author:Craig Blomberg
“We warn our children and grandchildren about peer pressure. We want them to say no to the vices of the world: drinking, drugs, and other destructive behaviors. But as we move from childhood to adulthood, we find the peer pressure changes. Daniel 3:2 notes "the satraps, the administrators, the governors, the counselors, the treasurers, the judges, the magistrates, and all the officials of the provinces" were there. I'm sure more than one of them thought they needed to keep their job with all of its benefits. Not much has changed in two-and-a-half millennia.” WorldChildrenMovingChildhoodChangedJudgingDrugBehaviorOur ChildrenDrinkingAdulthoodGrandchildrenPeer PressureChildren And Grandchildren Author:O. S. Hawkins
“Men and women, boys and girls, are still bowing to the image of peer pressure out on their own Plain of Dura every week in every city of America.” MenGirlBoysWeekMen And WomenBoy And GirlPeer Pressure Author:O. S. Hawkins
“As we look at the chapters of Daniel, we recognize that the words of Daniel 1:21 ring true today: "Thus Daniel continued...." Daniel continued through a culture unlike his own; one that lost its way. Today, you and I are living in a culture that's losing its way. It's good to know that just as in Daniel's day, God is looking for men and women of integrity to help confront in love a culture that's losing its way and to point it back to him.” MenHelpingTodayCultureIntegrityLosingMen And WomenRings Author:O. S. Hawkins
“Don't assume a parable narrates something that actually happened. Recognize that apocalyptic is filled with symbols. Expect a lot of metaphors in poetry. Don't treat a proverb as an exception-less absolute.” AssumingMetaphorApocalyptic Author:Craig Blomberg
“In the New Testament alone there are Gospels, acts, epistles, and an apocalypse. Gospels contain literary forms like miracles, parables, pronouncements, proverbs, farewell discourses, annunciations, and so on. Epistles can be apologetic, commendatory, friendship-oriented, exhortational, diatribes.” MiracleApocalypseFarewellNew TestamentApologetic Author:Craig Blomberg
“With every literary genre or form come some conventional expectations that the biblical authors either follow or deviate from.” ExpectationsBiblical Author:Craig Blomberg
“The Bible itself claims that "the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom".” Lord Author:Craig Blomberg
“The Bible may be more than an ordinary human book but it's not less, and the same principles therefore apply in interpreting it as in interpreting what my wife wants me to do. Only the stakes are even higher!” BookWifeMy WifeWant Me Author:Craig Blomberg