by Andy Roland | May 15, 2019 | Bible, Easter, Jesus
Examining the Evidence The central plank of the Christian faith is the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Which makes it all the more surprising that the actual written evidence in the New Testament, unlike that for the crucifixion, is quite meagre. Here I want to...
by Andy Roland | Apr 8, 2019 | Bible, Holy Week, Jesus
Introduction From at least the 4th century Christians have commemorated the last week of Jesus’ life. In the past I have used Mark’s gospel to walk through these days with Jesus. Here I include passages from John and Luke. Why? Here’s what I now...
by Andy Roland | Mar 30, 2019 | Bible, Jesus, Newsletter
www.bibleinbrief.com aoroland@gmail.coma Hi Friends, It’s been a mind-bending month! It started before the start with a radio interview on February 27th. Fr John Dickson College Island Discs aka Shipwrecked At the end of January I went to St Philip’s, Earls...
by Andy Roland | Mar 20, 2019 | Bible, Jesus
THE PROBLEM(S) From earliest times the gospel of John has been seen as different from the first three gospels. Irenaeus (130-202) called it “the spiritual gospel”. But what does that mean? Scholars’ opinions have varied wildly over the last 150...
by Andy Roland | Mar 20, 2019 | Bible, Jesus
THE NEW TESTAMENT The John’s gospel asserts it is the work of an eyewitness: This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true. John 21.24 The presumed author is mentioned six times in the...
by Andy Roland | Feb 15, 2019 | Bible, Church, Jesus
Can we trust the gospels of Matthew, Mark & Luke? There are five crucial questions when we consider how reliable any historical document is, including the Bible. 1 Who wrote it? 2 How near to the events was it written? 3 Does the author intend to be...
