MATTHEW 24:34—Did Jesus err by affirming that the signs of the end time would be fulfilled in His era? PROBLEM: Jesus spoke of signs and wonders regarding His second coming. But Jesus said “this generation”…
MATTHEW 21:12–19 (cf. Mark 11:12–14, 20–24)—When was the fig tree cursed by Jesus, before or after the temple was cleansed? PROBLEM: Matthew places the cursing of the fig tree after the cleansing of the temple.…
MATTHEW 20:29–34 (cf. Mark 10:46–52; Luke 18:35–43)—Did Jesus heal the blind man coming into or going out of Jericho? PROBLEM: According to Luke, a blind man was healed as Jesus entered the city of Jericho…
MATTHEW 16:18—Is Peter the rock on which the church is built? PROBLEM: Roman Catholics use this passage to support their belief in the primacy of Peter, that is, that he is the rock on which…
MATTHEW 2:6—How can we explain Matthew’s apparent misquotation of Micah 5:2? PROBLEM: Matthew 2:6 quotes Micah 5:2. However, the words Matthew uses are different than those used by Micah. SOLUTION: Although Matthew seems to have…
Psalm 40 is absolutely not Messianic in any way. Did you know that the Talmudic rabbis interpreted all kinds of obscure verses to be Messianic? They saw hints and allusions to the Messiah in hundreds…
Isaiah 53 speaks of the people of Israel, not Jesus (or any Messiah). It is impossible, both contextually and logically, for Isaiah 53 to be speaking of the people of Israel. Rather, the text clearly…
If Jesus is the Jewish Messiah, why don’t more Jews believe in him? Actually, there are tens of thousands of Jews who have believed and do believe in him. The problem is that most Jews…
How Can One God Be Three? Speaking through the prophet Isaiah, God said, “My thoughts are not your thoughts, / Nor are your ways My ways … / For as the heavens are higher than…
Using Inference to the Best Explantion: What Caused the Birth of Christology? Anyone who studies historical method is familiar with what is called historical causation. Historians seek out the causes of a certain events. As…