Why would we want a higher doctrine of scripture than we have of Jesus?

1:20). Both narratives insist that Jesus’ coming is in continuity with and the ultimate realization of Israel’s covenant with God. They repeatedly draw upon Israel’s scriptures to assert this. Both ...

Scholars speculate that he is placing the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem because Bethlehem ... "He comes on the scene as a prophet straight out of the Hebrew Bible. At his first appearance in his ...

It was his Bible. Jefferson was convinced that ... Jesus was uniquely inspired by God. Jefferson saw Jesus as a man, of illegitimate birth, of a benevolent heart, (and an) enthusiastic mind ...

Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem enables Matthew to link his coming to ... 2:23’s “He will be called a Nazorean,” matches no exact text in Israel’s scriptures. Some have suggested a word-play on Judges 13:5: ...