2 Timothy 3:14-16 Sunset on the road to Gilgandra, northern New South Wales, Australia. As we come to the fifth and final reflection on Paul’s second letter to Timothy, let’s review what we have learned so far. Among various points of advice and encouragement in this profound pastoral letter, we have looked at four requests …
Origins of the New Testament
Christianity has been described as “a religion of the book.” Other faiths also share this quality, but Christianity is a bookish religion in two important ways. First, it draws heavily on the Hebrew Scriptures for its history, theology and spirituality. Second, the New Testament books, along with those of the Old Testament (or Hebrew Bible), …