Most readers of The Testimony will agree that Dr John Thomas’ deserves a high place in the list of men who have helped our understanding of Scripture. He was not trained in any theological school: in later years opponents sometimes …
In previous articles we have shown how the Song of Solomon may have been originally sung to celebrate the coronation of Solomon as God’s king – which was at the same time a symbolic marriage between …
Even a cursory reader of the Song of Solomon will be aware that the joy and blessings presented in the picture of the bride and bridegroom are under laid with a theme of sorrow, and sometimes of …
Vespasian, the emperor who was reigning in A.D. 70, died in A.D. 79, and was followed by his son Titus, the general who had destroyed Jerusalem. Titus was succeeded by the younger son of Vespasian, Flavius Domitianus (Domitian), a tyrant …
There can be no doubt that the Roman occupation of Judea proved to be one of the unhappiest times for the Jews in all their history. The relationship between the Roman rulers and the Jewish inhabitants of the land was …
This book will please very few. Atheists will be, and have been, upset or bemused by one of their own rejecting the standard line of materialist reductionism and arguing instead for the irreducibility of consciousness, intentionality and value. They will …
This book brings together a number of articles by the late Brother Tom Barling originally published in The Testimony magazine. The book is lovingly introduced by Reg Carr, who writes of Brother Barling’s “lasting legacy of Bible scholarship” of which …
Craig Evans is a distinguished New Testament scholar who has written extensively on the historical Jesus and served on the advisory board on the Gospel of Judas for the National Geographic Society. He is well placed to evaluate the various …
This collection of twenty-two essays by respected conservative archaeologists and biblical scholars, like Alan Millard and Craig Blomberg, was occasioned by the publication of God’s Word in Human Words by Kenton Sparks. In that book Sparks queries the inerrancy of …
Joel is a fascinating little book. Whilst his prophecy consists of only three chapters – a total of 73 verses – it has a very wide-ranging scope. Not only did Joel speak of momentous, earth-shattering events that were taking …
This article is the second of two in a consideration of the date of the Exodus. Typically, only two dates are considered viable: c.1440 BCE (the ‘early date’),[1] and c.1280 BCE (the ‘late date’). Arguments for these dates …
The unique style and content of John’s Gospel has generated a huge body of scholarly comment and opinion. There are innumerable commentaries and articles researching issues of language, authorship, date, and much more besides. Many eminent scholars have been …
TG Q. Why do you write books?
J. As tools for others to use in their own Bible study and preaching. Two other books of mine currently available are ‘Sleeping In The Dust‘, and ‘Rightly Dividing The Word‘.
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The Jewish scriptures are called ‘the Old Testament’ by Christians because they believe that other books are also ‘scripture’—viz., the New Testament. The implicit claim of the Christian church of the second century CE was that there had been …
Adam and Eve were given a clear command that they disobeyed. They had been told that the punishment for disobedience was death. In NT comment on the events in the Garden of Eden we have confirmed that by one …
The previous article concluded that language alone cannot establish the date of a particular book – any linguistic evidence needs to be supported by intertextual and socio-historical evidence. Our hypothesis is that Song belongs to the Hezekiah period and …
The Christadelphians does not set out to supersede Elpis Israel, Christendom Astray, or God’s Way—in fact Brother Tennant modestly expresses the hope that his “lesser volume will prove to be an encouragement to read the others”—but it is a book …
The racy, versatile and prolific pen of Brother Harry Whittaker (thinly masquerading here under the pseudonym of Tychicus, the Apostle Paul’s much-loved companion in the gospel) has produced this stimulating volume of advice and comment on just about every topic, …
David down, the well-known Australian archaeologist, in his journal Diggings, reports on a lecture given by Dr Rosalie David (Director of Antiquities at the Manchester Museum) at Macquarie University, Sydney. on 9 August 1990. Dr David is the noted author …
The big trench outside Jerusalem’s Jaffa Gate has aroused local curiosity for many months. The designers of the grand Mamilla Project, engaged in reshaping the Old City’s western approaches, have discovered to their consternation that ancient urban planners had …