The curtain is about to go up on the final scene of this magnificent drama. One might be tempted to wonder why this scene is necessary....

A new act begins in chapter 3, an act that is remarkably similar in form to the opening act yet wonderfully different in the way the...

The Hebrew text of Jonah is arranged slightly different than our English versions. What we refer to as Jonah 1:17 is read as Jonah 2:1 in...

This is a story that is masterfully written in order to present the covenantal message of its author. This story is divided into two...

Any study of Scripture cannot be conducted haphazardly, nor should it be assumed that the context and purpose of any given book of the...

Here Jesus will make clear the purpose of His mission.

Matthew’s calling is not only the foil to an earlier disappointment episode but a mirror to the successful call of the fishermen from ch. 4.

Jesus is back in Capernaum where He demonstrates the highest authority of all: to forgive sin.

While the text certainly illuminates the extent of Jesus’ authority, the main thrust is to introducroduce the reception of Jesus' authority.