newtestamentchristianity

  One of the most important ways for any of us to understand the New Testament is to be fluent in Biblical languages. Many times, we read the New Testament every day from an English Bible translation. However, how accurate are our translations? Although many people will tell you their opinion of what Bible translation is the best, one cannot honestly know which one is the best unless they know Greek or Hebrew (or perhaps even Aramaic). While the topic of Bible translations is for another time and another place, to me, anyone who does not know Greek or Hebrew should be less dogmatic as to the meaning of translations based on original texts.  It is always important for us to read a text as it was understood when written. To do this, however, we must be familiar with the historical context of the work of literature. In many cases, knowledge of its language may also be required. The problem with fundamentalist interpretations of the scriptures, as Bishop Wright has rightly noted, ...

 I have founded this blog for the purpose of readers properly understanding theology and ancient history as it was known in the first century. It is my intent that we understand the New Testament as the early Jewish and Gentile believers understood it. Considering that I believe Holy Scripture to be the primary authority on issues concerning morals and faith, I will be making great appeals to it in my upcoming posts.  As more and more Christians are breaking from the orthodox worship of the past, I feel that it is my duty to critique denominations and associations that have departed from the ancient creeds. Unfortunately, many times, Christians are causing unnecessary division among one another by saying that others are not saved who do not subscribe to their exact views on justification, church authority, Holy Communion, Baptism, Mariology, and Church government. However, the Christians of the first several centuries of the church's existence often differed from one another t...