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DATE NEW MATERIAL LINKS
12/21/23 "Twenty-five Signs of the Times"
current events
12/15/23 revised and expanded exposition of
Jesus' Sermon on the Mount
Jesus' sermons
8/18/23 "The Resurrection of Jesus"
Exposition of Matthew 27:57-
   Matthew 28:20 (and parallel
   passages)
Gospels
6/30/23 "The Crucifixion of Jesus"
Exposition of Matthew 27:32-56
   (and parallel passages)
Gospels
2/17/23 "Jesus' Trial by Roman Authorities"
Exposition of Matthew 27:1-31
   (and parallel passages)
Gospels
1/10/23 "Jesus' Trial by Jewish Authorities"
Exposition of Matthew 26:57–75
   (and parallel passages)
Gospels
1/1/23 "In the Garden"
Exposition of Matthew 26:36-56
   (and parallel passages)
Gospels
9/12/22 "Jesus' Childhood"
Exposition of Luke 2:39-52
Gospels
9/6/22 "Sojourn in Egypt"
Exposition of Matthew 2:13-23
Gospels
9/6/22 "The Visit of the Magi"
Exposition of Matthew 2:1-12
Gospels
9/6/22 "The Child in Jerusalem"
Exposition of Luke 2:21-38
Gospels
9/6/22 "The Child in a Manger"
Exposition of Luke 2:1-20
Gospels
9/2/22 "Birth of John the Baptist"
Exposition of Luke 1:57-80
Gospels
7/3/22 "Mary's Visit to Elisabeth"
Exposition of Luke 1:39-56
Gospels
7/3/22 "Joseph's Dream"
Exposition of Matthew 1:18-25
Gospels
6/9/22 "The Annunciation"
Exposition of Luke 1:26-38
Gospels
5/9/22 "First Visit by Gabriel"
Exposition of Luke 1:5-25
Gospels
4/25/22 "Introduction to the Gospel of Luke"
Exposition of Luke 1:1-4
Gospels
4/25/22 "First Communion"
Exposition of John 13:18-35
   (and parallel passages)
Gospels
2/25/22 "Setting of the Last Supper"
Exposition of John 13:1-17
   (and parallel passages)
Gospels
11/9/21 "Who Is Jesus?"
Exposition of John 1:1-18
Gospels
9/12/21 "Parables of the Good Shepherd" Jesus' parables
7/23/21 "Man's Higher Faculties" theistic arguments
2/12/21 "The Wise Princess" poems
12/23/20 "The Good Samaritan" Jesus' parables
12/22/20 "Rebuilding the Temple" Bible prophecy
12/14/20 "Rebudding of the Fig Tree" Bible prophecy
12/1/20 "The Rich Man and Lazarus" Jesus' parables
11/20/20 "The Prodigal Son" Jesus' parables
11/14/20 "Length of the Tribulation" Bible prophecy
10/16/20 "The Lost Coin" Jesus' parables
10/8/20 "The Lost Sheep" Jesus' parables
8/2/20 "Trinitarian Argument" apologetics
6/19/20 "Seven Easy Signs" Bible prophecy
6/11/20 "Basic Doctrine on Christ's Return" Bible prophecy
4/3/20 "The Problem of Evil" apologetics
3/25/20 "The Darkening Sky Ahead" Bible prophecy
3/25/20 "The Urgent Need to Study Prophecy" Bible prophecy
3/25/20 In the last year or so, primary attention has been given to revising and enlarging chapters in Bible commentaries; Bible commentaries
3/25/20 also, to revising lessons on the Christian life. Christian life
10/17/18 Our discussion of Herodian chronology has been greatly expanded. Jesus' birth
12/6/17 Lessons from the Book of Joshua now cover the whole book. expositions
11/8/17 The third edition of Daniel Explained, Ed Rickard's commentary on the Book of Daniel, has been issued. It includes a discussion of parallels with Hesiod and Gilgamesh. Also, it shows that recent partial retreats from the Maccabean thesis do not save it from failure. bookstore
10/31/17 In Perils Abounding: Commentary on Acts 1-14 is now available both as a paperback and on Kindle. bookstore
9/28/17 "Reason for the Season" has been added to the Christmas readings. Christmas
9/21/17 The essay on the date of Christ's birth is complete. It now includes a discussion of the taxing done when Quirinius was a governor of Syria. Summary of the Evidence
3/10/16 Major work to make the site mobile-friendly and HTML5 compliant has been done.  
11/12/15 The essay on the date of Christ's birth, long one of the most popular on this site, has been joined by several other papers on related subjects. Lunar Eclipse before Herod's Death

Herodian Chronology

Star of Bethlehem
10/2/15 A full series of lessons on basic Christianity is now available on this website. It is also available in book form: Primer of the Christian Life. Christian Life
6/4/15

A commentary on the entire Epistle of James is now available on this website. It is also available in book form: James, Mirror for the Soul.

expositions