Why is Peter [almost] the Only Disciple Mentioned by Name?

why is peter the only disciple we ever read about?
have you ever wondered this? i was reading Matthew this morning, and it just dawned on me. peter (and a select other few) is the only one mentioned by name as far as disciples go. he is the one who proclaims that Jesus [...]

Scot McKnight and the “Emerging” Atonement

i have read countless attacks against the “emergent church” and some even directly aimed at scot mcknight. and i myself often bought many of these critiques as i had not done much reading from scot (or other “emergent” leaders). i made a commitment, however, to read both sides. so i have been [...]

Talmud and Jesus

another good short insightful insight into Talmud. it sounds a lot like Mt 6:33 to me. what do yall think?
Mitzvos Relating to Kohanim
52: Giving a Kohein Firstborn Animals
“Sanctify for Me every firstborn, the first born of every womb in bnei
Yisrael…” (Shemos 13:2)
The firstborn of a kosher animal is designated for Hashem and given [...]

A Response to Fallible Canon, Infallible Scripture

in a post about a “fallible” canon of “infallible” texts, c. michael patton says some pretty interesting things, click hereto read his full post. there were two things that seemed to me to be contradictory in his post. one, he says, “I believe that the 66 books of the Protestant canon belong in [...]