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New Testament
Read the New Testament within Israel’s Scriptures and Second Temple world as the announcement of Messiah and the inaugurated kingdom.
Questions This Hub Explores
- How do the New Testament writers interpret Israel’s Scriptures?
- How does Jesus fulfill rather than abandon the promise-plan?
- How do resurrection and Spirit reshape the people of God?
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August 10, 2026
Matthew 1: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew opens his Gospel narrative not with dramatic action or discourse, but with a genealogical record that functions as an overarching theological superscription for the entire book. By introducing the…
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August 11, 2026
Matthew 2: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 2 functions as the crucial transition from the messianic identification of the Christ to the immediate world-historical and spiritual conflict surrounding His manifestation. Where the initial chapter established “who…
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August 12, 2026
Matthew 4: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 4 marks a pivotal structural shift in the progressive unfolding of God's redemptive promise-plan. Following the public baptism of Messiah and the Father's heavenly declaration of His Sonship, the…
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October 27, 2026
Mark 2: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Mark 2 gathers disputes over forgiveness, table fellowship, fasting, and Sabbath. This commentary examines how Jesus’ identity as Son of Man and Bridegroom shapes these encounters and reveals the arrival…
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Mark 1: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Mark 1 introduces Jesus through prophetic preparation, baptism, wilderness testing, kingdom proclamation, and authoritative ministry. The commentary reads these events through the new exodus, Davidic kingship, and the arrival of…
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The Radiance of Yahweh and the Cosmic Heir: A Biblical-Theological and Divine Council Exegesis of Hebrews 1:1–14 within the Promise-Plan of God
Hebrews 1:1–14 is examined through divine glory, cosmic inheritance, and its chain of scriptural quotations. The study argues that the Son’s creative agency, exact representation of God, and reception of…
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October 15, 2026
Reclaiming the Cultic Grammar of the Altar
A sanctuary-centered account of sacrifice examines life-bearing blood, purgation, ransom, and high-priestly mediation without discarding biblical judicial language.
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October 15, 2026
The Mustard Seed and the World-Field: Redactional Theology, Inaugurated Eschatology, and Canonical Architecture in Matthew 13:31–32
Matthew’s mustard seed is read beside the world-field and yeast, linking modest beginnings, inaugurated reign, and patient, non-coercive kingdom witness.
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October 14, 2026
The Eschatological King and the Forensic Judge: A Biblical-Theological and Canonical Evaluation of Christ’s Return in Christian–Muslim Polemics
A comparative study of Christ’s return, cosmic judgment, and messianic authority, distinguishing shared expectations from divergent Christian and Islamic accounts.
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October 14, 2026
Defining Christian Freedom: Law, Gospel, and the Teleological Recovery of Human Liberty
Christian freedom is examined as deliverance from sin for Spirit-enabled love and service, challenging the assumption that fewer moral boundaries necessarily produce greater liberty.
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October 13, 2026
Ethnic Identity in Christ: A Non-Supersessionist Re-Examination of Galatians 3:28 and Pauline Ecclesiology
Galatians 3:28 is interpreted as equal standing in Messiah without erasing ethnic identity or Israel’s irrevocable covenant calling.
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October 13, 2026
From the Sower to the Soils: Pedagogical Discernment, Promise-Plan Theology, and the Mechanics of Hearing in Matthew 13:1–23
Matthew’s sower discourse is compared with Mark’s, emphasizing hearing, understanding, moral discernment, and varying measures of fruitfulness.
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October 13, 2026
Salt, Light, and Good Deeds: The Triadic Public Witness of the Believing Community within the Promise-Plan of God
Matthew 5:13–16 is read as a triad of salt, light, and good deeds, describing a distinct, visible, and practically faithful community.
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October 13, 2026
The Structural, Relational, and Theological Architecture of Matthew’s Apostolic List: Relational Networks, Textual Verisimilitude, and Promise-Plan Horizons in Matthew 10:2–4
Matthew’s apostolic list is examined through name patterns, relational pairings, historical plausibility, and the Twelve’s place in the promise-plan.
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October 13, 2026
Wheat, Weeds, and the Ambiguity of Inaugurated Eschatology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Ethical Analysis of Matthew 13:24–30, 36–43
The parable of wheat and weeds frames patient kingdom witness in a mixed world, reserving the final separation for God’s judgment.
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