THE COMPLETE CATALOG
Article Index
Browse Rabbit Room Apologetics by collection or biblical book, or move through the complete alphabetical catalog below. Each entry opens a public guide with its synopsis and original Substack link.
Browse by Collection
Browse Biblical Commentary by Book
All Articles, A–Z
Twenty-five entries per page. Use the page controls below the list, or use Library Search when you have a question, theme, or Scripture reference in mind.
-
Matthew 19 An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary.md
Matthew 19 opens the narrative sequence of the Gospel’s Fourth Discourse (Matt 18–20), shifting the geographical focus from Galilee to Judea beyond the Jordan as Yeshua begins His final journey…
-
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…
-
Matthew 20: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
), moving directly toward the climactic fulfillment of God’s redemptive architecture. Situated immediately following the promise of cosmic renewal (
-
Matthew 21: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 21 marks a pivotal transition in the First Gospel as Jesus shifts his ministry from Galilee to the cultic and political epicenter of first-century Judaism: Jerusalem. Within the overarching…
-
Matthew 22: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 22 marks the dramatic climax of the controversy dialogues between Jesus and the Jerusalem religious leadership in the Temple courtyard during Passion Week. Following the symbolic clearing of the…
-
Matthew 23: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 23 marks the dramatic climax of Jesus’ public ministry and His final confrontation with Jerusalem’s religious establishment within the Temple precincts during Passion Week.
-
Matthew 24: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 24–25 constitutes the fifth and final major teaching discourse in the First Gospel—the Olivet Discourse—deliberately structured within Matthew’s pentateuchal scaffolding to present Yeshua as the Greater Moses and the…
-
Matthew 25: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 25 forms the climax and conclusion of the Olivet Discourse (Matt 24–25), which constitutes the fifth and final major teaching block within Matthew’s pentateuchal structural scaffolding. Having answered the…
-
Matthew 26: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 26 marks the climactic transition from Jesus’s public teaching ministry to the culmination of His passion narrative. Following the fifth and final major discourse—the Olivet Discourse on eschatological judgment…
-
Matthew 27: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 27 marks the climactic cost of covenantal fidelity within the overarching framework of the divine promise-plan. The narrative advances from the judicial turning point of chapter 26 to the…
-
Matthew 3: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 3 marks a decisive transition in the progressive unfolding of God’s redemptive promise-plan. Following the infancy narratives of Matthew 1–2—which established Jesus as the legal heir to the Davidic…
-
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…
-
Matthew 5: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
The fifth chapter of Matthew marks a monumental epoch in the progressive unfolding of God’s promise-plan. Positioned as the first of five major instructional discourses in the First Gospel, the…
-
Matthew 6: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 6 occupies the central position within the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5–7), serving as the core ethical and devotional discourse in Jesus’ proclamation of the dawning Kingdom of…
-
Matthew 7: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 7 forms the climax and solemn conclusion of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7), representing Jesus’s definitive instruction on Kingdom ethics and discipleship.
-
Matthew 8: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 8 marks a decisive transition in the Gospel narrative, shifting from the Messiah’s authoritative proclamation in the Sermon on the Mount to His authoritative demonstration of kingdom power through…
-
Matthew 9: An Exegetical and Biblical-Theological Commentary
Matthew 8 and 9 form a distinct narrative unit coming immediately after the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5–7. Having revealed His messianic authority in word through the kingdom…
-
Mohammad vs Jesus: Who Has Better Historical Evidence?
This comparative study examines the historical sources for Jesus and Muhammad, engaging early testimony, manuscript evidence, Islamic origins, and the crucifixion. It evaluates claims raised in Jay Smith’s presentation through…
-
Monotheism and the Ontological Foundation of Christ’s Deity
This study examines the ontological foundation of Christ’s deity within the framework of biblical monotheism, engaging primarily with Chapter 9 (“Monotheism and the Divine Attributes”) of Robert M. Bowman Jr.…
-
My test live stream from last night (10/07) still learning the new service.
Watch Marc Bates’s October 7, 2026 test recording of the new streaming service, shared on Substack while preparations continue for weekly live Q&A.
-
Neo-Gnosticism and the Hellenistic Fracture
Contemporary Western spirituality often presents itself as innovative while rehearsing an ancient pattern: salvation by interior illumination, contempt for embodied and ecclesial life, and the thinning of faith into private…
-
Objective Grace and the Cosmic Cruciform
A guide to Karl Barth’s doctrine of reconciliation, its Christ-centered account of objective grace, and its tensions concerning faith, historical inquiry, and universal restoration within the biblical promise-plan.
-
One People: The Organic Continuity of Israel and the Church within the Promise-Plan of God
Contemporary biblical scholarship frequently presents the canonical Scriptures as a fragmented compilation of competing theological traditions, contrasting an Old Testament national particularism with a New Testament universalism.
-
Organic Unity plus Progressive Revelation: Recovering Biblical Coherence through the Promise-Plan and Hebraic Frameworks
Modern biblical scholarship, influenced by subsequent systematic frameworks, often presents the Scriptures as a compilation of divergent theological perspectives. However, this apparent fragmentation is chiefly a result of post-biblical interpretive…
-
Pathways to Reconciliation
This essay examines the theological, methodological, and historicalcritical foundations of reconciliation between God and humanity as those foundations appear in Christian–Muslim encounters. Taking