BibleMap.org looks like a great free resource! Sometimes it makes it a lot easier to follow along with a narritive part of scripture if you have a map as a reference. You can’t get a good personal application from scripture if you haven’t rightly interpretted it and you can’t effectively interpret it if you haven’t made observations first. So we start by observing what the text says, then we interpret what it means, and finally we apply it to life today. Bible maps are a good resource for helping us at the observation stage of Bible study.

With BibleMaps.org you can pull up books and chapters of the Bible from either the ESV or KJV versions and the map will show you the location of places mentioned in the text. Pretty slick. Check out BibleMap.org and add it to your bookmarks!

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UPDATED 2-25-09

The new adult Sunday School class has begun and it is a New Testament Survey course. It is a continuation of the Theology series that started last quarter with An Introduction to the Bible.

The class slides and notes will be posted on this page each week. (more…)

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Back in 2006 the National Geographic Society helped sponsor a highly promoted research project into what was being called the “Gospel of Judas.” This ancient manuscript was implied by some to have been written by Judas Iscariot, the apostle who betrayed Jesus and who soon after committed suicide according to the Bible’s account. National Geographic referred to this lost “gospel” in this way:

The Gospel of Judas gives a different view of the relationship between Jesus and Judas, offering new insights into the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Unlike the accounts in the canonical Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, in which Judas is portrayed as a reviled traitor, this newly discovered Gospel portrays Judas as acting at Jesus’ request when he hands Jesus over to the authorities.

The National Geographic Society implies that the Bible is wrong or at best unreliable. If Judas didn’t kill himself and didn’t betray Jesus then how can we trust the rest of the account? Can we believe that our Bible is authentic? If all these scholarly experts are certain, how can I be certain? Follow the link to read the rest of this post. (more…)

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