Josh Scott
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Josh Scott in his Substack publication Re: with Josh Scott, reimagines and explores the Christian faith from a progressive perspective. He shares and archives his liberal thoughts and interpretations of the scriptures with an exhaustive, analytical outlook that delves into, breaks down and ultimately celebrates the notions of Christianity.
Josh Scott
8M ago
Welcome to Sunday School! It’s been a minute, but class is officially back in session. This week we continue our overview of the books of the New Testament (NT) with the book of Hebrews. To be honest I could’ve gone with James here, because I don’t think there’s enough compelling evidence to dictate a specific order. So, Hebrews here we come
Let’s begin with what Hebrews actually is. It’s not a letter. Paul’s letters (who isn’t the author, more on that in a bit) give us a great example of how letters were composed in antiquity. For example, here is the beginning of 1 Corinthians:
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Josh Scott
9M ago
Welcome to Sunday School! Class is officially in session. This week we come to Colossians, the first of the “disputed letters,’ which were written in Paul’s name but likely not from the historical Paul. Before we dive in, a brief refresher might be helpful.
Of the thirteen letters attributed to Paul in the New Testament (NT), seven are considered by scholars to be authentically from the historical Paul. Those seven are 1 Thessalonians, Galatians, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Philemon, Romans, and Philippians. Of the remaining six, three are "disputed,” meaning that a majority of scholars believe these ..read more
Josh Scott
9M ago
Welcome back to Sunday School! Class is officially in session. This week we will continue our chronological journey through the New Testament (NT) documents. This week I had to choose between two texts, because both were likely written in the 80s: Colossians and Matthew. Matthew won out. So, let’s get started.
Since the second century the Gospel of Matthew has been considered the most popular and well-known Gospel. While Mark was written first, we encounter Matthew first in the order of the canon. That is possibly due to the widespread preference for Matthew’s account of Jesus’s story.
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