THE SYNOPTIC PROBLEM OK – here’s a first-rate detective puzzle for us to work on. As you know, there are four Gospels in the NT that tell the story of Jesus’ life. However, they each tell it a bit differently. John is quite different (more theological and with a different timeline) and is usually studied…

SOCRATES OF ATHENS It may come as a surprise to some that in ancient Greece people paid little attention to family names. Thus even though there may have been other persons named Socrates in Athens in those days, since the famous philosopher did indeed become famous, all that was necessary as a designation was “Socrates…