N.T. Wright? Anytime!. Keener's 4 volume on Acts is just such a herculean masterpiece.

This video provided no evidence for Jesus

Dr. Bird, what are your thoughts on the ESV Expository Commentary series? I bought a bunch of them over the weekend while they were 75% off.

Awesome list of recommendations, thanks Dr. Bird! I had just ordered a copy of "Acts: Baker Exegetical Commentary" by Darrell Bock over the weekend, but I'll put the Patrick Schreiner commentary on my wish list (no more books for awhile until my credit card somewhat recovers!)

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Hi Michael, will you do a review of Lamb of the Free by Andrew Rillera at any stage? (Apologies that this message is not related to the book of Acts).

Mike, just a general thanks for any book recommendations you make; they are so valuable, given the size of the available choices. From this episode I sought N.T.Wright’s book and lucked onto his Advent book on Matthew…very timely and appropriate. Thanks again.

Mmmm first NT??? Keener is dissapointed Mike!

I am expecting a series for your best recommended commentaries Dr. Bird

No Richard Pervo?

Putin isn't a Christian. He's a false prophet who practices numerology. He's also not a nationalist. He's an imperialist. The Lion of Judah will conquer the Bear of Magog. Any Christian who praises Putin spits in the eyes of Ezekiel. Ezekiel 38,2: "Behold! I am against you, Gog of the land of Magog, chief prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal."

Since the word Lord has replaced the name of the Father Yahweh wouldnt it be safe to say that the references to "the Lord" should be Yahweh? Also, Yeshua referred back to his father when it came to his actions and words.

For the same reason that scientology, Mormonism, or every cult in history exists.

If Arius won The Church would more deeply fused into imperial grovement and imperial cult. As the emperor is earthly reflection of the Father in heaven, the church must subjection to the emperor like the created Son. The consequence will be no separation of church and state or two kingdoms.

Does this guy not know Jehovah's witnesses 👀

Where can one buy a copy of the Didache?

Thank you so much brother it's helpful Because I'm doing theology studies

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Clickbart is a joke.

When do we declare Christian Nationalism for what it is: Heresy. It seeks to substitute Palatine Hill (the home of the Emperor) for the sacrifice of the hill that is Golgotha. It denies the creedal Church rooted in the belief that anyone who declares Jesus Christ Lord and Savior is a follower of Christ. For Christian Nationalism, there is indeed a distinction between Jews and Greeks.

Could’ve been the Library in Pergamum…

The corn. Jesus knew for a fact! that he was God, according to the word of God. For this reason, Jesus comprehended the meaning of, the spirit of the living creature in the wheels. But Jesus, come out of the fact that he was the son of God, because of his constant becoming in development, in obedience to God. Go into it, and it will come into you, become it, and it will become you. Jesus understood as long as this formula of becoming was applied in his life, he could only see himself as the son of God in the word of God, in obedience to God. I can hear someone say, how do you know? Because God said to me, you will understand everything that Jesus understood, and you will know everything that he knows. If Jesus is the spirit of the living creature in the wheels, and God, is the spirit of the wheels, what does that tell you? Man do not understand the one thing! And it’s reflection to its creation, in revealing itself as God. Stephen King, writes himself in his movies as a insignificant role, but we know that Stephen King, in some cases is the producer. Regardless to the role, Steven King, is playing, we all know that Stephen King, is the producer, Stephen King, is the boss. Therefore, when it comes to Jesus and God, this is the same image. And Jesus knew this, because he said, if you have seen me, you have seen the father. I can hear someone say, how do you know? because if you have seen The Spirit Of Truth, you have seen the Holy Spirit. This is the same image, but done in a new time, the first and the last, imitating the structure of God, in the beginning and the end. imitating the structure of God. When the last becomes first within the beginning of the Alpha, it is the beginning, that imitate the end, and when the first becomes last within the end of the Omega, it is the end, that imitates the beginning, this is the theology of the structure of God. For this reason, the spirit of grace, imitate The Spirit Of Truth, in the first advent, and The Spirit Of Truth, imitate the spirit of grace, in the second advent. The spirit of Grace. So the last shall be first and the first last. The Spirit Of Truth. So the last within the beginning of the Alpha, shall be first, and the first within the end of the Omega, shall be last. I lie not against God, God is in me as the truth. I have told you the truth! The spirit of grace, and The Spirit Of Truth, imitate the structure of God, in this new time. If you have seen The Spirit Of Truth, you have seen the spirit of grace. The wise virgins, will love us because of this witness, but the foolish virgins, will kill us because of this witness. When the spirit of grace, said. So the last shall be first and the first last, did not The Spirit Of Truth, bear witness, to it? when he said. So the last within the beginning of the Alpha, shall be first, and the first within the end of the Omega, shall be last. Bringing the structure of God, in a perfect understanding. And the foolish virgins, want to kill us, because we are guiding the wise virgins, into all truth. Wise virgins, do not allow the foolish virgins, to frighten you, just remember the knowledge of good and evil, is found in the abomination of desolation. It’s the abomination that creates desolation, as being the holy place, for this reason allow the foolish virgins, to create a newness within you. As Jesus allowed Judas, to create a newness within himself, this is The Spirit Of Truth. Wise virgins, look at Enoch, as a person that took off their wedding garment, The foolish virgins, will not come to understand this, but the wise virgins, will. God said to me, what you see, the wise virgins, will also see, and what you know, the wise virgins, will also know. Wise virgins, you’re not going to always agree with the judgment. I would argue with God, all the time about my judgment, I would always try to defend myself, and after a while, I begin to understand, that it’s not about me, it is about the one thing. Wise virgins, do not do what I did, just agree and try to understand. Because you’re not going to change anything about your judgment, by complaining. Welcome to the dispensation of The Spirit Of Truth.

there were no nuclear families in that era

Amen true saving faith is being faithful to God. Looks like The Catholics and Orthodoxs have been right the whole entire time. 📿🌹🙏🏼

I absolutely love your work, dr. Bird! Even though i have trouble understanding it, i do my best! Come sometimes to Romania, would love to have a chat!

The moment you conceded agreeing with the woke fascists that "pray the gay away" _should_ be banned, you, like all the other wokes-in-denial, opened the door to even the most insane bans (just look the deranged "logic" used by De-Nigma below)

whoever he is that person is a heretic

The book of Hebrews uses the same Greek word that of John 3:16 for Abraham and Abraham had multiple kids !!

Is he speaking English!? Who exist first the father or the son? You know the answer and that makes them not co -eternal!

Is he speaking English??

I wish you could have showed the contents so we could see what the text looks like...

Brilliant work 🫡🫡, we all love your hardworking 🙏🙏

Tee hee. Love it Mike! What fun.

<G5>< HERE I AM! 🦾👽~JESUS CHRIST

<G5>< HERE I AM! 🦾👽~JESUS CHRIST

<G5>< HERE I AM! 🦾👽~JESUS CHRIST

<G5>< HERE I AM! 🦾👽~JESUS CHRIST

<G5>< HERE I AM! 🦾👽~JESUS CHRIST

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😂 @ "not DC or Brussels" well played sir.

It seemed to me more of a case of, he's got the spirit but lacks the language. Perhaps it was his intention to convey that women shouldn't be barred from walking a male path in life and can seek salvation through priesthood and good deeds rather than through creating children and being wives. Jesus expressing those feelings by offering to facilitate a social transition is still so wild, and it's funny to see an account where he just goes off at Simon Peter for being mean to Mary.

For orthodox world first good and than bad. For gnostic world (being) THERE - good, HERE - bad.

Professor I have a question: In the first part of the Philippians hymn the pre-existing Son seems to have his own will: he freely decides to empty himself of his own divinity. How can this be reconciled with the idea that in the Trinity there is only one will common to the three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit?

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hmmm how were their clothes.?/.did they smell.??...what did they talk about to others..??..where did they go after that.?..did ANYONE take ANY selfies with them..??..ooo.lolol..etc..

Nonsense schismatic basically

The genre of the gospels does not require orderly sequences of events and were rerher organized thematically rather than chronologically in many places. In all likelihood, these dead were raised when Christ arose. Matthew deals with them in collectively hear and in passing so as to keep the narrative entirely Christ focused in the following section.

So, fairly crucial correction on the UK bit: this is a section from the government guidelines: The relevant zones also need to be on or next to a public highway or road, in an open space to which the public has access, or within the area of land attached to an abortion clinic, or in a location that is visible from any of those areas. Organising a pro-life meeting in your own home is not an offence, even if your home is in an exclusion zone, unless you deliberately start waving stuff out the window or do something else to make it visible from outside. The law isn't about persecuting the pro-life movement, it's about banning people from using silent prayer as a way of intimidating or harrassing people at abortion clinics. Churches can still pray for the unborn, there are pro-life events, there are pro-life student societies, there are even a few pro-life MPs (not as many as there were, quite a few of them lost their seats last election.) That law is not as Orwellian as you're making it sound.

The guy whose country has just sent more war wagons to Ukraine is judging us for voting in Trump.

A lot of evangelicals have embraced a profane, godless man. Can you imagine someone like Polycarp applauding a pagan Roman emperor? Neither can I.