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This is the Way is the first book in a three-part series examining what a Biblical Covenant Way of Life looks like based on the Bible and the cultural context the scripture was written in. It challenges readers to reconsider what they have accepted as truth, tradition, and Christianity and redefine their life mission based on a better contextual interpretation of the complete lens of scripture and Jesus’ message to live in His kingdom not the kingdoms of the world. This is the way will be released on December 29, 2021 to line up with the Disney release of “The Book of Bobba Fett.” The title, this is the way is a wordplay borrowed from the Star Wars Mandalorian series and applied to our current culture of western Christianity.

The second Book in the trilogy series will challenge the reader to consider a better understanding of first century Biblical discipleship and what it meant to wholly follow Jesus. It is slated to be released in congruence with the Disney Mandalorian Season three to be announced and released in 2022.

Palm Sunday and the Subversive Kingship of Jesus:Prophetic Fulfillment, Royal Sign-Act, and the Reconstitution of Power

Overview This study offers a socio-rhetorical and intertextual reading of the so-called Triumphal Entry narratives (Matt 21:1–11; Mark 11:1–11; Luke 19:28–44; John 12:12–19), arguing that Palm Sunday is best understood not as a spontaneous celebration but as a carefully staged prophetic sign-act. Drawing upon Second Temple interpretive practices, Ancient Near Eastern royal symbolism, and recent…

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Reading the New Testament as History, Literature, and Church Scripture

A Review of Joel B. Green, Marianne Meye Thompson, and David J. Downs, Introducing the New Testament Joel B. Green, Marianne Meye Thompson, and David J. Downs have produced in Introducing the New Testament a substantial and carefully shaped introduction that seeks to hold together three tasks often separated in New Testament studies: reading the…

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Rest, Hesed, and the Collapse of Babel: A Critical Review of The Sabbath Gospel

G. P. Wagenfuhr and Amy J. Erickson Introduction In The Sabbath Gospel, G. P. Wagenfuhr and Amy Erickson offer a constructive and, at points, disruptive proposal: that Sabbath is not merely an ethical category within Scripture but the hermeneutical and ontological center of the gospel itself. Their work situates Sabbath within a broader narrative framework…

by expedition44 March 28, 2026March 28, 2026