Crucifixion Image by Helmut H. Kroiss from Pixabay

Where were the nail-prints in Jesus’ hands – in his wrists or his palms?

This question was raised last Saturday during a day conference on biblical archaeology at Tyndale House in Cambridge. Put simply the problem was stated as follows: Crucifixion normally involved nailing the victim to a horizontal beam through the wrist between the radius and the ulna (the two bones of the forearm). The nail was then…

Gospel Perspectives Vol 5 – Your chance to choose an article

Below is the Table of Contents from Gospel Perspectives, Vol 5: The Jesus Tradition Outside the Gospels. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1984. As below, please vote by 15th December. Gerhard Maier’s article is not listed as it is in German. David Wenham, “Paul’s Use of the Jesus Tradition: Three Samples,” pp.7-38. Peter Richardson & Peter Gooch,…

𝔓37 The front side of Papyrus 37, a 3rd-century papyrus of Matthew 26; currently housed in the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor Library

D.A. Carson on Christological Ambiguities in Matthew

The following article is now available in PDF: D.A. Carson, “Christological Ambiguities in the Gospel of Matthew,” Harold Rowden, ed., Christ our Lord. Studies in Christology Presented to Donald Guthrie. Leicester: IVP, 1982. Hbk. ISBN: 0877849552. pp.97-114. Professor Carson’s work always impresses me. It stands in sharp contrast to those who seem to think the…