1 minute: my most important lesson from Acts: praying for the coming of the Spirit. 1-minute lecture by Acts scholar Craig Keener. (See Luke 11:13; Acts 1:14; 4:31.)
For 23 free lectures on Acts, see http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Acts_Keener
Ever wondered why Jesus compares gnats and camels? See this 4-minute clip:
For more video material on Matthew, see http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Matthew_Keener
Although scholars from various disciplines and worldviews explain the experiences differently, there are many firsthand accounts of exorcism experiences around the world. This 10-minute video excerpts material from a larger discussion on spirit possession experiences reported around the world.
It comes from a larger series available for free at: http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Matthew_Keener.
2-minute video:
A clip from the free videos at: http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Matthew_Keener. (For a book treating in more detail the question here, see David Turner, Israel’s Last Prophet, published by Fortress Press in 2015.)
Evangelism: contextualizing the message. 1 minute. (This is a sample piece of a larger lecture on evangelism in Acts by Acts scholar Craig Keener.)
For 23 free lectures on Acts, see http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Acts_Keener
This 7-minute video discusses the so-called Lost Gospels.
Please note that, contrary to the view you might get from this clip, I am among those who accept Q (though I respect those who do not)–it’s just discussed elsewhere in the original course, not this brief clip. (Also, I view Thomas as mid-second century but containing some authentic elements, but including gnostic elements; gnosticism in its complete forms has not been shown to predate the second century.) The larger course is found at the following site, for free: http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Matthew_Keener
7-minute lecture clip by Acts scholar Craig Keener.
For 23 free lectures on Acts, see http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Acts_Keener
Some people say that ancient biographers (like the Gospel writers) or historians (like Luke in Acts) freely invented their stories. This claim, however, does not fit the actual evidence. See this five-minute video at:
For more of this series on Matthew’s Gospel, see the free videos at: http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Matthew_Keener
We-narratives in Acts. 5.6-minute lecture by Acts scholar Craig Keener.
For 23 free lectures on Acts, see http://faculty.gordon.edu/hu/bi/ted_hildebrandt/DigitalCourses/00_DigitalBiblicalStudiesCourses.html#Acts_Keener
I believe that the practice of taking a Sabbath actually has helped me get more work done. Admittedly, a good Orthodox Jewish friend teases that I keep Shabbat like a Reform Jew. Nevertheless, it’s still been a source of physical and mental renewal in my life!