Ed Stevens

Resurrection – Preterist Concepts

This is a replay of my seminar speech at the Garrettsville 2011 seminar on the topic of the Resurrection. We discuss the various major concepts of resurrection within Full Preterism, and then show why we believe the Individual Body View is the biblically correct one. If you are interested in the preterist explanation of the…

Paul's Arrival in Rome (early AD 61)

We look at some of the other Jewish and Christian events that occurred while Paul was on his way to Rome, or just after he arrived there. The writing of the gospel of John most likely occurred here, along with the epistle of James, and the three epistles of John. We also look at the…

Paul's Voyage to Rome (AD 60-61)

We cover the events mentioned in Acts 27-28, from the last few months of Paul's imprisonment in Caesarea, until he was sent to Rome by Festus the Roman Governor (or Procurator). We discuss the whole voyage, especially the shipwreck on the island of Malta. There is a PDF lesson outline available for this podcast. Send…

Jude's Grandsons (AD 62-66)

In book three of the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius, he tells the story of the two grandsons of Jude (the brother of Jesus) who were arrested and brought before the Roman court to investigate their aspirations to the Davidic throne in Jerusalem. There are some historical problems associated with this story, which we explore and…

Dating the Four Gospels

It is pretty clear from reading Paul's epistles to the Thessalonians (written in AD 51) that Paul was familiar with the Gospel of Matthew. There are over a dozen strong similarities and allusions to the material found in Matthew 23-25, too much in fact to explain away as coincidence. We also look at some possible…

Paul in Caesarea – Acts 24-26 (AD 58-60)

We discuss the events mentioned in Acts 24-26, which occurred there in Judea right after Paul was arrested in Jerusalem at the feast of Pentecost in AD 58. We talk about the possibility that Luke and Acts may have been written by Luke while Paul was there in Caesarea for two years, or at least…

Who Was Theophilus? Acts 23-24 (AD 58-63)

We look at the theory that Theophilus might have been one of the former High Priests of the Ananus family. There are a lot of historical reasons why this theory makes sense. However, on a later podcast we will suggest an even better possibility that Theophilus was a government official in Nero's court at Rome….

Paul Taken to Caesarea – Acts 21-24 (AD 58-60)

After Paul was arrested in the temple, he was put on trial there in Jerusalem before Ananias b. Nedebaeus (the current High Priest). When a plot against his life was discovered, Paul was then sent to Caesarea, where he remained under guard for two years. There is a PDF lesson outline available for this podcast….

Paul's Arrest in Jerus – Acts 20-21 (AD 58)

We look at the final events at the end of Paul's third missionary journey, and his arrival in Jerusalem for the festival of Pentecost (June AD 58). He presented the Gentile contributions to the saints in Jerusalem. While he was in the temple purifying himself, he was arrested on charges of polluting the temple. There…

Paul's Third Journey – Acts 19-20 (AD 54-58)

We survey the major details involved in Paul's third missionary journey beginning in the Spring of AD 54 and ending with his arrival in Jerusalem in June of AD 58. This was an amazing period of fruitful evangelistic activity for Paul, which resulted in the full establishment of several churches in Turkey, Macedonia, and Greece,…