Working papers and drafts from my ongoing research — textual comparisons of the Masoretic Text, Septuagint and Dead Sea Scrolls, Greek New Testament studies, a harmony of the Gospels, and papers on church history and doctrine. These are works in progress and will be revised; earlier and alternate versions are kept where they differ. Each title opens as a PDF in a new tab.

Sections: Hebrew Bible: MT, LXX & Dead Sea Scrolls · New Testament: Text & Translation · Gospel Harmony · Early Church & Judaism · Theology & Doctrine · Philosophy, Science & History

Hebrew Bible: MT, LXX & Dead Sea Scrolls

Comparative studies of the Masoretic Text, the Septuagint and the Dead Sea Scrolls, including the book-by-book harmony series.

MT–LXX–DSS Harmony series

• Jeremiah — Phase 1 — PDF, 26 pages
• Psalms — Phase 2A — PDF, 32 pages
• Psalms — Phase 2A (alternate version) — PDF, 21 pages
• Samuel — Phase 2B — PDF, 20 pages
• Samuel — Phase 2B (alternate version) — PDF, 17 pages
• Exodus — Phase 2C — PDF, 23 pages
• The Twelve Prophets — Phase 2D — PDF, 18 pages
• Isaiah — Phase 2E — PDF, 21 pages
• Daniel — Phase 2F — PDF, 17 pages
• Complete MT–LXX–DSS Harmony — Phase 3 — PDF, 119 pages

Textual studies

• The Septuagint and the Masoretic Text Compared — PDF, 30 pages
• Masoretic Text vs. Dead Sea Scrolls: Variants — PDF, 25 pages
• Dead Sea Scrolls, Aleppo Codex and Leningrad Codex: Variances — PDF, 38 pages
• The Deuterocanonical Books and the “Shadow Canons” — PDF, 43 pages
• 1 Enoch: The Book of the Watchers — PDF, 18 pages
• 1 Enoch: A Critical Comparison — PDF, 19 pages
• Two Bibles, Two Religions — PDF, 38 pages
• Two Bibles, Two Religions (dissertation version) — PDF, 68 pages

New Testament: Text & Translation

Greek–English interlinears and studies of specific New Testament texts.

• Mark 16: Greek–English Interlinear and the Endings of Mark — PDF, 22 pages
• 2 Peter: Greek–English Interlinear with Koine Phonetics — PDF, 6 pages
• Matthew 21: The Textual Problem of the Two Sons — PDF, 27 pages
• The Parables of Jesus: A Critical Review from the Greek NT — PDF, 46 pages
• Communion in the Greek New Testament and the Early Church — PDF, 11 pages
• The Language Jesus Spoke — PDF, 15 pages

Gospel Harmony

A harmony of the four Gospels and Acts, with the chapter-by-chapter working drafts.

Complete harmony

• A Harmony of the Four Gospels and Acts — Complete — PDF, 288 pages
• Four Gospel Edition — PDF, 250 pages
• Four Gospel Edition (revision 1) — PDF, 306 pages
• Four Gospel Edition (revision 2) — PDF, 252 pages

Chapter drafts

• Chapter 1 — PDF, 11 pages
• Chapter 1 (alternate version) — PDF, 9 pages
• Chapters 2–3 — PDF, 10 pages
• Chapter 4 — PDF, 9 pages
• Chapter 5 — PDF, 13 pages
• Chapter 6 — PDF, 11 pages
• Chapter 7 — PDF, 13 pages
• Chapter 8 — PDF, 14 pages
• Chapter 9 — PDF, 14 pages
• Chapter 10 — PDF, 13 pages
• Chapter 11 — PDF, 14 pages
• Chapter 12 — PDF, 15 pages
• Chapter 13 — PDF, 16 pages
• Chapter 14 — PDF, 14 pages
• Chapter 15 — PDF, 14 pages
• Chapter 16 — PDF, 17 pages
• Chapter 17 — PDF, 10 pages
• Chapter 18 — PDF, 13 pages
• Chapter 19 — PDF, 15 pages
• Chapter 20 — PDF, 15 pages
• Chapter 21 — PDF, 15 pages
• Chapter 22 — PDF, 15 pages
• Chapter 23 — PDF, 12 pages
• Chapter 24 (final) — PDF, 23 pages

Early Church & Judaism

The parting of the ways between Judaism and Christianity, early Christian practice, and church history.

• The Birth of Rabbinic Judaism — PDF, 17 pages
• The Birkat HaMinim — PDF, 6 pages
• The Historicity of Jesus: Extra-Biblical Evidence — PDF, 21 pages
• Apostolic Succession: A Comprehensive Study — PDF, 11 pages
• The Eucharist in Early Christianity — PDF, 18 pages
• The Eucharist in Early Christianity (earlier version) — PDF, 17 pages
• From Pascha to Easter — PDF, 19 pages
• The Gnostic Gospels: A Comprehensive Analysis — PDF, 21 pages
• Nag Hammadi Codex I: Commentary — PDF, 11 pages
• Female Homoeroticism in Biblical and Patristic Sources — PDF, 17 pages
• The Roman Catholic Church: A Complete History — PDF, 81 pages
• Roman Catholic Mariology — PDF, 41 pages
• The Roman Catholic Church: Crimes and Doctrinal Departures — PDF, 38 pages

Theology & Doctrine

Studies in doctrine: Scripture, salvation, faith and judgment.

• Biblical Inerrancy — PDF, 42 pages
• Hell: A Biblical Study — PDF, 28 pages
• Sola Fide — PDF, 20 pages
• James and Sola Fide — PDF, 21 pages
• The Salvation Debate — PDF, 22 pages
• The Meaning of Faith — PDF, 28 pages
• Good Tree, Bad Fruit — PDF, 12 pages
• The Gospel According to Claude — PDF, 11 pages

Philosophy, Science & History

Natural theology, the history of war, and media criticism.

• The Cosmological Argument and Intelligent Design — PDF, 45 pages
• The Monkey, the Arrow and the Cross — PDF, 78 pages
• War: Necessity, Tyranny and Peace — PDF, 23 pages
• The Impetus of War in Human Civilization — PDF, 21 pages
• The New York Times: A Critical Examination — PDF, 19 pages