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  • The Good Book Blog

    "Jesus' Wife" Papyrus: an Update

    Gary Manning Jr — 

    Last week, I posted my initial take on the so-called "Gospel of Jesus' Wife." My first point was that it was "too early to tell" whether the manuscript was genuine. In the last twenty years, forgers have produced some amazingly convincing forgeries, so scholars have become cautious about all archeological finds.

  • Biola News

    Biola Outperforms Nationwide Average for Hispanic Graduation Rates

    Listed as one of 25 private universities closing the graduation rate gap

    Brenda Velasco — 

    According to reports released today by The Education Trust, college graduation rates nationwide are far too low, particularly among students of...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Did Jesus Have a Wife? A New Gnostic Fragment

    Gary Manning Jr — 

    According to an article in the Washington Post, an ancient manuscript claiming that Jesus had a wife has just been discovered. I’ll tackle this new discovery with some Q&A. What is this new find? Karen King, the Gnostic scholar who published the manuscript, has titled it the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife (see the scholarly article here). It is a very small fragment, only 12 partial lines, of an ancient Gnostic book. The fragment, written in Coptic, dates from the fourth century, but it is a copy of an older book, perhaps written in the late second century. According to the fragment, Jesus refers to “my wife.”

  • Biola News

    Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet Recap

    Biola Athletics celebrated its inaugural Hall of Fame Class with an induction ceremony.

    Hilary Larkins — 

    On Saturday, September 15, 2012,Biola Athletics celebrated its inaugural Hall of Fame Class with an induction ceremonyin the Talbot East Andrews...

  • The Good Book Blog

    A Day in the City of David

    Kenneth Way — 

    Where is one place that you can go in Jerusalem to see possible remains of King David’s palace, Nehemiah’s wall, Hezekiah’s tunnel, the Pool of Siloam and royal tombs? That would be the City of David, which is the name given to the small spur of land that extends southward from the Temple Mount. I want to share with you five highlights from this small area.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Jesús es nuestra esperanza

    Octavio Esqueda — 

    “El que espera, desespera” dice un refrán popular. Esperar algo no es satisfactorio para nadie y en ocasiones las salas de espera en oficinas y consultorios se convierten en salas de tortura para muchos que, como yo, son impacientes y perciben el tiempo de espera como un tiempo perdido. Esta creencia común puede percibir a la esperanza como algo negativo y algo no muy deseado.

  • Biola News

    For the Third Straight Year, U.S. News Names Biola an ‘Up and Coming’ University

    Biola again ranked in top tier of national universities

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    For the third year in a row, U.S. News and World Report has identified Biola University as one of the nation’s most promising and innovative...

  • The Good Book Blog

    4/14 Window

    David Talley — 

    Many people are aware of the 10/40 window, but have you heard about the missional emphasis on the 4/14 window? Luis Bush and others are stirring the church to consider a stronger focus on this "window" in the days ahead.

  • Biola News

    Summer Missions: Three Continents, Seven Countries, One Purpose

    Seven student-led missions teams serve seven countries

    Ethan Froelich and Sarah Enriquez — 

    Seven student mission teams traveled to seven different countries over the course of three months. Going to places as remote as Ulaangom in...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Transformed in Christ: Christology and the Christian Life in John Chrysostom

    Ashish Naidu — 

    I am delighted to announce the recent publication of my monograph titled, Transformed in Christ: Christology and the Christian Life in John Chrysostom, in the Princeton Theological Monograph Series, by Pickwick Publications (Imprint of Wipf and Stock).

  • The Good Book Blog

    Something About the Book of Romans that will Help You Really "Get" It

    Kenneth Berding — 

    Here’s something that many people I talk to about Paul’s Letter to the Romans don’t seem yet to have grasped. The earliest house churches in Rome would have been primarily Jewish and would have culturally felt Jewish, but in A.D. 49 the Roman Emperor Claudius kicked the Jews out of Rome. Jewish Christians, of course, would have been expelled along with the rest of the Jews. During the five years between Claudius’s edict (A.D. 49) and his death (A.D. 54) when the edict lapsed and Jews started to return, the composition and self-understanding of the house churches in Rome would have shifted considerably. Paul’s letter to the Romans would have arrived in Rome somewhere around A.D. 57, during the period when Jews were still trickling back into Rome. If you can fix in your mind that the expulsion of Jews from Rome had a tremendous impact on the churches in that city, you will understand the message of Romans oh-so-much better!

  • The Good Book Blog

    Hidden Sins, Part One

    David Talley — 

    Sin is a reality with which we all must live. No one can escape the struggles we have with rebelling against God’s call on our lives (cf. Romans 3:10, 23). However, it is possible to choose whether one will vigorously fight the battle that wages against the flesh or not. The battle can be overwhelming, but it does not have to result in demoralizing defeat.

  • Biola News

    Biola Welcomes New Students and Families

    More than 1,300 new students arrive for the new school year

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Biola University President Barry H. Corey, commenced the academic year in Chase Gymnasium, Wednesday, Aug. 29 announcing this year's theme: From...

  • Biola News

    Biola Joins Lawsuit to Protect Religious Freedom

    Biola challenges HHS regulation as unconstitutional

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    UPDATE (Friday, Mar. 15): Nursing professor Susan Elliott travelled to Capitol Hill this month for a national press conference on nurses' right to...

  • Biola News

    Faculty Spotlight: Paul Spears

    Meet Torrey director Paul Spears

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Paul Spears started working with the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University 14 years ago, when the program fit into one shared office in...

  • Biola News

    New ‘Open Biola’ Website Offers Hundreds of Free Learning Resources

    Biola University launches extensive online collection of free classes and educational materials

    Jason Newell — 

    Biola University today announced the launch of Open Biola, an innovative website that offers open access to hundreds of classes, lectures,...

  • Biola News

    Biola Inducts Three Alumni into Inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame

    Athletes celebrated at induction ceremony

    Jeff Hoffman — 

    The Biola University Athletics Department is pleased to induct a trio of standout athletes to its inaugural class of the Biola Athletics Hall of...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Psalms Study Resources

    Kenneth Way — 

    I want to announce a new resource, as well as make a shameless plug, for small group Bible studies and Sunday School classes. It’s a DVD providing four 15-minute sessions about the book of Psalms. It is part of the new Deepening Life Together video series published by Baker Books, LifeTogether and Lamplighter Media.

  • Biola News

    Recent Graduate Receives U.S. State Department Internship in Rome

    Daniel Cedeno used Biola to secure opportunity at U.S. Mission

    Ethan Froelich — 

    Ambition and perseverance have served political science graduate Daniel Cedeno (‘12) well. Cedeno’s preparation at Biola and hard work have given...

  • Biola News

    Biola Named One of 103 “Great Colleges to Work For”

    University makes Honor Roll of Chronicle of Higher Education list

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    Biola University is one of the nation’s 103 best colleges to work for, according to a new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education . In its...

  • Biola News

    Alumna Amy Atkinson (’11) Pursues Olympic Dreams

    Biolan to Compete in London 2012 Olympic Games

    Jenna Bartlo — 

    (UPDATE 8/8/12: Amy Atkinson finished her 800-meter run in 2:18.53 seconds, setting a new national record for Guam, and shaved off almost 3...

  • The Good Book Blog

    Building a Better Small Group

    Joanne Jung — 

    My article, "Building a Better Small Group," was just posted by The Gospel Coalition.

  • The Good Book Blog

    Digging Dan

    Kenneth Way — 

    I recently returned from an excavation at Tel Dan in Israel. The season was for four weeks (June 25-July 20, 2012), but I only stayed for the first two. I was accompanied by Ivan Haq, an MA-OT student at Talbot/Biola. Neither of us is a professional “field” archaeologist, but we paid for our room & board and flights and we offered our labor as volunteers.

  • Biola News

    Biola Finishes 12th in Director's Cup Standings

    For fourth-straight year, Biola's athletics program finishes in top 20 of national rankings

    Jeff Hoffman — 

    Biola once again finished as one of the top athletic programs in the NAIA, placing 12th out of over 300 NAIA schools in the 2011-12NAIA Learfield...

  • Biola News

    Graduate Athlete Makes History By Breaking Records

    Nychele Fischetti is the first athlete in school history to compete in 12 national track meets in four years.

    Ethan Froelich — 

    Nychele Fischetti was a great runner in high school before she came to Biola, and a record-breaker when she graduated in May. Graduating with a...