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Today is a red-letter kind of day here on Backport's Theology because Allie and I have the undeserved privilege and absolute delight of having a conversation with one of the world's foremost experts on the New Testament canon,

specifically the Gospels, Dr. Craig Blomberg. It's not every day you get to sit down with a

brilliant saint with a PhD from the University of Aberdeen, read an excerpt from his classic book

called The Historical Reliability of the New Testament,

which, by the way, is just one of almost 20 academic books and commentaries that Dr. Blomberg

has written, and then ask him this question.

Will you please explain the term hermeneutical spiral, as well as how it can be useful,

as we seek to not simply read and interpret the Bible,

but actually be read and interpreted by the Bible. Oh my goodness, y'all, you better fasten the

seatbelt of your proverbial rocking chair on the porch today because Dr. Blomberg's leading us

on a no-holds-barred tour of Matt, Mark, Luke, and John,

which means it's going to be like drinking from a gospel fire hose.

You might want to grab an extra caffeinated beverage to keep up, and, of course, your Bible in a notebook.

Welcome to Backport's Theology's Scholar Edition.

We're really glad you've chosen to hang out with us today.

Hey, hey, Beck Porchers. My name's Allison Allen. I am the five-foot-12 spiritual wing

woman to Lisa Harper for Backport's Theology. And y'all, I just have to let you in on a little secret

today. This is a podcast in our best hopes and heart we wanted to record. However,

record with video, we are recording here. I'm so excited. I'm discombobulated. We're both a little

discombobulated. I know. But if you could see her face right now,

she is lit up like a Christmas tree because of who we've got sitting in today. I know. I don't want to,

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