Dr. John Oakes is giving a series of lectures for campus and other interns June 12-13 in Irvine, California.  The notes, power point and audio will be available here.    Daniel Notes    Daniel Class PPT You May Also Like: Class on Daniel by Dr. John Oakes Class on the Book of Daniel Class on […]

Dr. John Oakes is now leading a church planting in Merced, California.  His lessons and sermons will be posted here.  There is another, earlier article, with many sermons and lessons from 2022 to 2025.  Here is the link:  Earlier Merced Sermons       More  recent sermons are below! 6/7  Judges III Deborah Savior of Israel […]

Dr. John Oakes gave a series of classes Winter, 2026 at the University of California, Merced.  Dr. Oakes covered topics in which Christianity interacts with modern culture.  Topics include Bioethics, Gender Issues, War and Peace, Christianity and Race, Christianity and Politics, Abortion and more.  Some, but not all, of these topics are not directly addressed […]

Question: I recently came across more liberal theologians, discussing the fact that they believe that there were multiple authors that wrote the book of Isaiah rather than just Isaiah himself. Sometimes they say 2,3,4 or five people have written the book of Isaiah. My belief so far is that these theologians are looking at things […]

Editor’s note: Both the question and my response refer back to an earlier Q & A here:   earlier question Question: Hello Dr. Oakes, in a recent Q&A you address the contradiction in the accounts of the death of Judas, but you and the asker both failed to mention another contradiction in the story, they give […]

Question: How does the historicity of Jesus compare to the historicity of Buddha? Answer: Both Jesus of Nazareth and Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) are certainly historical figures.  I am not sure what is to be gained by asking which of two certainly historical persons is more certain. How much more certain can we be than certain? […]

Dr. John Oakes gave a series of eight sermons from 1 Peter in Fall, 2025 for the Merced Christian Church.  Two sermons from 1 Peter 2 were delivered by others during the series, so this series of sermons covers only about 80% of the book.   Notes, PPT and audio are included. 1 Peter I Elect […]

Dr. John Oakes did a six-part class on the history of Christianity for the campus ministry at UC Merced in Merced, CA Fall, 2025.   The class was intended to help students understand what Christianity ought to look like today–how to navigate the various strains of how church is done in the modern context.  Notes, PPT […]

Dr. John Oakes taught a series of many classes for the Iglesia de Criso en Tijuana. Bautismo PPT    Baptismo Tijuana Audio I    Baptism Tijuana Audio II    Baptism Audio III    Libertad en Cristo PPT    Libertad en Cristo Tij Audio    Answering Calvinism Notes (in English)      RESPONDIENDO AL CALVINISMO PPT ...