by Rabbi Tovia Singer Despite strong objections from conservative Christian apologists, the prevailing rabbinic interpretation of Isaiah 53 ascribes the “servant” to the nation of Israel who silently endured unimaginable suffering at the hands of its gentile oppressors. The speakers,… Read More ›
As the Pope condemns the death penalty again I am reminded of God’s express will on this issue. In the Torah (Genesis 9:5-6) we read, “And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild… Read More ›
Somewhat mischievously Yahya Snow comments on his Facebook page: I guess the Christians who are coming out of the woodwork supporting a death penalty for homosexuals would appeal to scholars like Prof. Greg Carey in arguing Jesus and his early… Read More ›
The video begins with a segment from the movie, “The Apocalypse – The Movie (2000)” starring Richard Harris, which leads into an interview where Bart D. Ehrman gives an overview of what an apocalypse means. Also interviews with Loren T…. Read More ›
According to Paul in the New Testament there is a fixed divine hierarchy. In order: God – Jesus – Man – Woman. The modern ideology of gender egalitarianism which most in the Christian church passively accept is contrary to the explicit teaching… Read More ›
Published on 20 Apr 2016 Bart Ehrman, UNC-Chapel Hill Professor of Religious Studies, discusses his work with Fresno City College philosophy instructor, Wendell Stephenson on February 18, 2016. About an hour of discussion, mainly concerning Ehrman’s book, How Jesus Became… Read More ›
Observations like this one by Anthony F. Buzzard below illustrates why a scholarly approach to the gospels can be so threatening to traditional Christian faith. Matthew and Luke suggest that the ‘son of God’ came into existence at his biological conception in Mary. The Quran… Read More ›
Christians can show you a summary of the Christian Gospel (quite different to the gospel of Jesus) in Paul’s letter 1 Corinthians 15: 3-4. Paul is so clear what it means and how the Jewish Scriptures clearly speak of the… Read More ›
The issue of how the New Testament quotes (or misquotes) the Jewish scriptures was raised in my recent post ‘Rabbi Tovia Singer Debunks Church Claim that Matthew Misquoted Scripture Using ‘Rabbinic Method’. Now I want to do a separate post giving… Read More ›
Interesting… Published on 7 Jun 2016 ‘Missionaries often employ a novel and rather surprising response when confronted by Matthew’s frequent misquotations of the Jewish Scriptures. While some Christians reluctantly agree that Matthew’s citations of Tanach are not entirely accurate, Christian… Read More ›
Vasily Ivanovich Surikov – Temptation of Christ ‘Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those… Read More ›
This is a deep truth and the reason I am no longer a Christian but a Muslim.
On the question of the historical value of John’s Gospel there is probably one of the biggest gulfs between New Testament scholarship and the ‘man in the pew’. In preaching and devotional Bible study the assumption is regularly made that all… Read More ›
‘Who doubts that authors who themselves have a high christology tend to write books in which the historical Jesus himself has a high christology? Or that those who are uncomfortable with Nicea and Chalcedon more often than not unearth a… Read More ›
Professor Dale Tuggy is a philosopher who specializes in Analytic Theology, Philosophical Theology, Philosophy of Religion, and Early Modern Philosophy. He has taught in the Department of Philosophy at The State University of New York since 2000. This article was… Read More ›
‘In the present work, a study has been undertaken of one prophecy in which Prophet Isaiah (pbuh) has foretold the advent of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). The author presents a detailed analysis of the forty-second chapter of Isaiah and its parallel… Read More ›
As today is Trinity Sunday it seemed fitting to share an article by a Christian scholar about the Trinity. Does everyone believe in the Trinity? by Anthony Buzzard “It is exegesis of a mischievous if pious sort that would find… Read More ›
Mark 12:28-29 reads One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, ‘Of all the commandments, which is the most important?’ 29 ‘The most important… Read More ›
Published on 20 May 2016 Reza Aslan: From Islam to Christianity back to Islam Recently we sat down with Muslim scholar and best selling author Reza Aslan for an in-depth interview on a wide range of issues. This is the… Read More ›
Here is C.S. Lewis’s explanation of the problem: “Say what you like,” we shall be told, “the apocalyptic beliefs of the first Christians have been proved to be false. It is clear from the New Testament that they all expected… Read More ›
By Dale Tuggy, originally posted on Trinities on May 19, 2016. Dale teaches philosophy and religious studies at The State University of New York. This is an extremely intelligent and balanced discussion of the various concepts of God held by Christians. … Read More ›
A screen print from the chapter “The Islamic Christ,” in The Oxford Handbook of Christology, 183-98, published in 2015 by OUP. Uploaded by the author Gabriel Said Reynolds (Professor of Islamic Studies, Notre Dame, USA) onto the Academia website. Click to enlarge…. Read More ›
(Part 3) This article is the third of a series of articles (see the first and second) that are in part a refutation of Christian polemics and in part a discussion of recent academic articles by top experts in the… Read More ›
Published on the Jesus Blog…”a weblog dedicated to historical Jesus research and New Testament studies”. An interesting piece by James Crossley, Professor of Bible, Society and Politics at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London The Markan Christology debate continues. I will repeat… Read More ›
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