Was the Cross God’s Plan? Or the Free Choice of Those Who Rejected the Messiah?
The dominant idea today is that Jesus’ death on the cross was “God’s eternal plan,” the very purpose of the Incarnation and the absolute centre …
The Prophetic Vision of the Messiah – Acceptance of the Messiah, Not His Crucifixion
1. Zechariah: The Anointed Comes as a Peaceful King, Expected and Recognized Zechariah 9:9“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! …
Why the “Anointed One” Does Not Come from Mythology – Daniel and the Invisible Line of Revelation
I have spent years studying the history of religions. I have examined myths, cultural influences, ideological overlaps between empires, philosophies, and sacred texts. Yet among …
The Texts About the Suffering of the Anointed One
What Isaiah 53, Psalm 22, Daniel 9, Zechariah 12, Exodus 12 Really Say? To support the idea that the death of Jesus was an atoning …
The King Requested by the People of Israel
The tension between Law, history, and the ideal of a final Anointed One The request for a king appears explicitly in 1 Samuel 8: “Set …
Seventy Weeks: Not About “Incarnation,” Not About “Sacrifice,” But About God’s Decision
Seventy Weeks: About God’s Decision to Close the Special Covenant with Israel The text of Daniel 9:24–27 has become, through theological tradition, a playground for …
When the Anointed One Becomes a Heavenly Being
Enter Paul – the philosopher After Jesus was rejected by the Jewish leaders because He was not the political Messiah they expected, a theological vacuum …
“Paul’s Gospel” and the Drama in Ephesus – When Did the “Drama of Ephesus” Occur?
In Ephesus, the first believers appear in connection with Apollos, a man “mighty in the Scriptures,” “fervent in spirit,” who preached Jesus “though he knew …