When the Law Became Philosophy
The book known as 4 Maccabees is a strange book. At first glance, it seems to be only a story about the persecution under Antiochus …
Temple and Sacrifice versus Divine Mercy — A Theological Analysis
Let us admit it openly: there is a tension within the biblical collection that cannot be ignored. One theological line declares that forgiveness requires blood, …
Michael and the Myth of National Angels
A Mekorah Reconstruction of Daniel 10–12 The received text of Daniel describes an invisible political world behind the visible one. Persia has a prince. Greece …
605–536 BC: Visions in Babylon
In 605 BC, Nebuchadnezzar strikes Judah during the reign of Jehoiakim, and the first deportation tears Jerusalem’s young nobles away from their world. Among them …
Paul’s Invented Theology of the Cross
1. The Central Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18–25 “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing; but to us who are …
Paul’s Gospel and Paul’s Cross: How Philosophy Turned a Crime into a Mystery
Introduction The prophecy in Daniel 8 announces a “little horn” that rises from one of the four directions of the Greek empire and comes to …