Patmos is an island in the Aegean Sea that belonged to the Roman province of Asia, whose administrative capital was Ephesus. John’s exile was therefore …
The King James Version reads “redeemed us” and “made us kings and priests.” The stronger critical reading is different: the song speaks of people purchased …
Jesus says “Your sins are forgiven” in public, in the midst of the crowd, under the eyes of those who do not believe that a …
After the Old Testament has been clarified as a non-demonological foundation of revelation—with Moses and the prophets promoting a theology of moral responsibility and the …
During the life and ministry of Jesus, the conflict between Him and the Jewish religious leaders was not merely personal or political but represented a …
The relationship between divine will and human freedom runs through the entire Bible.At the center of this tension appear two major theological models: In the …
1. The Man of Lawlessness and the Rejected Messiah Paul develops a unique prophecy in the NT about a “man of lawlessness” who will be …
One of the most disturbing and difficult-to-digest prophecies in Paul’s writings appears in 2 Thessalonians 2. It is not just a vision of the future, …
Paul is venerated as an apostle, yet he preaches a gospel that hijacks and distorts the message of Jesus.While Jesus presents the cross as an …
When I read Matthew 9:13 (“I desire mercy, not sacrifice”) and Romans 3:20 (“no one will be justified by the works of the Law”), I …