he relationship between John the Baptist and Jesus contains one of the most revealing tensions in the Gospel story. John appears with an uncompromising message …
John the Baptist appeared at a moment when religion had become increasingly identified with institution, ritual, inherited authority, and the Temple system. Yet John himself …
One of the clearest keys to understanding the death of Jesus is found in a brief conversation recorded in Matthew 17:11–13. The disciples ask about …
There is a seemingly small, but decisive detail in the way Christianity talks about baptism. If you ask almost anyone today what “to baptize” means, …
No event in the life of Jesus was more controversial than His entry into Jerusalem. In the Synoptics, it marks the beginning of the visible …