John the Baptist –The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness
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 …
“This Is My Beloved Son”
The Voice That Changed Nothing Mark describes the baptism of Jesus with extraordinary dramatic force. As Jesus comes up from the water, the heavens open, …
Chapter 1 — Why Was John Exiled to Patmos? And when Was the Book of Revelation Written?
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 …
When the King Became the Lamb – How the Text Was Altered to Create a Theology of Sacrifice
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 …