Chapter 23 — When Contradiction Became Mystery
A mystery is something not yet known or not fully accessible. A contradiction appears when incompatible claims are required to remain true within the same …
From Mikveh to “Mystery”: How John’s Baptism Was Changed
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, …
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 …