Did Jesus preach, as best we know? And if he did preach what kinds of things did he preach about? When Jesus speaks, the major verb that is used in the gospel accounts is "to teach...." He teaches his ...
There are way, way more Christian texts than just the bible, and Jesus shows up fairly often in these non-canonical books. Sometimes he's pontificating spiritual teachings, sometimes he's describing ...
Recently I had a book published on the life of the historic Jesus, which I titled "The Radical Rabbi of Nazareth." The best of biblical research in the past 25 years confirms that he was, indeed, ...
Coleman, a "father, teacher, and minister," one day came to the now rather commonplace realization that people's status in life affects their reading of the Gospels. Moving from this revelatory moment ...
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Last week, on December 25, as Roman Emperor Constantine ordered in 325 C.E., 2.4 billion Christians celebrated the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. Being roughly 30 per cent of all religions, Christianity ...