Jesus' point was that Thomas should have once again placed his allegiance in Jesus on the basis of his fellow apostles' testimony, namely on the basis of very good evidence that Jesus had resurrected. My proposed interpretation will hopefully prompt creative reflection on the Fourth Gospel's ...
When these myths were widely believed to be true, it is not surprising that Jesus would also be the son of a god.Miracles and amazing feats are part of every hero’s journey. If a religion is to be founded upon a man's life, he must be larger than life. Something has to separate...
Are we to do JUST AS Jesus did?Some bristle at a statement like that. We have been taught that Jesus’ work was unique and a onetime act. Yes, and no. Yes, in that Jesus’ life, ministry, death, and resurrection happened ONCE FOR ALL and then He sat down, no one else BUT the ...
In the sign of Jonah, Jesus has already told us what he and the prophet have in common: They both spend three days in something. We can’t infer from this that they both literally died and resurrected. In fact, Jesus has warned us that there are things that he and Jonahdon’thave i...
Saint Paul mentions an interesting detail: that the resurrected Jesus appeared to 500 people! That’s a big deal. Why isn’t it mentioned in the Gospels (or is it)? We’ll explore this detail in this post: In 1 Corinthians 15, Saint Paul recites what seems to be a formula or creed...
This command to be faithful to God only was expressed in no uncertain terms by Paul as well as by Jesus Himself: “No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and...
The Christian Bible, in the Old Testament, records that both the prophet Elijah and the patriarch Enoch were bodily assumedinto Heaven on a chariot of fire. Jesus is considered by the vast majority of Christians to have died before being resurrected and ascending to heaven. ...
Notice that, anciently, David knew that he would be as God when he was resurrected into God's Kingdom:15 As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied when I awake in Your likeness. (Psalm 17:15) Paul wrote that Jesus was to be the firstborn of many ...
is a problematic passage. But when we notice how this story fits in with the broader context of Scripture, we see how it points us toward God’s solution to the problem of death in our world. Abraham’s words to Isaac ultimately point to Jesus, “God himself will provide the sacrifice....
How strange then to now have the 21st century witness the re-birth of a monumental lie. What the Pope declared a sin, Mel Gibson has resurrected as the definitive story of the death of Jesus. Once again the world is told that it was the fault of “the perfidious Jews.” In a movie...