Category Archives: on Sacred texts

Part 2—From David to Jesus, a brief history Ancient Judaism was not a homogenous creature. The first centuries in the Promised Land were an age of separate tribes in their separate lands, existing side by side, usually amicably, occasionally co-operatively.There … Continue reading →

 [Bowing to the concerns of several of my readers, in consideration of the length of this examination, I have divided it into a number of parts, and shall publish a fascicle or two per week. CV] Part 1—The question and … Continue reading →

The ideas denoted by the Greek words kenosis and eschaton as used in the scriptures have been given a great deal of consideration, and often cacological treatment, in contemporary theology. Kenosis is used by Paul to describe the incarnation. It references … Continue reading →

The final entry in the Christian scriptures, The Book of Revelation, is written in a style known as apocalyptic, hence, the alternate name, The Apocalypse, literally, the “un-covering”. This literary form was in vogue for several centuries before Jesus and … Continue reading →

Interestingly I have received the question today in two different forms: what does it mean to say outside the church there is no salvation and what does it mean to say only through Jesus can we come to God? The … Continue reading →

Gospels are not histories. Gospels are not factual presentations of events. Gospels are theological tracts, sermons. They tell a story to reveal a truth. They may touch on historical events, and they may just as likely “interpret” the event to … Continue reading →