Category Archives: on Sacred texts

Part 5–Jesus Jesus enjoys a sparkling reputation in the modern West. Images of the good shepherd abound. Even troubled times in ages past whose sense of woe produced a plethora of images depicting the great and fearsome judge worked to … Continue reading →

Part 4—Power groups within Judaism in the time of Jesus Some note must be made of the power groups that emerge in the few generations before Jesus (specifically: priests, Sanhedrin, scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees, zealots, Essenes). These each had their distinctive … Continue reading →

Part 3—Ten items of note regarding Jewish history Israel–First, while Israel was the name of the northern kingdom, after its fall, the name is appropriated by the south as the indicative of its faith and race. The name Israel has … Continue reading →

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 →