Characters in the Christian Scriptures… Satan Entered Judas: The Great Betrayer, part 6 25 May 201818 May 2018 This is the final post in our brief series on Judas Iscariot. We've looked at Judas from the vantage point of each of the Gospels as well as the book…
Characters in the Christian Scriptures… Satan Entered Judas: The Great Betrayer, part 5 23 May 201823 May 2018 In our last four posts we've looked at Judas Iscariot in the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke as well as in the book of Acts. In Mark, we aren't…
Characters in the Christian Scriptures… Satan Entered Judas: The Great Betrayer, part 4 21 May 201823 May 2018 In our last post we covered how the Gospel of Luke portrayed Judas Iscariot. The Lukan Judas was possessed by Satan himself and so the betrayal of Jesus by Judas…
Characters in the Christian Scriptures… Satan Entered Judas: The Great Betrayer, part 3 18 May 20189 May 2018 So far we have looked at how the Gospels of Mark and Matthew portrayed Judas Iscariot. In Mark he is simply the foil of Jesus and he only says but…
Characters in the Christian Scriptures… Satan Entered Judas: The Great Betrayer, part 2 16 May 201816 May 2018 The previous post in this series examined the references to Judas Iscariot in the Gospel of Mark, particularly with how the Markan author connects the verb paradidómi to Judas. I began…
Calling of the First Disciples… Satan Entered Judas: The Great Betrayer, part 1 14 May 201814 May 2018 "So he appointed...Judas Iscariot, who betrayed him." Mark 3:16a, 19, NRSV Of all the characters in the Gospels, few stand out like Judas Iscariot. It isn't because he is as…
'The Case for Miracles'… Book Review: ‘The Case for Miracles’ by Lee Strobel, part 1 11 May 20186 May 2018 "Over the years, I came to reject the possibility of the supernatural and even God himself, living as an atheist for a long period of time. But sixteen years after…
Book of Psalms… Musings on Mark: The Baptism of Jesus (2) – Baptized in the Spirit 9 May 20189 May 2018 "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased." Mark 1:11b, NRSV In my first post covering Jesus' baptism I argued that the baptism Jesus underwent implied…
Christian Scriptures… Musings on Mark: The Baptism of Jesus (1) – Jesus the Penitent 7 May 20187 May 2018 "In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan." Mark 1:9, NRSV The very first story we read in the Gospel of…
Christian Scriptures… Video: One Helluva Ride – The Triumphal Entry in the Gospel of Matthew, part 1 4 May 20184 May 2018 A few weeks ago I posted a piece discussing the story of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on a colt. It was long - around 13,000 words - and so I…
