Jesus and His Approach to Forgiveness of Sins
Introduction The life and ministry of Jesus Christ are centered on the profound message of grace, mercy, and redemption. One of the most striking aspects of His mission was His…
Jesus the Storyteller: How His Parables Subverted Ancient Power Structures
The Radical Politics Behind Seemingly Simple Stories When most people think of Jesus’ parables, they imagine quaint moral lessons about kindness, generosity, or forgiveness. In Sunday school, the parables are…
Jesus in the Quran: ‘Isa ibn Maryam
Islam’s Revered Yet Reimagined Messiah Jesus, known in Arabic as ‘Isa ibn Maryam (“Jesus, son of Mary”), occupies a unique position in Islamic theology. Unlike Christianity, which emphasizes His dual…
Jesus the Vegan? Early Christian Dietary Ethics
Reexamining Christ’s Teachings on Food, Animals, and Compassion When we think of Jesus’ ministry, images of miracles, parables, and sacrificial love dominate. But a provocative question has emerged among some…
Jesus the Exorcist: Why Demons Dominate the Gospels
Spiritual Warfare in First-Century Palestine Among the miracles recorded in the Gospels—healings, feedings, calming storms—one category appears with striking frequency: exorcisms. Jesus casts out demons in synagogues, graveyards, private homes,…
Jesus vs. Caesar: Divine Lordship as Treason
One of the most politically explosive aspects of early Christianity was its claim that Jesus Christ, not the emperor, was Lord. In the Roman world, acknowledging Jesus as Kyrios (Greek…
Pontius Pilate: The Man Who Washed His Hands
History’s Most Infamous Bureaucrat Pontius Pilate, the Roman prefect of Judea during the early first century, occupies a singular place in history. Known primarily from the New Testament as the…
The Cosmic Christ of Colossians 1: Hymn to the Universe’s Sustainer
Paul’s letter to the Colossians presents one of the most majestic portraits of Jesus in Scripture: Christ as the cosmic Lord. Beyond historical biography, Paul emphasizes that Jesus is the…
The Jesus Wife Fragment Hoax: When Scholarship Meets Sensationalism
In 2012, the academic and religious worlds were electrified by a startling claim: a small papyrus fragment, dubbed the “Jesus Wife Fragment”, seemed to suggest that Jesus of Nazareth had…
The Lost Years of Jesus: Between the Boy and the Messiah
Why Eighteen Years Disappear from the Gospel Record In Luke’s Gospel, we see a brief but remarkable scene: a twelve-year-old boy sitting among the teachers of the Temple, asking probing…