Establishing Truth That’s Trusted in the Gospels and Today
Ramsay MacMullen A front-page feature of the NY Times Science section recently (March 3, 2020) explained how social animals, from primates down through
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When Jesus Was Jewish
Larry W. Hurtado on Paula Fredriksen’s When Christians Were Jews This latest book by Paula Fredriksen is aimed at a broad readership, and
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A New Synoptic Gospel? – by Sarah E. Rollens
Sarah E. Rollens on James Barker’s John’s Use of Matthew For someone outside the field, New Testament scholarship can occasionally appear to be
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First Impressions #80: Hector Avalos on the Impeachable Ethics of Jesus
Jesus may not have been the moral exemplar he is so often considered to be. Joseph Ryan Kelly talks with Hector Avalos about
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MRBlog | Two Reviews of Risen (2016)
Religious Studies professors at my institution (Rhodes College) were recently offered tickets to an advanced screening of Risen (Sony 2016). My colleague and I
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First Impressions #63: Robert Shedinger on Jesus and Jihad
“Holy war” is only one meaning of the term jihad. In mainstream Islam, jihad is understood in terms of what Christians might understand
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MRBlog | Synodal Spin and the Authorized Jesus
By Thomas J. Whitley Now that the much-discussed, oft-maligned Synod on the Family has concluded, we can engage in everyone’s favorite pastime:
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How to Read the Bible and Still be a Christian by John Dominic Crossan
An excerpt from John Dominic Crossan’s latest book. [Excerpted from How to Read the Bible and Still be a Christian by John Dominic Crossan, published
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John Dominic Crossan talks with Joseph Kelly
Joseph Kelly talks with John Dominic Crossan about his new book How to Read the Bible and Still Be a Christian. Crossan is Professor
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MRBlog: It’s a regrettable death. But we must maintain order!
By David Lincicum Sir, here’s the officer who witnessed the death. Come in, come in. Nasty business, this. I understand you have
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