Tag: Jesus

As a child, his mother died, as his father had a mysterious paralysis. Charles supported his family since he was age 14. He worked his way up from a store clerk to an accountant. Then a partnership in a railcar manufacturing company made him a fortune. At age 45, he retired. Why? It was unclear. ...

“When he [Buddha] went again to the garden he saw a monk who was calm, tranquil, self–possessed, serene, and dignified. The prince, determined to become such a monk, was led to make the great renunciation. At the time he was twenty–nine years of age… “Jesus, when he be...

Portrayals of 1st century Galilee are quaint. Small Jewish villages dot the landscape under the watchful eyes of Roman rule in Jerusalem. The population is rural and impoverished both materially and spiritually. People work hard but chafe under the burdensome rules devised by the Pharisees and the c...

Me: Hey Jesus, how are you doing? Jesus looked around as if he were looking for someone. He then looked at me and pointed to himself, as if to say “do you mean me?” Obviously, he did not recognize this name that was given to him by the religious masses. Me: Is Jesus the correct nam...

Yet again, faith has been weaponised as President Trump poses in front of the St John’s Episcopal Church in Washington DC; brandishing a Bible, the highest symbol of the Christian faith after delivering a message of dominance and clearing peaceful protesters off a public road. A couple of days...

Perhaps you remember the Mayan’s apocalyptic prediction of the world. Or do you think of the tragedy that was Sandy Hook? What about North Korea’s first missile launched towards the US west coast? How about the solar flare that narrowly missed the world by 9 days? No doubt 2012 was li...

Why does even with all the evidence provided, Jews and Muslims continue to doubt Jesus is the messiah that was promised and/or that is also God? Why? Is it a cultural thing? A familial thing? Since they grew up in it and since every religion claims to be the only true one, mistrust happens? I use...

Rabbi Singer gives the impression that Matthew was deliberately trying to mislead his readers. This is unlikely. Matthew was probably quoting from the Septuagint — a translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek completed around the 2nd century BCE. The Septuagint translated ???????????...

Romans 1:3–4 was the earliest written document stating that Jesus was the son of David — just over 20 years after Jesus’ death. He is also called son of David in the gospels, the book of Acts, and Revelation. Evidence of any serious debate in the first century — that Jesus...