One of the bitter-sweet chapters of the Bible is Leviticus 25. Here we find about the Jubilee celebration, which was to be an annual fifty-year holy day, when Yahweh’s people would return to their properties, cancel debts, and rejoice in all the divine blessings bestowed upon them (vv. 1-22). The poor who had to sell … Continue reading A Redemptive Movement to Emancipation
Herod’s Temple and When Were Those Gospels Written?
I was scanning though channels on the television, and came across a feature on the History Channel called “Bible Tech,” which explored the ways the ancients may have constructed things like Noah’s Ark, the Tower of Babel, and Herod’s Temple. During the Herod’s Temple segment, the narrator rightly indicated that Jesus made a prediction about … Continue reading Herod’s Temple and When Were Those Gospels Written?
Is Jesus Christ the same as Krishna?
The Christ-Krishna connection pops finds its way into many spiritual conversations. It is a way of communicating that we are all on the same journey, and looking for the same thing. Both are said to be sons of God divinely conceived, both had prophesied births, both were born in unique circumstances, with Christ in a … Continue reading Is Jesus Christ the same as Krishna?
Is Jesus Christ the same as the other ancient Greco-Roman gods?
Alexander the Great became a great Grecian conqueror of nations around the fourth century BC, and his empire stretched from the Mediterranean to just beyond the Indus River. Hellenism became the dominant social force in Alexander’s kingdom. So influential was Hellenistic culture that by the third century BC the Hebrew Old Testament begun to be … Continue reading Is Jesus Christ the same as the other ancient Greco-Roman gods?
The Christ of Christianity Borrowed from Other Pagan Religions?
Skeptics of Christianity say ad infinitum ad nausea the Jesus of the Bible is one of many other dying and rising gods from paganism. The typical approach is to point out certain Christian beliefs and practices, like Christmas, the star in the East, three kings (magi), twelve disciples, miraculous sings and wonders, the divine titles … Continue reading The Christ of Christianity Borrowed from Other Pagan Religions?
