Category: Article

Apocalypticism in the Ministry of Jesus

Jesus and Apocalyptic Literature In the Gospel presentation of the ministry of Jesus, Jesus never makes an explicit connection to apocalyptic literature, with the one exception of Daniel. Most scholars agree that Daniel is the only apocalypse in the Hebrew Bible. Additionally, Daniel provides some of the essential imagery for Jesus’ ministry as presented in…

September 15, 2022
Article | Apocalypticism in Second Temple Judaism and the Ministry of Jesus

Apocalypticism was the worldview of Jesus, the New Testament authors, and the first Christians, which gave rise to the stories and language used to tell the story of Jesus.

August 31, 2022
Why Does Our Belief About Heaven Matter?

Much ink has been spilled, time spent, and relationships lost over the past several years within our Church of Christ fellowship over questions about the nature of heaven. In one way, debates about the nature of heaven are unimportant. Our salvation and unity are built upon faith in Jesus Christ rooted in a Gospel that…

June 28, 2022
Some Issues with an Overly Spiritualized Heaven

How our view of heaven effects our view of God, the resurrection, creation, and our bodies.

May 30, 2022
Article | An Overlap of Heaven and Earth

In the ancient world, heaven and earth often overlapped. In this article, we see that this is true in Scripture as well.

May 5, 2022
Article | The Resurrection in the Gospel of John

In John, Jesus’s resurrection is the means by which God brings about new creation.

April 17, 2022
Article | The Resurrection in the Gospel of Luke

Luke’s version of Jesus’s resurrection invites all humanity to take part in a journey with Jesus on the road to redemption.

April 12, 2022
Article | The Resurrection in the Gospel of Matthew

Matthew’s Gospel presents Jesus’s resurrection as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy because Jesus is Israel’s Messiah.

April 4, 2022
Article | The Resurrection in the Gospel of Mark

In the gospel of Mark, Jesus’s resurrection is connected to his identity as the suffering Messiah and the importance of discipleship.

March 14, 2022