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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…
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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.
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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…
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Some Issues with an Overly Spiritualized Heaven
How our view of heaven effects our view of God, the resurrection, creation, and our bodies.
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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.
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Article | The Resurrection in the Gospel of John
In John, Jesus’s resurrection is the means by which God brings about new creation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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