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Article | Did Jesus Want to Die?
Recently, I have seen several discussions about Jesus’s prayer in the garden of Gethsemane, asking if Jesus was praying not to face the cross or for something else. One explanation I have seen is that Jesus was not praying to avoid the cross but that the Father’s wrath would not be eternal and that the…
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Article | Why Does God Get Angry?
How should we respond to the anger of God in the Old Testament? We look at the word “anger” in Exodus to provide an interpretive lens.
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Resurrecting the Resurrection
What is at the center of Christianity? Here’s why it should be the resurrection.
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The Problem with Penal Substitutionary Atonement
Penal Substitutionary Atonement states that Jesus was punished to satisfy the demands of God’s justice. Does this belief have problems? We talk about a few issues that arise out of this teaching here.
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Jesus, Eternal God
The television show “Doctor Who” has existed, in some form or fashion, since 1963. The show is based around the character “The Doctor” and his time-travelling Tardis, a blue police box that is curiously much bigger on the inside. With 39 total seasons (and counting), 2 cinema films, and 1 television film, it is easily…
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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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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 | 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 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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