According to New Testament scholar Daniel B. Wallace, “Some people have pointed to Paul’s emphasis on a spiritual body in 1 Corinthians 15 as implying that the resurrection is strictly spiritual, lacking […]
Who was Confucius? Confucius, the founder of Confucianism (see Golden Age of Chinese Philosophy), was born into the class of Shi (which lay between the aristocracy and the common people) […]
Having studied both Theology and Religious Studies at undergraduate and post-graduate levels there is one thing, “datum,” or “common mind” that all scholars, regardless of their personal beliefs, will accept, […]
When the historian wishes to learn about the life and ministry of Jesus Christ he or she evaluates the primary sources (the gospels, Pauline epistles, and the rest of the […]
Despite a few dissenters, the pre-Markan passion narrative (which refers to an early source the author of Mark used when he formulated Christ’s passion story) is a widely accepted theory […]
Much like is the case within the scientific enterprise, biblical scholars operate according to the constraints of methodological naturalism. As a methodology, methodological naturalism favours naturalistic explanations. Operating from within […]
The majority of historians believe that one of the best attested facts about Jesus Christ’s life is that he died by crucifixion. This article only presents the evidence in its […]
New Testament scholar Craig Keener has arguably provided the leading academic investigation into the scope of supernatural miracles of healing. This he has set out in his book Miracles: The […]
One could argue that the story of Christ’s expelling of the demon from a man (see Matthew 9:32-34 and Luke 11:14-23) has a weighty historical probability given that it is […]
“Q” (from the German word Quelle which means source) is a hypothetical source that both Matthew and Luke used for the formation of content within their respective gospels. Q is […]
