Many Christians believe/argue that Isaiah 7:14 is a prophecy of the coming Messiah (Jesus) who will be born of a virgin. The Isaiah passage says, “Therefore the Lord Himself will […]
Introduction This paper has several objectives. First, it seeks to examine Major Depressive Disorder, and the symptoms of and contributors to the disorder. The paper will then provide a summary […]
Borg reiterates much of what we have learned as biblical students this semester. He does a fantastic job of separating the prophets into the Latter and Former categories (Borg, 2002: […]
An unfortunate scene took place on South Africa’s premium sporting broadcast television station, SuperSport. It was the usual panel discussion post the Lions/Brumbies Super Rugby match when former Springbok player […]
Welcome to part 7 of this series. We will focus on common apologetic defenses of biblical genocide and the justifications given for them, and why they do not succeed as […]
Susan Niditch’s analysis of warfare ideology in Ancient Israel in the Old Testament is thorough and therefore suggestive of her sophisticated knowledge of the topic. This essay will examine chapter […]
Elizabeth Castelli analyses the Apostle Paul on his contributions to the roles of women in the early church. As Castelli observes, if one wishes to analyze the involvement of early […]
Scholar Davina Lopez says that we live in a highly visual environment in which we are exposed to a “world of images” (Lopez, 2012: 93). Images incorporate “a series of […]
Lee Strobel is a well-known Christian apologist and former skeptic. He is particularly influential in the Christian-atheist debate sphere as he himself was a militant atheist prior to his conversion […]
Welcome to part 6 of this series. We will focus on common apologetic defenses of biblical genocide and the justifications given for them, and why they do not succeed as […]
