The promise of resurrection for all God’s people in Christ carries a strongly political edge.

Jesus doesn’t really matter in Britain, but he clearly does in America. Why?

The early Christian martyrs were not reading the apocryphal Gospel of Thomas or the hypothetical sayings source that scholars refer to as “Q.” They were reading Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

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Do we deliberately try to provoke and irritate?

Only in Luke do we find a group of women among Jesus’ followers who parallel the 12 male disciples. If Luke reflects any prejudice, it is against people who are wealthy and comfortable.

Are there limits to love and generosity? Is wealth a good thing? Should justice be impartial? Does following the commandments and giving to the poor make a person acceptable to God? Luke has a few surprises for us.

The difference in date between Passover and Easter is only the external sign of a division between Jews and Christians that has resulted in the darkest chapters of Christian history.

They did not communicate a hidden meaning when they were told by Jesus. The parables could be understood by all.

The apostles were radically opposed to any church hierarchy.

The questions of the Roman prosecutor and Jesus’ answers in the Gospel of John epitomize the conflict of the early Christian church with the representatives of the Roman government.

For Mark, belief in Jesus as the powerful messianic teacher and worker of miracles was not the point. Jesus is ultimately something very different.

In Luke’s Gospel, the poor, those who weep, and those who are hated and excluded are called heirs to the Kingdom.

Neither Luke nor Matthew nor Mark accuses the Pharisees or “the Jews” in general as the parties responsible for the crucifixion of Jesus.

Christians who want to follow the teachings of the New Testament about the Holy Spirit should discard the doctrine of the inspiration of Scripture.

The Romans knew quite well why they condemned Jesus: Because of the claim to the kingship of Israel.

As a 14-year-old boy in Nazi Germany, I had to choose a verse from the Bible for my confirmation. My choice was Romans 1:16.