Gates of Hell in the Musée d'Orsay, Auguste Rodin Jesus of Nazareth, without money and arms, conquered more millions than Alexander the Great, Caesar, Mohammed, and Napoleon; without science and learning, he shed more light on things human and divine than all philosophers and scholars combined; without the eloquence of school, he spoke such words… Continue reading Who Did Jesus Think He Was? Redux
Rafting on the Jordan River: Taglit Birthright Israel [Jesus] believed that Israel was at the cross-roads, that she must choose between two conceptions of her national destiny, and that the time for choice was terrifyingly short. This explains why, in his instructions to his disciples, he speaks of ‘towns where they receive you’ and ‘towns… Continue reading Chapter 9 – The Profile and Praxis of a Prophet – The New Testament in Its World – Wright and Bird
Albert Schweitzer in Lambarene 1964 (By Gert Chesi) All of the quotes below are taken from The New Testament In Its World, NT Wright and Mike Bird, Zondervan, 2019. The Study of the Historical JesusThe quest for the historical Jesus, in fact, clearly began soon after Jesus’ death and is reflected in the writings of… Continue reading The New Testament In Its World – Chapter 8 – The Study of the Historical Jesus
Masonic Lodge of Israel Seal All notes below take from: NT Wright and Mike Bird – “The New Testament In Its World,” Johnson Sunday School in the Garden Room Chapter 7 The Greco-Roman Context of the Early Church They [the Romans] ransack the world, and afterwards, when all the land has been laid waste by… Continue reading The Greco-Roman Context of the Early Church – Chapter 7
Blaise Pascal 72 Man's disproportion.—[This is where our innate knowledge leads us. If it be not true, there is no truth in man; and if it be true, he finds therein great cause for humiliation, being compelled to abase himself in one way or another. And since he cannot exist without this knowledge, I wish… Continue reading Pascal on God and Science
The Carpenter's Nail 