A Podcast All About Christianity
One of the uplifting letters by the Apostle Paul is that of the Philippians. Paul didn’t seem to have the same struggles with this church that he had with some others. This is a letter that is worth studying to understand the early church. A good resource is Gordon Fee’s Philippians, a part of the … Read More “Philippians – Review” »
As I’m publishing this, we are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. But this is not the first pandemic. Many times through history, diseases have ravaged civilization. One of the bad ones was the Justinian Plague that affected the Byzantine Empire. This is an extract from Procopius’ ‘History of The Wars‘ in which he … Read More “The Justinian Plague” »
There seems to be a lot of interest in what are known as the “Gnostic Gospels.” People are drawn to these mysterious books that never made it into the New Testament. One of the most well known authors in this area is Elaine Pagels. Beyond Belief is supposedly focused on the Gospel of Thomas. Although … Read More “Beyond Belief – Review” »
I enjoy the “A Very Short Introduction” series of books. Of course the authors are limited in what they can write in these short books. The book on Paul is written by E.P. Sanders. Sanders is an influential New Testament scholar. He was one of the pioneers of what is known as the New Perspective … Read More “Paul: A Very Short Introduction – Review” »
