Apochryphal Texts
In considering the implications of the Jesus tomb discovery, many have turned to the Gospel of Mary as a source for alternative theories that have been gaining support from scholars for years. The tomb...
Apochryphal Texts
The Acts of Philip is one of several texts comprising the New Testament apocrypha and has been referred to by scholars studying Christian origins and those considering the implications of the Jesus tomb.
The Acts...
Apochryphal Texts
The Apocryphal texts of the New Testament are writings that have not been included in the canonical Christian bible, but do contain information relating to Christian theology. Many of these apocryphal texts are Christian...
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New Testament Facts at a Glance
The New Testament is the second major division in the Bible. It's much shorter than the Old Testament and focuses on the time after the birth of Christ and the spread of Christianity. It consists of...
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Did Jesus Claim to Be the Messiah?
A theological problem that crops up in any academic discussion of Christology is how Jesus saw his role: did Jesus claim that he was the messiah? If Jesus did, indeed, make such a claim, at what...
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Along with other Gospels, the canonical Gospel of Matthew has been turned to for insight into the Jesus tomb findings.
The Gospel of Matthew is the first Gospel of the four canonized in the New Testament,...
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The Gospel of John differs from the three synoptic Gospels of the New Testament bible in that its emphasis is on the theological purpose of Jesus as the son of God, and the mystical...
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The Gospel of Mark is traditionally attributed to the writings of a disciple of Peter, and not a disciple of Jesus himself. It is one of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament...