In the Bible, there are kings and queens, prophets and prophetesses, but there are no priestesses. As in Eden, the empowerment of the Woman is entirely dependent upon the...
Paul’s journey from self-styled nemesis of the Church to its premier human exemplar bears the stamp of the God who “calleth those things which...
The New Testament is primarily a legal witness against the rulers of Jerusalem. Matthew hammers this home by structuring his Gospel after patterns in...
The Revelation can only be understood in the light of Old Testament symbols and sequences. The same is true of the epistle of Jude, which...
Since the destruction of Jerusalem was an event of earth-shattering covenantal significance, what might be the meaning of the subsequent tragic events at the...
Instead of a sevenfold “song of ascent” for his captors, the Levite musician composed a sixfold imprecation calling on God to come down and...
Once its priestly context is understood, Psalm 137 can be emancipated from its incidental “Zionist” trappings, and our own hearts can be pierced as...
The past is invisible, known only by its memorials. The future is also invisible, known only by its promises. In between is the continual,...
Matthew’s disregard for chronology in his brief mention of the saints resurrected along with Jesus is baffling until we discern his use of literary...
Salvation is obviously a process, but the Bible fails to spell it out with enough clarity to avoid controversy. If we have eyes to...