In the current edition of the Times Literary Supplement the great British biographer A. N. Wilson reviews Tom Wright’s new book, ‘Simply Jesus, Who he was, what he did, why it matters‘. Wright, now retired as Bishop of Durham, is currently professor of New Testament studies at St Andrews University. He has written over fifty books, […]
‘We are so accustomed, and rightly, to make Jesus the object of religion that we become apt to forget that in our earliest records he is portrayed not as the object of religion, but as a religious man.’ The Teaching of Jesus, p. 101. These words come from the pen of the great, late New Testament scholar […]
The Orthodox Corruption of Scripture: The Effect of Early Christological Controversies on the Text of the New Testament I have read this excellent book, and though it is definitely not aimed at the average lay reader it is well worth reading if you want an advanced introduction to how and why the Biblical text has […]
PM and defence chief not fit to lead Israel and are misleading the public over Iran, warns former Shin Bet boss Yuval Diskin guardian.co.uk, Saturday 28 April 2012 Israel‘s former security chief has censured the country’s “messianic” political leadership for talking up the prospects of a military strike […]
A fascinating lecture by an Orthodox Jew: Judaism vs Christianity: The Parting of the Ways – The Domino Effect – Rabbi Michael Skobac Many people know that the religion that became Christianity originally began as a movement within Judaism. What is less well understood is how this transformation actually took […]
The Muslim Debate Initiative 