Volume 24, No.2, May 2013
Put to Death Flesh, Raised Spirit
“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit” (1 Peter 3:18). All Christians rejoice in the truth of the resurrection of our Lord. But the details of what that resurrection entails, as viewed by most of Christianity, diverges significantly from [...]
Papias
We happened upon an interesting comment in Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History regarding a certain Papias. He wrote: “In these he (Papias) says there would be a certain millennium after the resurrection, and that there would be a corporeal reign of Christ on this very earth; which things he appears to have imagined, as if they were authorized by the apostolic narration, not understanding correctly those [...]
The Color Blue
“Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens” (Psalms 89:2). The color blue is a symbol of faithfulness. The very heavens cast this beautiful color into the eyes of all observers, while they reflect on the importance of their faithful law giver. “Thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the very heavens” (Psalms 89:2), “To shew forth thy lovingkindness in the morning, and thy [...]
The Oldest Text
What would you say is the oldest archeological find of a scripture text? In 1979, Hungarian born Israeli archeologist Gabriel Barkay, along with a group of 12 and 13 year olds, was excavating in an area outside of Jerusalem in the backyard of St. Andrews Church, an area known as Ketef Hinnom. One of the boys, wielding a hammer under a burial bench, unexpectedly [...]