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December 2020

December 15, 2020

Discovering Baby Jesus—Matthew, Luke, & Christmas

Only “Matthew” and “Luke” tell stories of Jesus’ infancy—from where did they get their information?...

August 2020

August 19, 2020

Jesus, Master of Insults

Jesus, Master of Insults, was not the sweet, polite, gentle figure we imagine in parishes...

July 2020

July 19, 2020

That Centurion Wasn’t Necessarily Gentile!

The centurion of Matthew 8:15-13 does not prove “Matthew” or Jesus gave Good News to...

July 19, 2020

Why “Matthew” Wouldn’t Care about You.

Matthew, his Gospel, and Jesus within it, only had Israelite concerns and zero use for...

June 2020

June 10, 2020

Monotheism & Trinity—Doctrine Develops

Monotheism and the doctrine of the Trinity evolved through an amazing process in many messy...

May 2020

May 25, 2020

Gospels—What are They & Why?

The Gospels are extremely different documents, in many ways remote when compared to what American...

May 13, 2020

Luke: First to Depict Mary Positively

Luke expands the role of Mary positively, setting the stage for later Mariological development. Luke...

May 11, 2020

Matthew and Mary: A Somewhat Nicer Picture

Matthew follows Mark, but slightly improves his overwhelmingly negative picture of Jesus’ mother. Matthew makes...

January 2020

January 04, 2020

Magi—Three Kings Revisited

Magi in "Matthew," often thought in spurious familiarity as “Three Kings,” showcase many layers of...

August 2019

August 23, 2019

The Parable of the Great Feast is Messy Indeed

A parable demonstrates the evolution of the Gospels and that "Inspiration" cannot mean Divine Dictation....