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2018-04-02T18:35:51-05:00

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Superstar’s Judas: Larger Than Life

Last updated on: April 2, 2018 at 6:35 pm By Tom Hobson

Judas is the real star of the show Jesus Christ Superstar. His portrayal in the show is tied inextricably to the Christology of its composers, for whom Judas is their preeminent spokesman. The historical Judas is a far more complicated character. Read more

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Jesus Christ Superstar

2018-04-02T06:47:13-05:00

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Cross-Examining the Bedrock for What We Believe

Last updated on: April 2, 2018 at 6:47 am By Tom Hobson

Here are the strongest objections to my claim that Jesus’ resurrection is the bedrock for what we believe. The toughest issue is: How do we know that Jesus’ body wasn’t stolen and destroyed without a trace? That's the Number One alternative to which everyone jumped back then. Read more

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2018-03-30T07:26:14-05:00

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The Bedrock for What We Believe: Jesus’ Resurrection

Last updated on: March 30, 2018 at 7:26 am By Tom Hobson

We find the bedrock for what we believe inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. It is the site of an event so huge that it turned the universe upside down: the resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth in the year 30 AD. Read more

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2018-07-04T15:57:25-05:00

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Showdown in the Garden of Gethsemane

Last updated on: July 4, 2018 at 3:57 pm By Tom Hobson

It’s like the fabled “Showdown at the OK Corral,” only here the scene is a garden, the Garden of Gethsemane, and here, the stakes are sky-high: the eternity of an entire planet hangs in the balance. Why does Jesus appear so absolutely mortified? Read more

2018-03-25T16:51:05-05:00

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Anti Ain’t the Word We Thought It Was

Last updated on: March 25, 2018 at 4:51 pm By Tom Hobson

The word anti means “against” in English far more than it does in Greek. Examining the uses of this word gives us a rich picture of meaning that can illuminate some key passages of God’s word, including the very heart of our message of the cross. Read more

Biblical word studies

2018-03-22T05:26:54-05:00

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Thief or Terrorist: What Kind of Criminal Was Crucified With Jesus?

Last updated on: March 22, 2018 at 5:26 am By Tom Hobson

“Thief” is too mild a word in the verse where we are told that Jesus was “crucified between two thieves.” Not even “bandit” has enough kick to translate the word lēstēs. A better word would be "guerilla" or "terrorist." Read more

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2018-03-17T11:31:39-05:00

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Puzzles in the Trial of Jesus

Last updated on: March 17, 2018 at 11:31 am By Tom Hobson

Two major puzzles about the trial of Jesus deserve answers. First, on which day of the week did it happen? Second, how do we explain how his trial breaks all the rules for a Jewish trial? Read more

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2018-03-14T07:38:38-05:00

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No Restroom on the Sabbath at Qumran!

Last updated on: March 14, 2018 at 7:38 am By Tom Hobson

The ancient Qumran community was so strict about the Sabbath that their rules did not even let them use the restroom on that day! They taught that on the Sabbath, a member was not to walk more than 1000 cubits outside his city. But their community’s latrine was 1500 cubits (3000 feet) outside the city, to prevent grossing God out (Deuteronomy 23:12-14). How did they solve this problem? Josephus says: they didn’t. Qumran is the place where we found the... Read more

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2018-03-12T07:02:02-05:00

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Pharisees: Unfairly Trashed

Last updated on: March 12, 2018 at 7:02 am By Tom Hobson

The Pharisees have had a lot of undeserved bad press. Like the Puritans, they have unfairly become victims of a merciless historical spin machine. They have become everyone’s whipping boy. It’s hard for us to conceive that the Pharisees were actually the liberals of Jesus’ day. Read more

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2018-08-01T10:18:01-05:00

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What Is Right? Life on the Straight and Level

Last updated on: August 1, 2018 at 10:18 am By Tom Hobson

The Hebrew concept of being “upright,” doing what is “right,” the opposite of crookedness, is expressed by the word yashar, meaning "straight" or "level." It is used in famous verses such as Judges 21:25: "Everyone did what was right in their own eyes." Read more

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