The Apostle Paul been called everything from “the genius of hatred” for misrepresenting Jesus to the “second founder of Christianity”. But are these accusations justified? Paul Barnett investigates. (more…)
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Top Shelf: Jesus the Man (Review)
Review
Books about the historical Jesus tend to come out of a ‘position’ about him, depending on whether or not the authors have accepted the Gospels’ presentation of the Man.
Who was Jesus?
Thought
Who was Jesus? asked the cover of TIME magazine in August, 1988.
The TIME article was provoked by the release of Martin Scorcese’s sensational new movie The Last Temptation of Christ, in which Jesus is portrayed as having sexual fantasies. According to reports, the film is irreverent, even blasphemous, and will prove to be deeply offensive to Christians.