Jewish Leadership In Mathew
Throughout the Gospel of Mathew the critique of Jewish leadership becomes increasingly sharp. This is evident in his description of Pontius Pilate, …
Throughout the Gospel of Mathew the critique of Jewish leadership becomes increasingly sharp. This is evident in his description of Pontius Pilate, …
Matthew, being the most Jewish of the Gospels, presents Jesus and Moses as parallel figures often throughout his gospel. One such parallel …
The genealogy narrative is important in Matthew as it ties Jesus as a direct descendent of Abraham and David. In Matthew, the …
The four gospel writers each wrote their own version of the events of Jesus’ life. However, the accounts of the authors have caused centuries of …
All writers talk about how the Gospels were all written with bias and to achieve an overarching purpose and goal, so we …
Although the Gospels aren’t perfect sources, they are the best sources to contribute to the “historical Jesus.” The authors of Matthew and …
We discussed the importance of differentiating between history and theology. As historians, we must bracket the supernatural, since the supernatural cannot be …
It is critical to note that every historian’s account of history is only his account. We must not ignore the history, but …
When studying history it is important to remember that biases are inevitable, and every historian is writing from a certain perspective that …
Our discussion led us to 5 important contributions Carr and Jenkins made to our study as we transition into historical Jesus studies: …