Category Archives: People

was Jesus married?

Posted on September 21, 2012 by christopher fisher

If Christ had his own wife, there would be no need to draw the parallel between Christ and the church. He would draw the parallel between Christ and Christ’s wife. Even if he was making some grander theological statement, wouldn’t Christ’s wife be worth mentioning in a passage using Christ to illustrate marriage? Continue reading →

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matthew was the first gospel written

Posted on January 10, 2012 by christopher fisher

Mark is not the earliest Gospel. Mark was written during the waning of the Hebrew mission and the rise of the diaspora and Greek mission. It was written as a Readers Digest version of Matthew, shedding very Hebrew centric ideas in favor of more broadly accepted ideas. Continue reading →

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michael servetus was a calvinist

Posted on October 21, 2011 by christopher fisher

It is a great tragedy that Michael Servetus was executed and that the execution was followed up with the attempt to wipe his works from history. But Servetus, for all his good, was another mold of Calvinist, an even more consistent Calvinist than are alive today. Continue reading →

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the rise of technology in early christianity

Posted on October 15, 2011 by christopher fisher

The codex, like the Guttenberg Bible and the internet afterwards, represented literature for the underclass, literature to the people, easy to distribute and cost effective… Without the codex would we have Christianity in its modern form? Most likely not. Continue reading →

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Bart Ehrman misses the plot

Posted on October 13, 2011 by christopher fisher

Two verses saying opposite things will cause many of the best Christian scholars to digress into trivial wording tricks to circumvent contradictions. But more astute Bible scholars should attempt to understand the context, the plot and plot changes in the Bible. Continue reading →

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augustine thought sex was the original sin

Posted on August 26, 2011 by christopher fisher

but as sex between Adam and Eve. Continue reading →

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Jesus spoke Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew

Posted on August 20, 2011 by christopher fisher

It is apparent Jesus spoke multiple languages, as did many in the multicultural society. On the cross he speaks in Aramaic. His listeners apparently do not understand this as his native language. It was definitely not the language Jesus had been speaking to Pilot in Jerusalem (Greek). This was not the language Jesus used to debate the Bible as a Kid (Hebrew). Jesus spoke all three. Continue reading →

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Ehrman on Judas’ motives

Posted on August 20, 2011 by christopher fisher

…human beings are not single input robots. Human beings usually have multiple and competing (sometimes even contradictory) reasons for the things they do… Usually, authors stick to a main motivation which complements the theme of the author’s point. In a text on Biblical errancy, Ehrman will highlight his struggle with the Bible. In a text on God, Ehrman will highlight his struggle with the problem of evil. Continue reading →

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Jesus on contract law, minimum wage, and discrimination

Posted on July 7, 2011 by christopher fisher

A good Christian can apply these concepts to a whole host of evil government laws: minimum wage laws, affirmative action laws, equal pay acts, government enforced CEO pay caps, and anything else involving other parties telling a second party what prices are “fair” and “right” to pay certain people. Continue reading →

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was Jesus sent to the Jews only

Posted on June 27, 2011 by christopher fisher

The Bible, despite inferences in Luke 4, seems to be of an unanimous position that Jesus was sent only to the Jews. Even the one person who has the most stake in the Gospel to the Gentiles, Paul, claims that Jesus was sent to the Jews. Jesus was sent to the Jews alone. Continue reading →

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