At the center of the Christian message stands the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, not merely as an...
Ancient Near East
Few passages in the New Testament have caused more confusion than 1 Peter 3:18-22. Peter says that...
Psalm 82 is one of the clearest and most important passages in Scripture for understanding the Divine...
The Kurdish people are one of the oldest surviving populations of the Ancient Near East. Today they...
A familiar challenge to the resurrection narrative sounds straightforward: Jesus said in Matthew 12:40 that He would...
The modern instinct to separate athletics from religion would have been incomprehensible in the ancient world. The...
The slogan “God hates religion but loves relationship” has become a staple of modern Christian language, usually...
Across the ancient world, the storm god occupies the role of cosmic hero. He commands thunder and...
Superstition thrives wherever people believe the world is governed by hidden signals, impersonal forces, or unpredictable fate....
Annihilationism is often defended as the most decisive and morally satisfying form of judgment. Extinction, it is...