The Unwritten Ethics of Mutual Responsibility

General Introduction In the run-up to Shavuot, I put out an article about the very first covenant God gave us, the Universal Covenant. This is the covenant that is instilled within us at the creation of our souls, and gives us the natural but unspoken, unwritten rules...

The Difference between Apocalypticism and Tribulationism

How the Prophets of the Hebrew Bible understood Times of Tribulation If you read the books of the biblical prophets, you’ll see that they criticise Israelian and Judean society for various kinds of social injustices (e.g. oppression and exploitation of the poor,...

Jesus versus Paul: My Reaction to Dr Bart Ehrman’s First 2 lectures

General Introduction This will be the first in my series of ‘reaction articles’ to the recent lectures given on 27-28 May 2023, by Dr Bart Ehrman, on the topic of ‘Jesus & Paul: The Great Divide’. In those lectures, my overall view is that he successfully managed...