Serene Musings

Outside of his death and resurrection, there is perhaps no story from the life of Jesus as well known and widely imagined as his bi...

The Jesus Dynasty is a book written a few years ago by religious scholar James D. Tabor.  Tabor, according to his website, is the head of th...

Read Part I The Gospel of Luke Date: 90 C.E. The Acts of the Apostles Date: 95 C.E. Textual Claim: Anonymous Church Tradition: Luke, a Ge...

After being asked a few months back about my views on how paganism may have influenced Christianity, I have spent quite a bit of time attemp...

In Part I of this series, we saw that Christian tradition has long rejected the need for Christians to follow Old Testament Law. This trad...

One of the oldest traditions in Christianity is the belief that Jewish laws and customs are not binding upon followers of Christ. When Jesu...

Perhaps no other textual issue in Christian scholarship has been discussed and debated more over the years than the sources used by the writ...

If you follow my blog, you’ll know I’ve written previously on the subject of Judas, but like a lot of issues in Christianity, it is one wort...