Why does Jesus use agricultural terms so often in his parables?
Jesus lived in an agrarian society in which the majority of people would have had experiences living on farms or working with food crops and/or…
parables
Busted: Mary Gordon
Having spent more than three decades chronicling Catholic life as an author of novels, short stories, essays, memoirs and biographies, Mary Gordon decided to take…
Is the date of Jesus’ crucifixion in relation to the Passover different in the gospel of John than in the other gospels?
John’s gospel is different in many respects from Matthew, Mark and Luke, which are called “synoptic gospels” because they share so much in common. John’s…
Following the Signs
When I was growing up my mother constantly reminded me that “the path to God is not easy” but as the child of an atheist…