Monthly Archives: September 2023

A more apt question might be: Do we know if any of the original twelve apostles were literate? Much would depend on where they were raised. The Gospels indicate most of them were fishermen or laborers from rural areas of … Continue reading →

Though he preached in the name of Jesus, Saul of Tarsus clearly thought of himself as the chosen one. He said in one of his letters that he was singled out before birth to take the gospel to the Gentiles, … Continue reading →

Based on real evidence available to us, no one can answer this question definitively one way or the other. It certainly would have been unusual for a rabbi at that time to NOT be married. And the lack of mention … Continue reading →

This question points up one of the great contradictions in Christianity as it has been taught in the past two millennia, so let’s try to respond in steps. First, there is no good neighbor or bad neighbor in the Good … Continue reading →

In Matthew’s version, an angel appears to Joseph telling the man to marry Mary even though she is pregnant. Though the text quotes the angel saying the child was conceived from the Holy Spirit, that is merely a short phrase … Continue reading →