A reader presupposes his allegorical theology upon the words of Jesus and Joseph Frankovic responds.
Matthew 5:5: Blessed Are the Meek
Sermon preached on July 18, 1998.
“The ‘Desert’ of Bethsaida”: Is Midbar Akin to Village Common?
Professor Shmuel Safrai has pointed out to me in a private conversation a good example of the use of midbar in the sense of “a pasturing place” or “the common grazing land of a settlement.”
Could Bethsaida Be West of the Jordan?
The Jordan River was not the border of the land of Israel in the time of Jesus.
Another Look at Peter’s Great Confession
Lessons taught on 27 December, 1997 and January 3, 1998.
Spring or Sponge? Will We Choose to Be a Blessing?
Sermon preached on October 4, 1997.
Is there apostolic authority and authorship of New Testament Scriptures?
It seems to me that the governing thesis of the Jerusalem School, i.e., that the authentic teachings of Jesus must be “reconstructed” from our existing Gospels, contradicts this principle of apostolic authority.
Mark’s Account of the Cleansing of the Temple: Literary Device or Historical Fact?
Do the Gospels together comprise an accurate, factual account of what Jesus said and did, so that although they give us different views of the same facts, they are all equally correct? Or, are they only partly a factual account, thus requiring us to tease out the historical facts from the literary glosses of later editors?
World Out of Control: How to Come Under Jesus’ Control
Sermon preached on September 6, 1997.
Openheartedness: Key to Living Successfully in an Ambiguous World
Sermon preached on August 30, 1997.
