The questioning of Jesus by two priests—John the Baptist and Joseph Caiaphas—reveals hidden aspects of Jesus’ high self-awareness.
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The Good Tidings of John the Baptist: An Eschatological Priestly Messiah Coming on the Clouds of the Spirit
I wish to highlight how John the Baptist’s priestly orientation also led to tension between Jesus and John the Baptist.
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A Satisfied Mind: Jesus’ Attitude Toward Wealth
And what a challenging, troubling, and unsettling attitude it is!
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Locating Jesus’ Place on the Political-Ideological Spectrum of Second Temple Jewish Society
Was Jesus on the right, left, or near the center of the political spectrum of first-century Jewish society?
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Refusing John the Baptist
An early Christian critique of those who rejected John the Baptist and his message.
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Coordinating Ritual and Moral Purity in the New Testament
Taking another look at how John the Baptist, Jesus, and the Apostle Paul related to issues of ritual and moral purity.
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Halakha in the Gospels
The Gospels describe Jesus and his followers as keeping halakha to a relatively high extent; they were a group to whom the law was important.
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‘Look at…all the trees’: Trees in the New Testament Gospels
An examination of the role trees play in the New Testament Gospels.
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The Expectation of Sabbatical Redemption within Ancient Judaism and Luke-Acts
Luke-Acts attests to the connection of the movements of John the Baptist and Jesus to ancient Jewish hopes of sabbatical redemption.
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Like Children Complaining
Were Jesus and John the Baptist like children who played a dance and a dirge? Or was Jesus’ generation one that complained like whining children about the prophets who came to warn it?
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