I enjoyed Scot McKnight’s piece on the Historical Jesus, because much of it is important to say. Historical Jesus work is often deconstructive (the key word here is often). History at its best is ...

SYDNEY >> Did a man called Jesus of Nazareth walk the earth? Discussions over whether the figure known as the “Historical Jesus” actually existed primarily reflect disagreements among atheists.

Scot McKnight is right to insist that the Gospels rather than scholars’ speculations are where we encounter Jesus. I myself recently argued in The Historical Jesus of the Gospels that the Gospel ...

On Tuesday, at a public event at San Juan de Dios Hospital, President Gustavo Petro made statements that not only offend the faith of millions of Colombians, but also reveal a profound historical ...

During this time of the year, the most wonderful time of the year, sometimes I wonder why the entire world is getting excited about Christmas. Is it because Jesus was born one holy night in a little ...

Bock titles his introductory chapter: “Jesus by the Rules: And the Rules Were Not Made by the Church.” So who wrote the rules? Certainly not those who argue for an orthodox approach to Jesus’ life and ...

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Theological trends in Protestant divinity schools seem to come and go almost before laymen have time to find out what they are all about. Hardly was liberalism enthroned in the seminaries when ...

Rediscovering the Mother of Jesus,” with a paradoxical statement: “Jesus’s mother, Mary, is the best-known, least-known woman ...

Monsignor John P. Meier, who devoted his scholarly career to validating Jesus as a historical figure who could be reconciled with the Christ of religious faith, died Oct. 18 in South Bend, Indiana. He ...