Do the early Christians think God is more just and determined to punish or more merciful and determined to forgive? I deal with the matter in one of the chapters in my next scholarly book, Journeys to Heaven and Hell: Tours of the Afterlife in the Early Christian Tradition, coming out in April with Yale University Press. The book has been done for months now, and I am right now reading through the final page proofs sent to me by the press – making final corrections of typos before it heads into production. Read by Petra Ortiz
Various ways to iron out the inconsistencies in the Gospels... Read by Ken Teutsch.
It is impossible to understand the Christian emphasis on almsgiving without situating it in its originating context – the Jewish tradition, going all the...
Translating the Greek word "doulos" while capturing its nuances proves a difficult task, as Bart shows. Read by John Paul Middlesworth.