Bart emphasizes that the parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man indicates more about wealth and poverty than about the afterlife. Read by John Paul Middlesworth
A special reward awaits those who tell Bart what they think of the blog. Read by John Paul Middlesworth.
In this Platinum Guest Post, Douglas Wade speculates on whether Jesus, a champion of the poor, was in fact particularly poor himself. Read by...
Dr. Ehrman begins by noting the common belief in an apocalyptic "end of the age" in Jesus' time, then shows how later gospel writers...