Part of Religious Studies Christianity through a study of the Gospel of Matthew High priests and kings were anointed with oil as a symbol that they had been chosen by God. The Jews, God’s chosen ...

Putting Jesus back in the gospel. The what-is-the-gospel discussion continues. The latest contribution to the conversation comes from the prolific New Testament professor Scot McKnight in his new book ...

The Gospel according to Luke was not written by a witness to the birth of Jesus. St. Luke probably never even saw Jesus. Instead, he studied the written accounts of the birth and life of Jesus, ...

High priests and kings were anointed with oil as a symbol that they had been chosen by God. The Jews, God’s chosen people, believed that a Messiah would come to save them. The land of Palestine was ...