In Romans 5:12-21, Paul describes Adam and Christ side by side. The first point Paul makes is that when Adam sinned, sin, and therefore death, was brought into the world and spread to everyone (5:12). Because there was no law to break, sin was technically not counted as sin (5:13). Adam was a symbol, a… Continue reading →
In the book of John, Jesus states that he is the one who is sent from heaven in order to reveal the truth about God and to bring life to the world. Jesus’ miracles, otherwise known as “signs,” thus demonstrate that Jesus is who he says he is. He performs signs so that people may… Continue reading →
If I were a first-century reader of Mark, I would not say that Mark’s recount of Jesus’ life is an ancient biography. There is no information about his ancestry, birth, childhood and education. Knowing that these are the first two important aspects of writing a heroic biography in the Greco-Roman world, we can already tell… Continue reading →
