In John’s account of the exchange between Jesus and Pontius Pilate, the Prefect of the Roman province of Judaea, we read the following: Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews? Jesus answered him, Sayest thouContinue Reading

Slavery & Philemon Aristotle developed the theory that some persons were servile by their very nature. There was a tendency starting in the late Roman Republic and continuing in the empire, to restrict the absolute rights of the master over the slave. A number of pagan tourists such as FlorentinusContinue Reading

1 Timothy Authorship In the modern era of biblical scholarship, those that study these texts have questioned whether 1 Timothy (and for that matter all 3 pastoral epistles) was written by Paul. One reason for this is that this text uses a significant number of words not found in Paul’sContinue Reading

An Early Document – 1 Thessalonians 1 Thessalonians may be the first document chronologically in the entire New Testament. It was probably written in the year 50 by Paul and is considered an authentic letter of Paul. According to the record in the book of Acts, Paul’s mission to EuropeContinue Reading

Much of the discussion in 1st Thessalonians has to do with becoming converted to Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 1:7-10, 2:12, 3:12-13, and 4:1-5 all emphasize the importance of Christians “walking the walk” of a Christ-centered life. As it is stated in the Book of Mormon: “Marvel not that all mankind,Continue Reading

Matthew 26:31-35 tell of the interchange between Jesus and Peter where the Savior tells Peter that he will deny him three times before the cock crows in the morning. Peter’s response is quite telling. He says, “Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee” (Matthew 26:35).Continue Reading