In general, Docetism was the view that Jesus Christ was not really human. Docetism comes from the Greek word dokeo, which means “to seem.” It was a “high Christology,” meaning a higher view of Jesus, as opposed to a “low Christology,” which would see Jesus as merely human and notContinue Reading

The Land and the Sea Beast Revelation 13 depict two mighty beasts coming to the fore, both representing different aspects of the Kingdom of Satan in his time as well as ours. One beast arises out of the sea, hence we will call it “The Sea Beast.” This creature hasContinue Reading

Theosis in the text Bryce and I talked about theosis or divinization in the text of Revelation 3. Specifically examine Revelation 3.20-21: Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup withContinue Reading

Revelation, or the Apocalypse Ἀποκάλυψις  Martin Luther on the Book of Revelation The book of Revelation almost didn’t make it into the Christian bible! It certainly had things in it that did not make sense to Christians in the centuries after the death of the apostles! For example, the reformerContinue Reading

Watch Ep 231 For more on Balaam, see here.  Who is John? Traditions about John at Ephesus Some of the early Church Fathers, such as Irenaeus of Lyons (130-200 AD) and Clement of Rome (100 AD), said that John, the son of Zebedee, the fisherman from Galilee, was the author ofContinue Reading

This document contains the show notes for a podcast I made in November 2019 about bishops in early Christianity and the counsel in the Pastorals regarding the choosing of a bishop. I was interested in doing something like this for a while, due to the scholarship that exists regarding theContinue Reading

Layers of “Pseudepigraphy” or Levels of Authenticity Occasionally when I am talking with friends about the authorship of scriptural texts I get inquisitive looks when discussing the idea that some of the New Testament is pseudepigraphal, or not authentically written by the author that claimed to have written the document.Continue Reading