Biblical, historical, and other mysteries
A parable is a short allegorical tale from which the listener is expected to take a lesson. Uniquely perhaps among religious founders, Jesus mainly relied on parables to get his message across: With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; he …
The Book of Psalms is one of the high points of the Bible in terms of literature. While some are songs of David while on the run, many of these 150 poems (151 in the NSRV) were likely composed as Temple hymns for choruses and lyres. All of them contain …
There are many mysteries surrounding the Last Supper. Why the sneaky, obviously pre-arranged business of sending the disciples to looking for a man carrying water to provide a place for the meal (Mk. 14:13-15)? What kind of meal was it – an ordinary dinner with Jesus and his closest disciples …
One of the primary means that the Catholic Church maintains its power over sinners is by means of the sacrament of Penance. But it is a total scam, as the rules listed below clearly show. But ever since annual Confession and Holy Communion was made obligatory on all Catholics in …
Last year, my New Years resolution was to read the Bible cover to cover, one chapter per day. Starting with Genesis 1 on January 1, I’d gotten up to 1 Chronicles 26 by the end of the year – from Creation to the first mention of Satan by name. It …
