Jesus and the Hebrew Bible

Jesus often referred to the Bible. In one instance (Matt 4: 4, 7, 10; Luke 4: 4, 8, 12) , he countered the voice of the tempter three times with scriptural references. No, there would be no turning stones to bread at the suggestion of an adversary because human life...

Life from the Dead

During Holy Week, we think a lot about life from the dead. Jesus opens the topic so as to prepare his disciples for the cross. At Caesarea Philippi, he begins with a question: “Who do they say I am?” The disciples list John the Baptist, Elijah, “one of the prophets”...