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INTRODUCTION On September 24th 2020 I started writing my historical novel ‘Jesus the Troublemaker’ and published it a year ago. It did not make my fortune! However, I learnt more about Jesus during Holy Week through writing a fictional account than I had...
EPIPHANY – A JEWISH PERSPECTIVE
WHAT IS EPIPHANY? There is a story of a new curate who was discussing church services with his vicar shortly before Christmas. The vicar noticed a slight shadow crossed the young curate’ face when he talked about January services and mentioned Epiphany....
THE QU’RAN AT CHRISTMAS
Do all Christians believe in the Virgin Birth? Probably not. How many Christians do believe that Jesus born of Mary while she was still a virgin? In a real biological miracle? Apparently 80% of Christians in the West do so. But 20% do not. ...
MY WRITING LIFE NOVEMBER 2021
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LIGHT FROM THE EAST?
INDIAN JOURNEY Thirty years ago I spent nine weeks in India, most of the time at the Tamilnadu Theological Seminary in Madurai. It was an incredibly learning experience. I was in the middle of my ordination training and went with one particular question in my...
MY WRITING LIFE OCTOBER 2021
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When is a Temple not a Temple
DISAPPOINTED! There is a scene in “A Fish called Wanda” in which a bank robber, hoping to double cross his colleague, finds he has been double crossed himself. He fires several bullets at the empty safe while declaiming “DIS-A-POINTED!” I sometimes feel...
WAS MARY A JEWISH MOTHER?
It seems to me that at the Cana wedding Mary is a real Jewish mother. Always getting involved, “They have no wine.”
MY WRITING LIFE – AUGUST 2021
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JESUS’ OTHER DISCIPLES
Proposition: That Jesus had two quite separate groups of disciples, those based in Galilee and those living in and around Jerusalem. 1 Scholarly minimalism Professor E P Sanders is a noted Jewish New Testament scholar. His book ‘The Historical Figure of Jesus’ has...