Dr Paul Allen

Copia desde la Crucifixion dibujada hacia 1540 por Miguel Angel Buonarroti para Vittoria Colonna. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Psalm 22:1–31 The phrases of Psalm 22 have long been thought to be prophetic of Jesus ’ crucifixion. Even Jesus’ recitation of verse 1 while on the cross (see Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34 ) would have reminded people standing nearby of this psalm. They would have recalled phrases such as “they pierce my hands and my feet” (Psalm 22:16), “people stare and gloat over me” ( Psalm 22:17 ), and “they … cast lots for my garment” (Psalm 22:18). Some people have tried to cast doubt on the Messianic nature of this psalm and the gospel accounts by attacking the crucifixion story. For instance, an article in the Harvard Theological Review concluded many years ago that there was “astonishing little evidence that the feet of a crucified person were ever pierced by nails.” Instead, the article said, the victim’s hands and feet were tied to the cro...

Here we go again! A newly revealed piece of papyrus offers evidence that some early Christians believed Jesus was married, according to a Harvard Divinity School professor. A fourth-century codex in Coptic quotes Jesus referring to "my wife," Karen King , a scholar of early Christianity, said on Tuesday. It is the only extant text in which Jesus is explicitly portrayed as betrothed, according to King. King is calling the receipt-sized slip of papyrus " The Gospel of Jesus' Wife ." She believes it was originally written in Greek, and later translated into Coptic, an Egyptian language . The fragment says, "Jesus said to them, 'My wife...,'" according to King. The rest of the sentence is cut off. Another segment says, "As for me, I dwell with her in order to..." The speaker is not named. The fragment contains just 33 words spread across 14 incomplete lines—less a full-fledged gospel than an ancient crossword puzzle. ...