by Larry Greenfield | Feb 24, 2012 | Opinion
If only that committee assigned the task of determining which biblical text goes where and when in the lectionary readings had shown a little discipline. The members of the committee should have been well aware that the season of Lent has to do with denial and, yes,...
by Larry Greenfield | Feb 10, 2012 | Opinion
A dispute in recent issues of TheNewYorkReviewofBooks provokes an old but ever-new question: Is it possible for authentic followers of Jesus the Anointed of God to be conservatives, or must they by definition be liberals? The ongoing disagreement between Professor...
by Larry Greenfield | Jan 27, 2012 | Opinion
It took a wild and crazy guy – someone out of his mind – to recognize who Jesus was. It happened early in the ministry of Jesus at a synagogue in Capernaum where he was teaching with great effectiveness (Mark 1:21-28). The folks gathered there on the Sabbath were...
by Larry Greenfield | Jan 13, 2012 | Opinion
As the wise men headed back east, did they have any pangs of conscience about not being truthful with King Herod? They had struck a deal with him: After finding the newborn king and paying him his due, they would trek back to King Herod in Jerusalem and tell the ruler...
by Larry Greenfield | Dec 23, 2011 | Opinion
Christmas is an invented date. We don’t have any idea of the day of Jesus’ birth. And we can’t even be sure of the year. My colleague and former teacher, Jay Wilcoxen, explains the confusion in the different New Testament accounts. If Jesus appeared...
