by Andy Roland | Mar 1, 2021 | Bible, Holy Week, Jesus
Between now and Easter (4th April) I will be writing a series of weekly blogs on Jesus’ last eight days as he travels from the Jordan valley, up to the Temple in Jerusalem, through his confrontations with the authorities to his arrest and death, up to his appearance...
by Andy Roland | Oct 9, 2020 | Bible, Jesus
Luke and the Jokes of Jesus Jesus was a Palestinian Jewish tradesmen, Luke was an educated Greek doctor. No wonder they had different senses of humour. This blog will recount some of Jesus’ jokes, and why Luke did not get it. Toilet Humour Mark 7.1-22...
by Andy Roland | May 15, 2019 | Bible, Easter, Jesus
Examining the Evidence The central plank of the Christian faith is the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Which makes it all the more surprising that the actual written evidence in the New Testament, unlike that for the crucifixion, is quite meagre. Here I want to...
by Andy Roland | Apr 8, 2019 | Bible, Holy Week, Jesus
Introduction From at least the 4th century Christians have commemorated the last week of Jesus’ life. In the past I have used Mark’s gospel to walk through these days with Jesus. Here I include passages from John and Luke. Why? Here’s what I now...
by Andy Roland | Mar 30, 2019 | Bible, Jesus, Newsletter
www.bibleinbrief.com aoroland@gmail.coma Hi Friends, It’s been a mind-bending month! It started before the start with a radio interview on February 27th. Fr John Dickson College Island Discs aka Shipwrecked At the end of January I went to St Philip’s, Earls...
by Andy Roland | Mar 20, 2019 | Bible, Jesus
THE PROBLEM(S) From earliest times the gospel of John has been seen as different from the first three gospels. Irenaeus (130-202) called it “the spiritual gospel”. But what does that mean? Scholars’ opinions have varied wildly over the last 150...
