Richard Bauckham on “Son of Man”

Last updated on: May 18, 2024 at 9:10 pm By Kermit Zarley

My favorite religious study for about the past thirty years or more has been what is called “Son of Man study.” Richard Bauckham is a leading, British, New Testament scholar who specializes in Christology, Son of Man study, and Second Temple Judaism. I regard Richard Bauckham as an insightful and outstanding New Testament scholar, and I have four of his books in my library. Last summer, Eerdmans published Bauckham’s first of a highly anticipated (at least among scholars) two volumes... Read more

Students Reject H. Clinton’s Portrayal of Oslo Peace Process

Last updated on: May 11, 2024 at 2:05 pm By Kermit Zarley

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Months ago, students objected to, and walked out of, Hilary Clinton’s class at Columbia University due to what she said about the Palestinian rejection of her husband Bill Clinton’s Oslo Peace Process. She blamed Palestinians for rejecting that offer, put forth by US President Bill Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak. On Thursday, Ms. Clinton appeared on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” She said students involved in these many college demonstrations–calling for Israel to stop the war in Gaza and perhaps... Read more

The UN General Assembly Says “Yes” to a Palestinian State

Last updated on: May 11, 2024 at 12:53 pm By Kermit Zarley

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Yesterday, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly that Palestinians should have full-member status at the UN, an upgrade to its “observer status” granted in 1974. But four nations also announced yesterday that in a few days, on May 21, they are going to announce their recognition of a Palestinian state despite the fact that there is none. Those four nations are Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and Malta. Actually, back in March they first indicated their intentions to do so. It will... Read more

Make Post-War Gaza an enlarged Palestinian State

Last updated on: May 3, 2024 at 7:05 pm By Kermit Zarley

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When the war in Gaza ends, the situation may be close to the establishment of a Palestinian state replicating the ancient nation of the Philistines. The New York Times reports today that, although Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has remained somewhat silent about what will happen to the Gaza Strip when the war ends there, “Behind the scenes, however, senior officials in his office have been weighing an expansive plan for postwar Gaza, in which Israel would offer to share... Read more

“The Truth Will Make You Free,” even about COVID Vaccines

Last updated on: May 3, 2024 at 12:33 pm By Kermit Zarley

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Jesus of Nazareth taught, “search and you will find,” and “the truth will make you free.” Do this and you will not be a bound-up victim who believes in conspiracy theories, such as that COVID-19 vaccines cause autism. Was Jesus “Deceiving the Crowd”? The New Testament’s Gospel of John relates that during the latter part of Jesus’ two-to-three-year itinerant and public ministry, he attended the Feast of Tabernacles (Booths) at the temple in Jerusalem (John 7.1-2). By this time,... Read more

What about Anti-Palestinianism?

Last updated on: May 1, 2024 at 10:58 pm By Kermit Zarley

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In response to Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, today the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that broadens the definition of “antisemitism” in the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that bars U.S. citizens from discriminating against Jews and also prohibits “targeting the State of Israel.” What! You can’t even criticize Israel anymore? Many analysts claim it would severely encroach upon free speech laws. This legislation now goes to the Senate. I doubt it will pass as is.... Read more

Why Did Cohen Say Today Trump Had Sessions “in his Pocket”?

Last updated on: April 26, 2024 at 12:20 am By Kermit Zarley

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Legally, it was a historic day today for the USA. Two important legal cases are now being conducted simultaneously that concern former President Donald Trump. New York State’s Manhattan trial indicting Trump began Monday. It is the first court case in our nation’s history in which a former president has been charged with a crime, in this case 34 felonies. If Trump’s lawyers lose, he could wind up in prison. The other legal case began today. The U.S. Supreme Court... Read more

“Sleepy Joe” Hypocrisy Haunts Sleepy Trump

Last updated on: April 23, 2024 at 12:24 am By Kermit Zarley

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I’ve purposely avoided posting about former President Donald Trump’s four legal indictments he is facing as he simultaneously campaigns for the presidential election this fall as the certain, Republican nominee. From the time Trump first began to campaign for the U.S. presidency, in mid-2015, to soon after he exited the Oval Office, I posted about 350 times about him on my blog. Some people say I was obsessed about it. I prefer to believe that I was rightly worried about... Read more

Scottie Scheffler Takes RBC Heritage for Four of Five Wins

Last updated on: April 22, 2024 at 10:27 am By Kermit Zarley

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Scottie Scheffler keeps on proving he is the #1 pro golfer in the world for the past two years. This morning, he finished the last three holes of his final round in the weather-delayed, PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, with a par, par, and bogey to shoot a 19-under par 265 total to win by three strokes over Sahith Theegala, who finished alone in second place, and four strokes over... Read more

John’s Gospel Denies Jesus Is God More than the Synoptics Do

Last updated on: April 28, 2025 at 11:46 am By Kermit Zarley

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New Testament scholars–both conservative and liberal–claim there is a big difference in theology, particularly Christology, between the synoptic gospels—Matthew, Mark, and Luke—and John’s gospel. They assert the synoptics portray a “low Christology,” meaning Jesus is no more than a man, whereas they insist the Gospel of John presents a “high Christology,” meaning Jesus is both man and God, thus “a Godman.” I believed this for 22 years since that is what my church taught me. And churches teach this because... Read more