Paul and John (and modern Evangelicals) seem to paint a different portrait of Jesus than all the others who actually walked and talked with him. Jesus of Nazareth as … the Logos? [image created by Andrew … thanks Andrew!] Last week, we looked at the first half of that paradoxical Christian expression: Jesus was “fully […]
#214 – Jesus: Jewish Messiah?
12/06/2026 | 57 mins.
The people reported as having walked and talked with Jesus in the first century all saw him primarily as a Jewish Messiah. Jesus and his disorganized, unarmed group of disciples re-imagined as a conquering hero leading an armed resistance against the Roman Empire [image created by Andrew … thanks Andrew!] One particular Christian tenet that […]
#213 – Divine Inspiration
05/06/2026 | 1h 17 mins.
We look at some of the common ways that this is [mis]understood, and share some other perspectives on the how’s, who’s and what’s behind it. Did the Gospel writers receive Divine guidance? Or were they hearing from some part(s) of their inner selves? [image crated by Andrew … thanks Andrew!] [note: this is a re-release […]
#212 – Are the Gospels (just) human documents?
29/05/2026 | 1h 12 mins.
Given that they’re the best source we have on who Jesus is/was, it would be good to know how reliable they are. After deconstructing nearly every other aspect of the Christian faith that was handed down to me as a child, I thought it was time to do a mini-series on the question: “who is […]
#211 – Fish with feet?
15/05/2026 | 1h 28 mins.
No, humans did not arise out of apes. We arose out of fish! And we bear many scars and souvenirs from that journey. Yes, again! We are indeed talking about Young Earth Creationism again, because folks: YECism is alive and well in large swathes of Western society. And they’re building a giant cultural silo — […]
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