My most provocative pieces — My writing on the Bible focuses on several different aspects. The parables and miracles of Jesus are one aspect. The different systems found in the seven days of Genesis are another. The articles I write about these topics are not usually very controversial. There is, however, one series of articles…

Does Jesus have a sister named Mary? — A Sister Named Mary Among the 52 early Christian and Gnostic texts discovered at Nag Hammadi in 1945, one of the most enigmatic is a Valentinian text called the Gospel of Philip. This is one of several “Gnostic” texts which puts a special emphasis on the relationship…

Jesus and a house divided — The Gospels contain an episode where Jesus refuses to see his mother and brothers. It happens near the beginning of his ministry in Mark and occurs in all three of the synoptic Gospels.

Identifying the other father of Jesus — My Father The master [would] not have said, “My [father who is] in heaven,” if [he] did not also have another father. He would simply have said, “[My father].” This comes from Marvin Meyer’s translation of the Gospel of Philip, a Valentinian text discovered as part of the Nag Hammadi…

Woven from seven sacred bloodlines — There are two genealogies of Jesus, one in Matthew and one in Luke.

John the Baptist as Elijah resuscitated — John the Baptist as Elijah Jesus referred to John the Baptist as Elijah. 12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it. 13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. 14 And if you are willing…

Out of one, many — There seem to be way too many Marys in the Gospels. Consider Robert Price’s reimagining of what Jesus experienced when he arose on the third day: Jesus waves a quick good-bye as the angel spreads his shining wings and launches skyward. Jesus wishes he had wings, too, because he desperately…

A reexamination of the temptation of Jesus — A Little Background This article is based on certain texts from the Nag Hammadi library that point to the secret identity of the father of Jesus, which I have written about here. Essentially, his father was the angel Gabriel who was responsible for the births of both John the Baptist, Jesus, and, according…

Paying the price for forbidden knowledge — A Warning This article assumes a world in which the father of Jesus is the archangel Gabriel who has fallen and involved himself in the affairs of man. He has taken the name Simon and has been working with his other son, John the Baptist, since Jesus and his mother went missing…

Deciphering the Transfiguration — This article begins with a conversation between Reverend Andy (K. Andrew Law) and myself. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, Reverend Andy has removed himself from the discussion and left my most recent message unanswered. Our discussion dealt with Genesis 6:4. 4 The Nephilim were on the earth in those days —…

It’s never too late to bifurcate — There seems to be an overabundance of Salomes in the story of Jesus. Here is what I suspect happened. Mark was the first Gospel, written around 70 AD. 40 Some women were watching from a distance. Among them were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the younger and of…

No, not that head — On heresies and their dangers Before getting into the main topic, I’d like to explore the idea of heresies for a moment. I have come to the conclusion that the early Church dealt with two classes of heresies. There are the usual sorts of heresies with which we are familiar. …

Saint John, for the God of Love — Recently, while reading an article by Mark Hackett titled The white evangelical elite are saying the quiet part out loud, I came across a phrase that really struck me. The phrase was in the sentence: So, they are doubling down on the only real strategy they’ve ever had: enforce idolatry…

Why he wasn’t at the resurrection — To live as Christ lived If the goal of being a Christian is to live as Christ lived, what happens when it is revealed that the life Jesus lived wasn’t very christlike? The Jesus found in Chryptianity is three-quarters fallen angel. …