The second cycle continues the pattern of subtle hints concerning what was to come. It reads like a ticking clock, building inexorably to the sound of the beating of...
In the Bible, there are kings and queens, prophets and prophetesses, but there are no priestesses. As in Eden, the empowerment of the Woman...
The sixth cycle of Jude leaves the apostates behind in the wilderness and brings the saints into their promised inheritance. The seventh describes the rest and...
Why does Jude refer to Enoch? Because Jesus alluded to Lamech to illustrate the chasm between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of...
When the Bible appears to take an odd turn, or makes a bizarre statement, or employs some peculiar allusion, and acts as if these are completely...
The epistle of Jude is a masterfully-cut literary crystal. Beholding it as such allows it to catch the light of previous sacred texts and...
Jesus’ “high priestly” prayer seems repetitious and rambling until we perceive its magnificent liturgical architecture. Once unveiled, the astonishing Old Testament allusions built into...
Instead of a sevenfold “song of ascent” for his captors, the Levite musician composed a sixfold imprecation calling on God to come down and...
Matthew’s disregard for chronology in his brief mention of the saints resurrected along with Jesus is baffling until we discern his use of literary...
The enigmatic third act of Genesis 4 not only describes the subtle sowing of tares that bear bitter fruit throughout the Bible but also...