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None of the gospels give the whole story (if they did, they would have ended up way too long....) Matthew leaves out the Jerusalem appearances and so gives the impression that they all went straight to Galilee. There were 40 days between the Resurrection and the Ascension, during which Jesus...

Joseph removed Jesus' body from the cross. I thought we were talking about after the burial?

John tells us that the tomb was "at the place where Jesus was crucified" (John 19:41). Joseph of Arimathea buried Him. Because it was nearly sunset and the Sabbath was beginning, there was no time to transport the body anywhere else. And since the following day was a Sabbath, no-one would have...

What? The Garden Tomb and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre are just a couple of miles apart (I know, I've been there). So how can one of them be 40 miles further away from Galilee than the other? Doesn't make sense. The Talpiot tomb is only 5km away from the other two, and isn't a serious...

I'm sceptical of "near death experiences" because my mother used to have them every time she had an anaesthetic at the dentist's (back in the Thirties). She found them highly unpleasant because she wasn't 'near death' at the time - it was just the effect that the anaesthetic had on her brain...

Can we not distinguish between a religion that was the true one until Christ came along and a religion that has always been false? We know which books Jesus quoted from, and none are outside the Jewish canon..

Judaism is not a false religion. It's an incomplete one. Jesus followed the Jewish canon that was later agreed on.

1) The Trinity is a paradox, not a contradiction. Christians believe in ONE God - not three - but the One God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. 2) I don't know the term "superceding theology". I've heard of "replacement theology", but I don't personally believe it. 3) One must believe that Jesus...

Unfortunately for this theory, it's generally reckoned that Herod the Great died in 4BC. So Jesus must have been born in the year 5 or 6.

The New Testament canon was decided somewhere around the 4th century (I forget which council it was). As far as I know, no serious attempt has been made to change it. Luther is notorious for not liking the book of James, but that was just his opinion - he didn't have authority to remove it from...

Do all believers receive the same spirit? All believers receive the Holy Spirit from God. If that is so, what does that spirit cause? The Holy Spirit makes us holy! He cleanses and transforms our hearts, gradually making us more like Jesus Christ. He produces the fruit of the Spirit (love, joy...

Jewellery can be modest, or ostentatious. People put the dividing line in different places, depending on their cultural background. Much of the jewellery I wear is made from semi-precious materials by artisans in developing countries.

The Bible IS inspired by God - but not all of it was dictated by God. Each book (sometimes even parts of books) has to be read in its context and with regard to literary genre. "Apocalyptic" literature (such as the last few chapters of Daniel and the book of Revelation) was never intended to be...

I'll be getting the booster when it arrives. It should give me better protection against the delta variant, which would be a good thing. I've lost count of the number of tetanus boosters I've had. No-one has ever suggested that they were a bad idea.

There were a few transgender people around even in the first half of the last century, but there's been an explosive increase in the last decade or so. I doubt that full-time working mothers have much to do with it, and it really doesn't help to "blame" the parents. There are more plausible...

Both artists are wrong. Artist A almost certanly has Jesus in the correct position, but the nail is going through the palm of His hand (which would not have supported His body weight). Artist B almost certainly has Jesus in the wrong position, but the nails are in the right place, above the...

The breastplate of righteousness Ephesians 6:14 A soldier can quickly be put out of action by an injury to the chest or abdomen. So the breastplate has always been a fundamental piece of armour, protecting all the vital organs. The Christian’s ‘body-armour’ is righteousness. This is probably...

The belt of truth Ephesians 6:14 A Roman soldier’s belt (or girdle) was used to gather up his loose tunic, so that he could fight unhampered. Times (and uniforms) have changed, but not the basic function of a belt; it still holds your clothing together! But a modern soldier’s belt doesn’t just...

Ephesians 6:10-12 At the beginning of his letter to the Ephesians, Paul writes about God’s eternal plan to bring the entire universe back under His rule. But there is fierce opposition, for even after his comprehensive defeat at the cross (Colossians 2:15), the devil refuses to surrender. And...

Marriage is the ceremony, and always has been. It's a public statement ensuring that everyone knows which man belongs to which woman (and vice versa). Lots of other stuff (religious, ceremonial, legal and emotional) has got added to it over the centuries, but that was the most fundamental point...