by Matthew N. Morales | Jun 26, 2023 | Archaeology, Biblical Studies, Christian Origins, Historical Jesus
[He was] a man of simple appearance, mature age, small stature, three cubits high, hunchbacked, with a long face, long nose, and meeting eyebrows, so that they who see him might be affrighted, with scanty hair (but) with a parting in the middle of his head, after the...
by Matthew N. Morales | Feb 7, 2023 | Christian Origins, Christianity, Religion
On more than one occasion this past Christmas, I found my thoughts preoccupied with questions regarding the family of Jesus. We know so little about them, and yet from the little we do know, it is apparent that they must have played a pivotal role in the formation and...
by Matthew N. Morales | Dec 11, 2022 | Christian Origins, Christianity, Religion, Textual Criticism
When one thinks of the Antichrist in a Biblical context, it’s almost always Revelation that first springs to mind. Despite the fact that John of Patmos never specifically uses the term, “antichrist,” the Beast from the Sea described within the pages of the apocalypse...
by Matthew N. Morales | Nov 17, 2022 | Biblical Studies, Christian Origins, Christianity, Dead Sea Scrolls, Judaism, Religion, Revelation Unredacted
In the previous four articles, we have reviewed the evidence in support of an original Essene core to the book of Revelation as composed by a follower of John the Baptist. John taught an apocalyptic message, and when the Jerusalem temple fell in 70 CE, alarm bells...
by Matthew N. Morales | Oct 9, 2022 | Biblical Studies, Christian Origins, Christianity, Religion, Revelation Unredacted
In our last post, we unmasked the Beast from the Sea as none other than Jesus Christ himself. Although the Sea Beast has long enjoyed more of the limelight in discussions of John’s Apocalypse, we mustn’t forget that there is another demonic entity foretold by the...
