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Triumph of Paulianity

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New - New - New*. New - New - New*. The young man in question was Saul of Tarsus, a Pharisee. He had already been an active participant in the martyrdom of Stephen, giving his vote in favour of the execution and looking after the cloaks of those who actually carried out the stoning. His blood was on fire to catch and put to death as many as possible of the people he hated more than anyone else in the world - the Christians. In many ways. I shall attempt to outline the main ones. However, whichever concep...

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Welcome to Theologica - A new view of Christian Theology

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New - New - New*. New - New - New*. My name is John. I've been a church minister all my working life and have now retired. Because of my retirement I now have time to get out my keyboard and set down some of the opinions which have taken root in my mind over the years. I have long felt that theologically the church has lost its way. Recently I listened to an excellent sermon on the subject of Thomas the Doubter. I feel a lot of sympathy for the oft-condemned disciple. He was honest, he had his fe...All w...

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Christian Ethics

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New - New - New*. New - New - New*. In the mid-nineteen fifties I presented myself on a fine October morning at the doors of a theological college to begin my first year of training for the ministry. There was much to be done that day and one of the most important duties was to receive the book list for the coming academic year. In due course this was translated into actual volumes by courtesy of the numerous local booksellers. In vain did the unbeliever protest that he had intended the reference as an i...

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The Character of Jesus

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New - New - New*. New - New - New*. The Character of Jesus. Any attempt to reconstruct the character of Jesus the Nazarene is hampered by the paucity of information available. The theologian Rudolf Bultmann went as far as to assert that it is not possible to decide what kind of a man Jesus was. In his book "Jesus and the Word". I do indeed think that we can know now almost nothing concerning the life and personality of Jesus, since the early Christian sources show no interest in either.". There is a ster...

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The Crucifixion

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New - New - New*. New - New - New*. In this article I shall tackle two persistent problems which arise out of the Biblical narratives of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, the above mentioned question of a possible Passover Plot and the issue of whether or not Jesus survived the cross and was taken down alive. In other words, did a living Jesus leave the tomb because a living Jesus had been put into it? But did Pilate succeed in this plan? A Tale of Two Monarchs. The Birth of Jesus.

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The Atonement

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New - New - New*. New - New - New*. Jesus said nothing in support of it, and indeed in many significant sayings he uttered words which flatly contradict the whole idea. What happened to take the early Church so firmly off on a different course from that envisaged by its Master? That change of direction was ultimately to result in the Christian church becoming the weak and ineffective force which it is today. Would you not like to be as free in this way as your human subjects? Another point which the chur...

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Theologica.net - A Tale of Two Mon

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New - New - New*. New - New - New*. A Tale of Two Monarchs. This stuff was manipulated. It was coloured on purpose. So history is being re-thought and re-researched. This brings me to the title of this article. I wish to bring before you two Monarchs, widely separated in space and time, who display quite remarkable similarities of character. They are Charles II of England and Jesus, King of the Jews around two thousand years ago. What is that you say? It was a strange situation indeed for lovers of democ...

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Life After Death

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New - New - New*. New - New - New*. The search for extra-terrestrial intelligence is in full swing. Astronomers around the world are pointing their high-powered instruments skywards eagerly looking and listening for the first clue which would indicate that out there in the great Universe an intelligent race of beings is alive and well. The money could be better spent by supporting the endeavours of those on Earth who are striving to make our world a happier and a healthier one. The whole Universe is full...

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Duality in the Gospels

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New - New - New*. New - New - New*. Duality in the Gospels. Replace it with something else. I suggest "THEONOMY". The farcical reasoning of many theologians in the past has meant that the discipline is so discredited that only by adopting a new name, and accepting the separation from the past that such a change implies, can there be any hope of acceptance. I was studying the Gospel of Saint Luke. Luke 22.51.) when Peter lashes out with the sword which he had clearly obtained in advance of the com...To ma...