The Triumphal Entry
I had never heard the Romans did their own parade of power during Passover. This caused me to think that maybe Andrew Thayer was onto something. Maybe Jesus’ Palm Sunday entry was a kind of parody. But the more I thought about it the less likely Thayer’s idea seemed...
The Quality of the Offended
The Quality of the Offended Some years ago I first heard the argument that the reason why unrepentant sinners must experience everlasting torment is due to the offense being against God, whose goodness is infinite. I considered the argument an outlier, not to be taken...
Cross Torture
Cross Torture In the first century killing could be done quickly and easily. One swipe of a sword could separate a man’s body from his head. Crucifixion was something quite different, even if in the end the same conclusion was reached. Crucifixion was...
Liberty
“What does liberty mean? It means that the people in power can’t boss others around. It means that politicians are servants and not rulers. It means that private property and free contract are respected, that the coercive force of the state is a last rather than a first resort, and that the people in charge don’t get to make up the rules as they go along. It means, in short, a government of laws and not of men–a phrase attributed to John Adams, although, demonstrating my point about the Founders’ British identity, Adams was quoting the 17th century English radical James Harrington.” – Daniel J. Hannan
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