The Greek term christos occurs more than 500 times in the New Testament, and is used directly to Jesus of Nazareth. While many Christians today think “Christ” is the family part of Jesus’ name, it is ...

If Jesus Christ were to return to initiate an apocalypse in the Year of Our Lord 2019, how would we receive him? “Messiah” may have a prophetic vision. The provocative 10-part Netflix series imagines ...

Anna and Simeon remind us of what it looks like to wait on Jesus amid personal and political upheaval. Holidays have an uncanny way of exposing how messy our lives really are. The juggle of ...

Netflix's new series about the return of Jesus to contemporary times is good television but bad theology. In the streaming service's "Messiah," al-Masih, as the returned Jesus is known in Islam, is a ...

Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was ...

An Advent reading for December 16. God spoke through the prophets in the Old Testament, using poetic words and imagery, to describe the hope of salvation. This week, we contemplate prophecies pointing ...

Q: Dear Rabbi Gellman, I read your weekly column “faithfully.” I learn so much from you. I am a practicing Roman Catholic and I have many wonderful Jewish friends. My DNA shows that I am 2 percent ...

Mark Burnett ushers in 2020 with 'Messiah,' a Netflix drama starring Michelle Monaghan, depicting a new messianic age and its political complications. By Daniel Fienberg Set aside any suggestion ...