The Gospel According to Matthew
According to many scholars the authors of the Synoptic Gospels are unknown. It is believed that the names Matthew, Mark, and Luke were attributed to the books at some point…
Philosophy of War: A Brief Analysis on Principles and Justifications (Section 1)
Abstract This is the first section of a three-part analysis. It draws on theories from three theorists, Carl von Clausewitz, Sun-tzu, and Thomas Aquinas, for insights into theories on war…
Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism (Book Review)
William Harmless is professor of Theology at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He has published his research on monasticism in the journals of Theological Studies, Church History, and Studia Patristica.…
Isaiah’s Influence on the New Testament’s Portrayal of Jesus
It is clear that the story of redemption, that is, the promise of a new covenant, made by God in the Old Testament, had been left unfinished. God’s promise to…
The Formation of Christian Doctrine (Book Review)
In his book, The Formation of Christian Doctrine, Malcolm B. Yarnell attempts to disclose how the formation of Christian doctrine developed from a theological foundation. Moreover, Yarnell aspires to reveal…
Apostolic Succession Since Irenaeus
The early church fathers viewed the doctrine of apostolic succession as a very important factor for the church. The apostolic traditions are the unwritten oral traditions of Christ’s teachings passed…
Open Door Policy
William Appleman Williams was a revisionist historian who interpreted the open-door policy as a strategy which would “set the terms of international competition in ways that played to America’s strong…
New Testament Canon
The need for a canon was realized when various religious sects (Gnostics, Marcionites, and Montanists) distorted and fabricated religious ideas pertaining to Jesus and the Hebrew Bible. Some heresies that…
