The Bristow Center Blog

The Bristow Center Blog

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The Intermediate State in 1 Samuel 28

Apparition of the spirit of Samuel to Saul, by Salvator Rosa, 1668

The Final Week of Jesus Part 4: The Cursing of the Fig Tree & Cleansing the Temple (Monday, March 30, AD 33)

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The Final Week of Jesus Part 4: The Cursing of the Fig Tree & Cleansing the Temple (Monday, March 30, AD 33)

Fundamentalist Hermeneutics and Tradition: Authoritarianism, Gender, and Conformity

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Fundamentalist Hermeneutics and Tradition: Authoritarianism, Gender, and Conformity

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Understanding the Person Jesus Christ

A mural painting from the catacomb of Commodilla. One of the first bearded images of Jesus, late 4th century.

The Final Week of Jesus Part 3: Palm Sunday (Sunday, March 29, AD 33)

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The Final Week of Jesus Part 3: Palm Sunday (Sunday, March 29, AD 33)

The Final Week of Jesus Part 2: Setting the Immediate Scene, Lent

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The Final Week of Jesus Part 2: Setting the Immediate Scene, Lent

Christ in the Wilderness - Ivan Kramskoy, 1872

The Final Week of Jesus Part 1: Setting the Historic Scene

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The Final Week of Jesus Part 1: Setting the Historic Scene

Zerubbabel and Cyrus (1650s) by Jacob van Loo; Zerubbabel, Jewish governor shows Cyrus the Great the plan for a rebuilt Jerusalem

Dualism and Culture: The Body, Mind, and Christian Life

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Dualism and Culture: The Body, Mind, and Christian Life