Introduction The word “Diaspora” (διασπορά) comes from the Greek dia- (across, through) combined with sporá (seed, sowing), making its literal meaning “dispersion” or “scattering.” The image of sowing seeds lies quietly within the root sporá itself. When this word appeared in the Septuagint (LXX), the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, it took deep root… Continue reading Providence Sown in Scattering— What the Jewish Diaspora Teaches Christians
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Those Who Met in Rome — The Gravitational Pull of the Gospel That Held the Early Church Together
Introduction: A Human Map Found at the End of a Letter A letter’s closing reveals the writer’s truest heart. After the long and solemn theological argument has ended, after the words of comfort and exhortation to suffering saints have drawn to a close, the Apostle Peter records two names side by side at the very… Continue reading Those Who Met in Rome — The Gravitational Pull of the Gospel That Held the Early Church Together
What Celsus’s Mockery Proved: How Revolutionary Was the Bible?
Introduction — A Testimony Left in Ridicule In the mid-second century, the Roman philosopher Celsus wrote a polemic attacking Christianity. In it, he described the faith this way: “A religion of women, children, and slaves.” He wrote it as a sneer. Yet ironically, this mockery became one of the most accurate testimonies to how radical… Continue reading What Celsus’s Mockery Proved: How Revolutionary Was the Bible?