Gospels, Part 2: Understanding Jesus’ World – 1st Century Religion, Politics and the Kingdom of God

To read the Gospels is to be drawn in to a world of great complexity.  Immediately we encounter passionate political conflicts, religious sects vying for power, palace intrigues, and the mounting threat of violence in the streets. It is into this world – the world of Israel in exile, grasping for a means of deliverance […]