Leper Messiah. In this episode, we read Bo Giertz’s commentary on Jesus’ healing of a leper and Cornelius’ servant… boy… slave boy. Giertz addresses textual criticism, catechesis, miracles, and the liturgy of the Church, and we delve into the effect of disbelief in Jesus’ power to heal and make whole affects modern Christians and non-believers alike.
In this episode of Tough Text, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price explore the peculiar story of the Sons of Sceva from Acts 19, discussing the miraculous acts performed by the apostles, the dangers of mimicking faith without true belief, and the implications of syncretism in the early church.
This is an excerpt from chapter 2 of The Resurrection Fact: Responding to Modern Critics, edited by John Bombaro and Adam Francisco (1517 Publishing 2016).
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss the story of the woman with the flow of blood healed by touching the garment of Jesus.
In this episode of Tough Text, Scott Keith and Daniel Emery Price discuss the parable of the rich man and Lazarus from Luke 16, emphasizing the importance of understanding it as a parable rather than a literal account.
On this episode of Preaching the Text, John Hoyum and Steve Paulson discuss Mark's account of Christ countering the accusations of the Pharisees that he has a demon.