Did Jesus Teach Christian Socialism?

Did Jesus die of a 'broken heart'?

Could these biblical texts be interpreted as the historical evidence that Jesus of Nazareth died of heart rupture or ‘a broken heart’ causing pericardial tamponade (punctured by the soldier’s spear)? During the last decade, a strange syndrome of extensive reversible cardiac dysfunction precipitated by acute emotional or physical stress has been increasingly recognized. The syndrome has various ...

Early Christian movements: Jesus movements and the renewal of Israel

This article investigates the origins and development of the earliest Jesus movements within the context of persistent conflict between the Judean and Galilean peasantry and their Jerusalem and Roman rulers. It explores the prominence of popular prophetic and messianic movements and shows how the earliest movements that formed in response to Jesus’ mission exhibit similar features and patterns....

Agrarian Socialism in America: Marx, Jefferson, and Jesus in the Oklahoma Countryside, 1904-1920

What Kind of Free Will Did the Buddha Teach?

The Place of the Gospel of Philip in the Context of Early Christian Claims about Jesus ’ s Marital Status

It has long been recognized that one of the main topics of the Gospel of Philip is ritual, including “the bridal chamber,” and numerous studies have discussed what practices and attitudes toward sexuality and marriage are implied by this imagery. This article will build on these studies to argue that the Gospel of Philip portrays the incarnate Jesus as actually married (to Mary Magdalene) and i...