Author's Note: All previous volumes of this series are here. The first 56 volumes are compiled into the book "Bible Study For Those Who Don't Read The Bible." "Part Two," featuring volumes 57-113, was ...
Jesus was really tempted? If you think it's a widely accepted idea, Google reactions to The Last Temptation of Christ. When Nikos Kazantzakis' book came out in 1955, the Catholic Church added it to ...
Temptation is common to everyone. It can be as benign as thinking about having “seconds” on dessert. Or, it can be extremely serious – with damaging consequences such as a destroyed a marriage, a ...
"The Temptation of Christ by the Devil," (possibly 1129–34). (The Met) The account of Jesus’ temptation appears with slight variations in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. These accounts expand upon Mk ...
This Gospel lesson is intended to give us hope and encouragement in the face of evil, temptation and sin. The Scripture commentators remind us when we reflect on this Gospel lesson that all the words ...
Today is the First Sunday of Lent and the gospel reading is perhaps one of the shortest we have ever come across. It is about the Temptation of Jesus that you can read in Mark 1:12-15. "12 The Spirit ...
We hear the Gospel on Sundays, but it is worth reflecting on it throughout our week. Here are a few random thoughts on last week’s Gospel. The First Sunday of Lent always focuses on Jesus’ temptation ...
His moments of doubt and temptation attest that we can follow him through our own. In many children’s Bibles, the Son of God swoops in like Superman to save the day. In these clearly mythological ...
After a month of controversy, we now can decide for ourselves whether Hollywood has committed blasphemy. Martin Scorsese`s film ”The Last Temptation of Christ,” based on Nikos Kazantzakis` novel, ...