Jesus – Ian W. Scott

Mosaic of Moses, Monastery of St. Catherines

January 17, 2020

Jesus as the New Moses in Matthew

The Good Law How has the Jewish scribe who penned Matthew’s Gospel re-shaped Mark’s portrait of Jesus? One of the ways is by exploring the relationship between the Messiah’s work and the Jewish law, the Torah of Moses. For many of us today this makes Matthew a difficult book to read well. In the religious…

The Transfiguration, from MS. LUDWIG II 5, FOL. 45V

January 10, 2020March 9, 2020

Jesus’ Unfolding Identity in Mark’s Gospel

A Crucified Messiah If we ask who Jesus is in Mark’s Gospel, one of the first answers to come to mind will usually be the Messiah. Indeed, this is the title Mark gives to Jesus in the opening sentence of his narrative. Although the people around Jesus within the story do not have the advantage…

January 1, 2018December 11, 2017

When God Breaks His Own Rules

Sometimes we can start thinking we know the limits of God’s mercy, who can and cannot be shown God’s grace. The story of Jesus’ conversation with the Syrophoenician woman reminds us that sometimes God can break his own rules.