The New Testament is the God-inspired early Christian writings that follow the Old Testament, yet paradoxically form the foundation of the entire biblical canon (see Luke 24:27). The New Testament contains the four Gospels along with the Acts of the Apostles, various Epistles, and the Book of Revelation. These texts are central to Christianity and have significantly influenced culture and history.
Who was Saint Longinus and what is his story?
There are many famous characters whose names aren’t recorded in the New Testament but who we know about through tradition and other extra-Biblical sources. For example, the “woman at the well” whom Jesus talks to, as recorded i...
Judas ate too: An essay on the love of Christ
Judas Iscariot was one of Jesus’ twelve disciples and is infamous for betraying his master. He betrayed him to the corrupt authorities who ultimately took Jesus away to be condemned and killed. The Bible verse of Judas ate too ...
Jesus went to Hell for 3 days as seen in Scripture
Because telling someone to “go to Hell” is an insult, the idea that Jesus went to Hell is probably a bit unnerving to many people. Yet the idea that Jesus descended into Hell when he died is, in fact, all over the writings of s...
Was Jesus Christ born in September?
Everyone knows that Christmas is in December, but was December actually the month of Christ’s birth? The gospel accounts don’t say, nor does anywhere else in the New Testament give an exact date. How should we take this? The fi...
Did Jesus have a tattoo? Revelation 19 and tattoos
In the apocalyptic vision of the final book of the Bible, St. John describes one of the most awesome and powerful depictions of Jesus in the whole of holy scripture. He is riding on a white horse, his eyes are like a flame, he ...
What is the Walk to Emmaus weekend Cursillo retreat?
In the early twentieth century, there was a movement in Catholicism to develop what they called a “cursillo”, which means a “little course” (as in a course of study). A cursillo was a three-day weekend retreat, grounded in a se...
Jesus flipping tables at the Temple: What did it mean?
Whether you’re a Christian or not, it’s an indisputable fact that Jesus is the number one most influential person to ever live. One easy way to measure this is to measure the number of books that have been written that are base...
What does the Bible say about the Antichrist?
What is the Antichrist? There is not a specific person with the title “The Antichrist” in the Bible. Instead, the term “antichrist” is used in the Bible to refer to anybody who opposes Christ. This is often surprising for peop...