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An Academic Exploration of the Book of Enoch: Content, Influence, and Canonical Status
Abstract The body of literature attributed to the antediluvian patriarch Enoch represents one of the most major and complex collections of non-canonical writings from the Second Temple period. When scholars and researchers refer to the “Book of Enoch,” they are most commonly referencing the work known as 1 Enoch, or Ethiopic Enoch. This is not…
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The Historical Reliability of the Canonical Gospels: A Scholarly Examination
Abstract The Christian faith is uniquely grounded in historical events. At its center stands the person of Jesus Christ—his life, teachings, death, and resurrection. Consequently, the historical reliability of the documents that record these events, the four canonical Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, is a matter of paramount importance for Christian belief and…
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An Analytical and Historical Exploration of the New Testament
Abstract The New Testament stands as the foundational collection of writings for Christianity, a compilation of 27 distinct texts that have profoundly shaped Western civilization and the spiritual lives of billions. It is not, But a single book that appeared fully formed, but rather a library of documents—four Gospels, a historical narrative (Acts of the…
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Mysterium Iniquitatis: Confronting the Wound of Abuse in the Body of Christ
Abstract: To approach the subject of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church is to enter a place of powerful sorrow, a spiritual landscape darkened by a great and terrible wound. It is not a matter of mere institutional failure, legal liability, or sociological dysfunction, though it is all of these things. At its heart, this…
