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Two opening chapters of the book set the scene and describe the real reason for Job’s sufferings. This answer was never disclosed to Job. But it forms part of the total solution to the problem of suffering and the meaning of faith.

The baton has been passed from the Master to the disciples. The power of the risen Christ is available for the disciples. The commandment of the risen Christ is given for those disciples: they must go and make disciples. And the promise of the risen Christ is their comfort and stay: nothing

The death of Jesus by crucifixion is without question the most famous death in all history. It was a very grisly method of execution. Cicero affirmed that ‘this most cruel and terrible punishment’ was so degrading that it should not even be discussed by Roman citizens. It was reserved for the

The plot to arrest Jesus has been imminent for some time. Now it reaches its climax. The account falls into two parts: first the machinations of Caiaphas and the chief priests, and then the complicity of Judas. Caiaphas and Judas: what a combination! The high priest and the intimate disciple

So now, seated like a rabbi to teach, Jesus gathers his disciples around him privately and speaks to them about the future. In the middle distance is the judgment at the fall of Jerusalem. In the far distance is the judgment at the end of the world. They are connected. The one sheds light on