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http://jonathanmcjordan.com Tales of one iconoclast's perilous journey to rebehold the stars... Sun, 04 Apr 2010 07:58:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is not the start of a new series, but a multi-part tangent. As Easter approaches and lent comes to an end, we find ourselves in a place - a moment in time - that begs discussion. That place and time is Saturday, after Good Friday and before Easter Sunday. ... http://jonathanmcjordan.com/?p=18 I will apologize ahead of time, as this will be the longest blog I have posted here. I assure you, however, that it is well worth your read. The last aspect of these verses that I want to discuss is actually the cause of some controversy. It seems like these verses ... http://jonathanmcjordan.com/?p=17 I know it took me a while to get to this post. My apologies. I have been working diligently on a few screenplays. I have spent a great deal of time on fig trees within New Testament writings. Something that, hopefully, you got a lot out of. In this post, I ... http://jonathanmcjordan.com/?p=16 So far in this study, I have examined passages in Matthew and Mark. I have pried into their historical and cultural context, and highlighted the themes of empirical oppression and Christ's promise to free us from it. Essentially, I parallelled the fig tree in the passages to the Ficus Ruminalis ... http://jonathanmcjordan.com/?p=15 Back from a great Christmas weekend, I want to continue with the theme of Christ's lordship over all things. This is a common theme we see in the Epistles. We are told that Christ was raised above all kings and thrones and powers and dominions and that all earthly kingdoms ... http://jonathanmcjordan.com/?p=14 I just wanted to take a break from my posts about fig trees to wish you all a merry Christmas. I'll leave you with a brief thought. Each of the gospels opens with the coming of Christ in one form or another. Reading each of them can give us great insight ... http://jonathanmcjordan.com/?p=13 Again, I want to continue the train of thought I have been running with all this week. If perhaps you think I'm reading too much into these accounts, check out the “Lord’s prayer”: Matthew 6:9-13 “This, then, is how you should pray: ” ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be ... http://jonathanmcjordan.com/?p=12 Picking up where we left off, I want to continue to focus on the idea that the symbol of the fig tree was fully intertwined with the Roman citizen's concept of Rome itself. It was on their money, engraved on walls and depicted in tapestries. In that culture, it was ... http://jonathanmcjordan.com/?p=11 Picking up where I left off, it is within the context of Roman oppression that we find clarity on Matthew and Mark’s use of the fig tree. To fully understand this, we must rewind all the way back to the dawn of the Roman Empire. According to Roman History, Romulus and ... http://jonathanmcjordan.com/?p=10 Welcome back. If you haven't done so already, I'd suggest reading the previous post titled "Fig Trees and Their Significance within Scripture, Preface." It is, however, just a suggestion. Now, on with the discussion. I prefaced with the previous post to give credence to my methods. The books of Scripture I ... http://jonathanmcjordan.com/?p=9