The removal of the Ascension of Isaiah is a prime example of redaction theory at work—the active curation and modification of religious texts to fit an evolving theological agenda.

One night, long before Moses parted the Red Sea and before David slew Goliath, Jacob—a man on the run—laid his

The Bible played a significant role in justifying slavery in the South, providing a religious and moral framework that allowed the practice to persist for centuries.

A Philosopher Challenges the Empire In the 2nd century CE, the Roman Empire was a vast and diverse world, home to

The Christian Who Begged Rome for Mercy Imagine writing a letter to the most powerful man in the world—the emperor

The Philosopher Who Defended a Dead Messiah Imagine walking into a Roman courtroom in the 2nd century, where a Christian

A Forgotten Letter from the Apostles? Imagine stumbling upon a long-lost letter written by all twelve apostles, a letter filled

The Discovery of the Letters In the early 4th century, the historian Eusebius of Caesarea made a startling claim. While

By the standards of the Hebrew Bible, Jesus did not fulfill the Messianic prophecies.

This evidence supports the Documentary Hypothesis—that the Torah was composed from multiple sources and redacted over time.