Category Archives: Lee Harmon

John of Gischala vs. Josephus, and the Book of Revelation

Posted on June 28, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

For my blog post today on Lee Harmon’s Revelation: The Way It Happened, I will focus on Lee’s argument that the Jewish rebel John of Gischala was the John who wrote the Book of Revelation, and that this John had … Continue reading →

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Daniel 9:24-27, and the Hardest Passage in Lee Harmon’s Book

Posted on June 27, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

In my blog post today on Lee Harmon’s Revelation: The Way It Happened, I’ll be talking about the most difficult passage in Lee’s book.  I’ll use as my starting-point Daniel 9:24-27.  That passage says the following (according to the King … Continue reading →

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Lee Harmon on the Two Witnesses

Posted on June 26, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

In my post today about Lee Harmon’s Revelation: The Way It Happened, I’ll be talking about Lee’s discussion about the two witnesses of Revelation 11.  Who are the two witnesses?  In Revelation 11:3-13, we read the following about them (and … Continue reading →

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Was Jonah Dead? Was Jesus Taking Away Dionysus’ Glory?

Posted on May 17, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

My church is going through John’s Gospel: Wisdom from Ephesus With Michael Card for its weekly Bible study.  Two things stood out to me at last night’s meeting. 1.  A group of us was talking about the topic of Jesus … Continue reading →

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John and John: Openness to Biblical Criticism

Posted on April 26, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

My church started a new Bible study last night.  We’re going through John’s Gospel: Wisdom from Ephesus, with Michael Card. What impressed me most last night was the openness of people in the group, and Michael Card on the DVD, … Continue reading →

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John 20:23, and Concluding Reflections

Posted on January 28, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

I finished Lee Harmon’s John’s Gospel: The Way It Happened.  In this post, I’ll write about John 20:23, then I will provide my overall assessment of Lee’s book. John 20:23 states (in the King James Version): “Whose soever sins ye … Continue reading →

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John 20:17: Mary Magdalene and Jesus’ Ascension

Posted on January 25, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

In John 20:17, Jesus says to Mary Magdalene shortly after his resurrection: “Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your … Continue reading →

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A Random Tomb (Without a Stone and Guards)?

Posted on January 24, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

In my latest reading of John’s Gospel: The Way It Happened, Lee Harmon discusses the tomb in which Jesus was placed in the Gospel of John.  Lee states the following on page 316: “John’s Gospel gives the impression that Jesus … Continue reading →

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What Kind of Jesus?

Posted on January 23, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

In my last post on Lee Harmon’s John’s Gospel: The Way It Happened, I mentioned Lee’s view that John was John of Gisclala, who was influential in a Jewish revolt against Rome that led to the destruction of the Temple … Continue reading →

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More on John and Realized Eschatology

Posted on January 22, 2013 by jamesbradfordpate

In this post, I’ll write more about realized eschatology in the Gospel of John, as discussed in Lee Harmon’s John’s Gospel: The Way It Happened.  In my latest reading, key eschatological themes are said to be applied in John’s Gospel … Continue reading →

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