In the ancient Mediterranean world any public admission of weakness reflected badly on one’s personal status and honour, as well as the public reputation of one’s group. However, in 1 Corinthians 15:8-10 Paul openly admits about being in error in the past regarding the true identity of Christ. Within the larger cultural framework of meaning, the apostle’s graphic confession redefines his prior ...

We recently demonstrated that, contrary to previous findings, some types of irrelevant motion are capable of capturing our attention (Franconeri & Simons, 2003). Strikingly, whereas sitmulated looming (a dynamic increase in object size) captured attention, simulated receding (a decrease in object size) did not. Abrams and Christ (2003, 2005) have provided a different interpretation of this evid...

What a “Mormon” thinks of Christ By Tim Dorius I recently read with interest the November article “Is Mormonism Christian?” in which the author of this article states “Mormonism is not Christian.” After reading this, I had the opportunity to speak with Rick Thomas, Editor of Beacon OU, who invited me to respond with my own article. I thank the Beacon for the opportunity to write this article. I...