As many scholars have maintained, the Sabbath dispute stories in the Gospels lack historical verisimilitude. Few if any 1st century Jews were so strict in their observance of the Sabbath day as to reprimand deeds of healing upon it. In fact, according to the Gospels themselves, most took no issue with Jesus’ Sabbath activity at … Continue reading No rest for the wicked: Jesus as Satan’s Sabbath-breaking son