Daniel J. Grace

When Death Lost Its Throne: How Monotheism Transformed Death from a Divine Power into a Subordinate Messenger

This article examines the transformation of personified Death from the Late Bronze Age religious world of Ugarit to later Jewish, Islamic, European, and Mexican traditions. It does not argue for a direct genealogical line from the Ugaritic deity Mot to the later Angel of Death. I...

The Palimpsests of Sinai: Christological Readings in Christian Palestinian Aramaic Gospel Fragments

The palimpsests preserved at St Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai contain an important body of erased Christian Palestinian Aramaic Gospel material. Recovered through modern multispectral imaging, these fragments provide evidence for both the history of biblical translation an...

The Theology of Animals and Non-Human Creation: Romans 8:19–22 and the Redemption of the Animal Kingdom

Traditional systematic theology has often treated animals as secondary to humanity, mentioning them within creation and providence while rarely developing their theological and eschatological significance. This article addresses that gap through Romans 8:19–22 and related biblica...

The Palimpsests of Sinai: Christological Readings in Christian Palestinian Aramaic Gospel Fragments

The palimpsests preserved at St Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai contain an important body of erased Christian Palestinian Aramaic Gospel material. Recovered through modern multispectral imaging, these fragments provide evidence for both the history of biblical translation an...

The Theology of Animals and Non-Human Creation: Romans 8:19–22 and the Redemption of the Animal Kingdom

Traditional systematic theology has often treated animals as secondary to humanity, mentioning them within creation and providence while rarely developing their theological and eschatological significance. This article addresses that gap through Romans 8:19–22 and related biblica...

Ancient Manuscripts, Modern Claims: Why Nag Hammadi Cannot by Itself Overturn the New Testament

The discovery of the Nag Hammadi codices is often presented in popular media as evidence that alternative Christian writings preserve a more authentic form of Christianity than the New Testament. This article challenges that conclusion by distinguishing between the physical antiq...

Ancient Manuscripts, Modern Claims: Why Nag Hammadi Cannot by Itself Overturn the New Testament

The discovery of the Nag Hammadi codices is often presented in popular media as evidence that alternative Christian writings preserve a more authentic form of Christianity than the New Testament. This article challenges that conclusion by distinguishing between the physical antiq...