Did Jesus Claim to Return and Get it Wrong?

January 7th, 2005 | 4 min read

My brother took up my previous post on this issue on his own blog. I am following suit and returning the favor here.

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Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.

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Did Jesus Claim to Return and Get it Wrong?

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