The fact that Jesus’ temptation took place in the wilderness would have evoked powerful if complex associations for any 1st century Palestinian Jew. Much of Palestine was (and still is ...

We can not blame God for our sins. Jesus Himself was sent out into the wilderness to be tempted by the Devil. We all face temptations; some are small, and ...

Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and ...