The Canon as Protestantism’s Achilles’ Heel Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
I continue with the extracts from Eusebius’ history in regards to the debates and disagreements over the canon: The Canon as Protestantism’s Achilles’ Heel Pt. 1. Book VI Chapter 14. The Scriptures mentioned by Him. 1. To sum up briefly, he has given in the Hypotyposes abridged accounts of
The Canon as Protestantism’s Achilles’ Heel Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting sections of Eusebius’ Church History in respect to the various debates and disagreements over the canonicity of particular books, which were/are considered sacred. Some of these writings did not make it into the canon but were highly regarded and viewed as inspired
The Apostle John’s Love of Christ’s Lost Sheep Paid Members Public
The following historical anecdote is taken from Eusebius’ Church History, Book III. It shows the great love that John had for Christ’s flock and his willingness to sacrifice everything for their salvation. All emphasis is mine. Chapter 23. Narrative Concerning John the Apostle. 1. At that time the apostle
Early Church on the Book of Enoch Paid Members Public
In this post I will quote from some of the early Christian writers that either viewed the book of Enoch as Scripture or believed it contained genuine prophecies. All emphasis will be mine. Jude 14Enoch, in the seventh generation from Adam, also prophesied against them when he said, 15“Behold,
Zohar: The Holy Spirit of Messiah Paid Members Public
The Jewish book of mysticism called the Zohar interprets Gen. 1:26 as the words that the Shekinah spoke to God himself: וְלָא עוֹד אֶלָּא דְּעַזָּא וַעֲזָאֵל הֲווּ מְקַטְרְגֵי עֲלֵיהּ
Gen. 6:1-4: The Hybrid Seed of Angels Paid Members Public
In this article I will be citing some early and ancient Jewish and Christian interpretations of Genesis 6:1-4, where the sons of God that came into the daughters of human beings to have sex with them are explicitly identified as angels. It was during this time that the Nephilim
Miscellany on the Quran’s Haphazard Structure Paid Members Public
In this post I will be sharing various hadiths on the Quran appearing as a man on the last day to dispute with Allah, as well as its variant readings and textual corruptions. The Talking Quran Chapter on the virtue of following the Qur’an, the reward contained in acting
Ps. 22:16 Again: Digging Through the Objections Paid Members Public
The Jewish translations of Psalm 22:16(17), along with some Christian ones, go a form of the Hebrew text that has the noun “like a lion”: “Dogs surround me; a pack of evil ones closes in on me, like lions (ka’ari) my hands and feet.” The problem with