Hermas Affirms: Jesus IS NOT Michael! Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from The Shepherd of Hermas (Roberts-Donaldson translation). Hermas was a very popular writing among Christians and was even considered canonical by many. The book is intriguing in that it affirms that the Son of God is an uncreated divine Spirit who became
Christ: The Divine Morning Star Paid Members Public
In John’s revelation, the risen and glorified Christ appears to him and announces that he is the bright morning star: “I, Jesus, sent My angel to bear witness to you of these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.
Isaiah’s Priestly Servant Paid Members Public
Isaiah speaks of a righteous Servant who gives up his soul/life as a guilt offering so as to bear the sins of many: “But Yahweh was pleased To crush Him, putting Him to grief; If You would place His soul as a guilt offering, He will see His seed,
Black Stone, Female Circumcision & Menstruation Paid Members Public
According to Sunni tradition, the pagan black stone that Muslims venerate was initially white but then turned black from all the women that would touch it on while on their menstruation: According to Abu Hammam-his father-Ziyad b. Khaythamah–Abu Yahya Ba'i' al-Qatt: When we
Leo the Great on the Trinity & Hypostatic Union Paid Members Public
The sermons cited here are taken from Leo The Great: Sermons (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series), published by The Catholic University of America Press Publication in 1996. All emphasis will be mine. Sermon 65 8 April 453-Wednesday of Holy Week I understand, dearly beloved, that I must meet
Jesus: The Eternal First & Last Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 3: The Name of Jesus: Jesus’ Divine Names, Chapter 27: “I Am”
Jesus Christ: Eternally Older than Abraham Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from the monumental work titled The Incarnate Christ and His Critics: A Biblical Defense, authored by Robert M. Bowman Jr. & J. Ed Komoszewski, published by Kregel Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, 2024, Part 3: The Name of Jesus: Jesus’ Divine Names, Chapter 27: “I Am”
Ishodad the Assyrian on the Day & Hour Paid Members Public
The following quotations are taken from The commentaries of Ishodad of Merv, bishop of Hadatha (c. 850 A.D.) in Syriac and English, translated by Mrs. Margaret Dunlop (Smith) Gibson, published by Cambridge, University press in 1911. This 9th century Syriac Christian bishop addresses our Lord’s statements in Matthew