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101 Cleared-up Contradictions in the Bible Pt. 3 Members Public

We now arrive at the third section: 101 Cleared-up Contradictions in the Bible Pt. 2. 56. When Paul saw the light and fell to the ground, did his traveling companions fall ( Acts 26:14 ) or did they not fall ( Acts 9:7 ) to the ground? (Category: misunderstood the Greek usage

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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101 Cleared-up Contradictions in the Bible Pt. 2 Members Public

This is a continuation from the previous segment: 101 Cleared-up Contradictions in the Bible. 26. Was Jacob (Matthew 1:16) or Heli (Luke 3:23) the father of Joseph and husband of Mary? (Category: misunderstood the Hebrew usage) The answer to this is simple but requires some explanation. Most scholars

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Sam Shamoun
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A note on the humanitarian character of Deut 21.10-14 Members Public

The following is a post from Glenn Miller that I publish here for the benefit of the readers since it highlights the amazing compassion and love of the true God. All of the commentaries I have access to note that the legal provisions in Deut 21.10-14 are ‘exceptional’, ‘remarkable’

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101 Cleared-up Contradictions in the Bible Members Public

By: Jay Smith, Alex Chowdhry, Toby Jepson, James Schaeffer “The first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him.”  (Proverbs 18:17) The Charge of Contradiction Muslims talk often about the many contradictions in the Bible. The number of contradictions vary depending on whom you

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Sam Shamoun
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GRANVILLE SHARP AND THE DEITY OF CHRIST Members Public

In this brief post I am going to show how a specific rule of NT Greek grammar, which deals with the use of the Greek definite article, affects the interpretation of specific in relation to Jesus being identified as God. The rule is typically referred to as Granville Sharp’s

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Sam Shamoun
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Bad Greek Made Easy Members Public

The following is a post by Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin, which I share here for the benefit of the readers: https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/bad-greek-made-easy.I If you listen to any substantial amount of popular preaching, sooner or later you’re going to run into claims about “what

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Sam Shamoun
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Acts 20:28: The Blood of God Members Public

Is the NWT’s “the Blood of his Own” the Most Likely Translation? Robert M. Bowman, Jr. This article originally appeared on the Evangelicals and JWs Discussion Board June 6, 2004 I acknowledge that the NWT rendering of Acts 20:28 has its defenders outside the JW religion. Murray Harris,

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Sam Shamoun
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John 1:18 – What Does Μονογενὴς Mean? Members Public

The major English versions of the New Testament are inconsistent in their renderings of the Greek term μονογενὴς – and they are remarkably inconsistent in their rendering of the term in John 1:18b. In the past 25 years the inconsistency has become downright silly. The following examples –shown here without

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