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Exegetical breakdowns, verse-by-verse analysis, and theological commentary to strengthen understanding of Scripture.
Philippians 2:6 In Various English Translations Paid Members Public
In this post, I am going to be citing the various English renderings of Philippians 2:6, which is part of what many scholars believe to be a hymn, poem and/or creedal statement (commonly referred to as the Carmen Christi [“Hymn to Christ”]), which affirms the Lord Jesus’ divine
The World English Bible Paid Members Public
The World English Bible (WEB) is a translation which primarily uses the Majority Text (MT), otherwise known as the Byzantine text, in its translation of the New Testament (NT). As the name itself suggests, the MT is based on the majority of the extant Greek manuscripts of the individual books
An Articulation of Prima Scriptura Pt. 1 Paid Members Public
The Biblical Basis for the Primacy of Holy Scriptures Prima Scriptura is the belief that the Holy Scriptures are essential and primary, since they are the inspired, infallible words of God. It is different from Sola Scripturea in that it does not negate the necessity of Sacred Tradition and the
A renowned NT textual scholar and critic of Christianity’s defense of the veracity of Luke 23:34 Paid Members Public
Seeing how the text of Luke 23:34 has been called into question by Christian apologists who pass themselves off as scholars, especially in respect to the text and transmission of the NT, I have decided to quote noted NT scholar Dr. Bart D. Ehrman’s defense of the textual
The Only Begotten Son: A Defense of the King James’ Rendering of John 1:18 Paid Members Public
Here is how John 1:18 reads in the Authorized King James Version (AV) of the Holy Bible: “No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son (ho monogenes hyios), which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.” However, many of the modern
Old Testament and the Issue of Rape Revisited Paid Members Public
Notorious South African Muhammadan polemicist Yusuf Ismail, and a Ahmed Deedat wannabe, is fond of quoting Judges 19 as an example of the Bible condoning mass rape supposedly with God’s approval, in order to divert attention away from the fact of his false prophet permitting and sanctioning the rape
The Apostles’ inspired proclamation concerning the risen Christ in the book of Acts Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
We proceed from where we left off previously https://answeringislam.blog/the-apostles-inspired-proclamation-concerning-the-risen-christ-in-the-book-of-acts-pt-1/. WILLIAMS Acts 2:36: ‘Therefore let the entire house of Israel know with certainty that God has made him both Lord and Messiah’ Acts 2:36 RESPONSE To begin with, the same inspired author identifies Jesus as having
Shaming the Shameless Pt. 2a Paid Members Public
JW apologist Bernard Maina doesn’t learn his lesson. Instead of accepting correction and repenting of his blasphemies against Jehovah Jesus Christ, he insists on continuing his crusade against the divinely revealed truth of Holy Scripture that the one true God is Tri-Personal in nature, and that Christ is Jehovah