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The Messiah Most High Pt. 2a Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Continuing from the previous part, we now turn our attention to uncovering the identity of the divine King that comes to rule in the place of David his ancestor. The Mighty God is born The Christian Greek Scriptures testify that Jesus is the Christ that was foretold by
The Messiah in the Jewish Traditions Pt. 3 Paid Members Public
The Witness of the Old Greek Version of the Hebrew Bible Sam Shamoun We resume our examination of some of the specific Jewish traditions concerning the coming and person of the Messiah. We will be focusing on the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible which was produced by Jews before
A Conservative Christian Expositor’s Evaluation of John’s Gospel Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun Seeing just how fond Muslims are in citing critical scholars who question the historical reliability of the words and deeds of Jesus which are found in John’s Gospel, I have therefore decided to quote the views of a conservative Christian theologian who is also a pastor in
A Scholar's Biblical Summation of the Deity of Christ Paid Members Public
A Conservative Christian Scholar’s Biblical Summation Of the Deity of Christ Sam Shamoun In another article (*) we cited renowned Christian scholar and Pastor John MacArthur’s masterful defense of the historical veracity of John’s Gospel, which was taken from his commentary on this same Gospel. In his section
More Hints from Luke’s Gospel to Christ’s Divine Identity Paid Members Public
Jesus as the Object of Divine Worship Sam Shamoun The Gospel of Luke records an incident where the Lord Jesus healed 10 men who had a serious skin disease, perhaps even leprosy. In that account Luke provides his readers with a glimpse of the divine worship which Jesus rightly deserves,
Whose Glory Did Isaiah See? Paid Members Public
The Views of Scholars and Apologists Sam Shamoun The following is meant to go with this article. It probably wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the consensus of NT scholarship agrees that according to John 12:41, the inspired Evangelist believed that Isaiah actually saw the prehuman Christ
Jesus Christ – The Divine Lord of Glory Pt. 2 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun We resume from where we left off. God’s Glory equated with His Praise and Honor Another indication that Jesus shares in the glory of God is that he receives the very honor and praise which only God is supposed to receive. According to the book of Isaiah,
Patristic Evidence for Luke 23:34 Paid Members Public
Sam Shamoun The following is a list of citations from various church fathers which confirm that Jesus’ prayer to the Father to forgive those who were crucifying him is part of the original, inspired text. Their testimony shows that this reading was found in the Greek and Latin manuscripts of