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The Gospel Q and the Identity of Jesus Paid Members Public
The Hypothetical Gospel Q And It’s Effect on NT Christology Sam Shamoun The Gospel called Q refers to a hypothetical sayings Gospel believed to have been used by both Matthew and Luke. The word Q is actually an abbreviation for Quelle, the German word for "source." A
If Yahweh alone is the Creator, and Jesus a servant sent by him, how can Jesus be God? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: Isaiah 44:24 says that Yahweh was alone when he created the heavens and the earth. Matthew 12:18 quotes Isaiah 42:1 which says that Yahweh will send his servant, who is Jesus. Now if Yahweh was the one
Doesn't the Bible degrade women, placing them on the level of animals and possessions? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question/Claim: Wives are included on a list of property with farm animals and houses in the Bible's version of the Ten Commandments. Doesn't this prove that the Bible degrades women, placing them on the level of
Does the Apostles' ability to forgive sins imply their deity, too? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: According to Jesus, no one knows the day or hour of his coming in judgment except the Father (cf. Matthew 24:36; Mark 13:32). No one obviously includes the Holy Spirit. Yet, if the Holy Spirit doesn’t know
God spoke through his Son only "in these last days", thus he could not have been the Angel of the Lord in the Old Testament Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: In the opening statements of the book of Hebrews the author states that God spoke through his Son "in these last days" (cf. Hebrews 1:1-2). The author is obviously implying that God hadn’t spoken through Jesus
Since the Bible states that God has never been seen, Jesus cannot be God [Part 2] Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: The Bible says that God has never been seen (cf. John 1:18), and yet Jesus was seen and heard. This again proves that Jesus cannot be God. Answer: Just as in Part 1 (on John 5:37), a careful
Since the Bible states that God has never been seen, Jesus cannot be God [Part 1] Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: According to John 5:37, Jesus said that no one had ever seen God at anytime or ever heard his voice. And yet people did see Jesus, which proves that Jesus cannot be God. Answer: As it is often the
A Misquotation of the Old Testament in the New Testament? Paid Members Public
A Series of Answers to Common Questions Sam Shamoun Question: The author of Hebrews cites an OT text and applies it to Christ. The text in question is taken from Psalm 40:6 and says that Jesus spoke prophetically there regarding the body that God prepared for him in order