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Tertullian & Punctuation of John 1:3-4 Paid Members Public
I will be referencing Tertullian’s interpretation of John 1:1-4 in order to demonstrate that this outstanding African apologist clearly taught that the Person of Christ is an uncreated, divine Person who came forth from within God prior to the creation of all things. In these references, the
Punctuation of John 1:3-4 Paid Members Public
John’s Gospel begins by identifying Jesus as the preexistent, uncreated Word whom God appointed to create and give life to all creation: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came
Origen & the Punctuation of John 1:3-4 Paid Members Public
In this post I will be sharing quotes from Origen in respect to his exegesis of John 1:1-4, particularly in relation to the punctuation of vv. 3-4 where it states that what came be in the Word was the life, which is the light of salvation. As
Irenaeus, Isa. 7:14, Jeconiah’s Curse & OT Corruptions Paid Members Public
In this post I will share what St. Irenaeus wrote in respect to the prophecy of Isaiah 7:14, which speaks of the Virgin giving birth to Immanuel. Irenaeus exposes the willful mistranslation of the Hebrew into Greek by two converts named Theodotion and Aquila, and appeals to the ancient
Early Church & the Punctuation of John 1:3-4 Paid Members Public
I cite a slew of ante-Nicene fathers, apologists and/or theologians in regards to the way they explained and punctuated John 1:3-4. The references will prove that none of them understood or interpreted these verses to mean that Christ as the Word was creature whom God brought
Esdras & The Early Church: A Response to William Webster Paid Members Public
by John Betts Introduction William Webster, a popular Evangelical Protestant apologist, has written a book on the formation of the Canon of Scripture. Together with his online material on this subject, he essentially recycles many of the arguments Protestants and Catholics have had for centuries on this. Webster seems to
A 2nd Response to William Webster on Esdras Paid Members Public
By John Betts Protestant apologist William Webster has finally responded to the article I wrote in 2004, entitled Esdras & The Early Church: A Response to William Webster. Yet unfortunately this ‘response’ is essentially a re-posting of his original material that fails to substantiate his assertions and repeatedly misrepresents
Rashi & Messianic Prooftexts Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing from The Complete Tanakh (Tanach) – Hebrew Bible with Rashi Commentary in respect to particular Old Testament passages, which this renowned medieval Rabbi interpreted as being messianic prophecies. All emphasis will be mine. Gen. 15:11 and Abram drove them away. Heb. וַיַ