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JESUS THE NAZARENE AND MATTHEW’S GENEALOGY Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing Dr. David H. Stern’s Jewish New Testament Commentary, published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc. 1992, pp. 42-43, where Stern explains how Joseph made Jesus his legal heir by accepting him as his son, thereby conferring upon the Lord his legal descent
JESUS AS THEOS IN HEBREWS Paid Members Public
One of the places in which Jesus is called God is in the inspired epistles to Hebrews: “but of the Son he says, ‘Your throne, O God (ho theos), is forever and ever, and a righteous scepter is the scepter of your kingdom. You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness.
JESUS: THE TRUE ISRAEL OF GOD Paid Members Public
The Scriptures distinguish the true God from the other so-called gods by identifying him as the God of the Patriarchs, i.e., the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The sacred writings further do so by referring to him as the God of Israel: “Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and
MELCHIZEDEK REVISITED Paid Members Public
In this post I extract the section on Melchizedek from James Kugel’s book, Traditions of the Bible: A Guide to the Bible as It Was at the Start of the Common Era, Chapter 8. Melchizedek (GENESIS 14:17-20), published by Harvest University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts/London, England, in 1998.
HISTORICITY OF JESUS’ BURIAL Paid Members Public
The material here is taken from the following article: 9 Reasons Why Joseph of Arimathea Was a Real Historical Figure. Joseph of Arimathea plays a big role in defending Jesus’ resurrection. He stood near the center of Bart Ehrman’s reconsideration of the facts surrounding the resurrection. After all, if
HOW DID JUDAS DIE? Paid Members Public
Seeing that the fate of Judas often comes up in discussions with Muhammadans as a means of discrediting the Holy Bible, I post the response of the late Dr. Gleason L. Archer for the benefit of Bible believers. I also include his response to another specific aspect related to the
JAMES DUNN ON NT CHRISTOLOGY Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing from the late liberal, critical [N]ew [T]estament scholar James D. G. Dunn’s book Jesus According to the New Testament, published by William. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2019. The reason for citing this work is because Dunn did not hold to
CHRIST’S DEITY: A BIBLICAL OUTLINE Paid Members Public
This is a short outline to be used in discussions and debates. The texts listed are meant to be expounded and exegeted during these discussions/debates. 1. JESUS IS YHWH GOD Matthew 1:21-23 (Cf. 28:20; Psalm 130:7-8); Mark 1:1-8; Luke 3:1-6, 15-17; Acts 19:4;