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In-depth examinations of Scripture, textual reliability, theological themes, and defense of biblical doctrine.

ORTHODOX NT & CHRIST’S DEITY Members Public

In this post I will be quoting from the New Testament translation of the Eastern Orthodox Bible (EOB) in relation to the Deity of Jesus. The EOB NT can be purchased here: New Testament – EOB Portable. I will cite what I deem to be the clearest and most explicit references

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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ATHANASIUS ON THE “APOCRYPHA” Members Public

COURTESY OF CATHOLIC APOLOGIST WILLIAM ALBRECHT Contrary to the assertions of certain Protestant apologists, Athanasius did quote from the deutero-canonical writings as inspired Scripture, often citing them along with the proto-canonical books without making any distinction between them. In this post I will share several examples from Athanasius’ writings to

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Sam Shamoun
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N.T. WRIGHT’S NT TRANSLATION Members Public

N.T. Wright is viewed as a renowned [N]ew [T]estament scholar and authority on the resurrection of Jesus. He has produced a translation of the NT, now in its third edition, titled The New Testament for Everyone, Third Edition, Hardcover: A Fresh Translation, published by Zondervan, Grand Rapids,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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JWS, SHARP’S RULE & CHRIST’S DEITY Members Public

In these posts I will be explaining and defending a particular rule of Greek grammar that relates to the Deity of Christ, commonly referred to as Granville Sharp’s first rule. THEOS USED FOR CHRIST There are several places in the inspired Christian writings where Jesus is called God in

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Sam Shamoun
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BINITARIAN CHART Members Public

In this article I will show how the inspired Scriptures identify the Father and the Son as YHWH by ascribing to both of them the very unique titles and characteristics, which the Hebrew Bible attributes to YHWH alone. In the following chart, the readers will see that YHWH’s qualities

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Sam Shamoun
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LUTHER & MARY’S VIRGINITY REVISITED Members Public

The following quotation is courtesy of William Albrecht. It is from a letter that Martin Luther wrote in the final years of his life, and provides further confirmation that this leading reformer held to the perpetual virginity of Mary. Luther even claims that this doctrine is based on inspired Scripture,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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TRUE GOD OF TRUE GOD Members Public

In this post I will provide further evidence from the inspired Scriptures that Christ is the true God, even though he is not the Father or the Holy Spirit. The Hebrew Bible describes YHWH as the God of truth, i.e., the God who is the truth, to whom believers

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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MARTIN LUTHER, JAMES & NT CANON Members Public

The following is taken from this post, “Luther’s Treatment of the Disputed Books of the New Testament”. I include it here in its entirety since it exposes Martin Luther’s disdain of James and a few other NT writings simply because he felt they did not agree (and could

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