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PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GEN. 3:15 PT. 3 Members Public

We now come to the final section of this lengthy paper: PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GEN. 3:15 PT. 2. St. Prudentius (d. after 405)  Our next witness is from Spain. In a section of his poem Cathemerinon, St. Prudentius tells the story of Gen. 3. In regard to verses 14-15,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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RAMESES II WAS NOT THE PHARAOH OF THE EXODUS! Members Public

In this post I will be excerpting the section of the late biblical scholar and linguist Dr. Gleason L. Archer’s book Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties, where he provides a somewhat lengthy refutation of the claim that Rameses II was the Pharaoh of the Exodus, which would place this miraculous

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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BIBLE COMPARISONS LIST PT. 5 Members Public

In this post I will be comparing the rendering of the New American Standard Bible 1995 edition (NASB1995) with the New King James Version (NKJV) in regards to some of the common texts employed to affirm the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. I do so since, in my estimation,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE MESSIAHS OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS Members Public

The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) grant us a window into the 3rd century BC–1st century AD messianic understanding of a particular segment of “Palestinian” Jewry, helping us appreciate how specific Jews interpreted particular [O]ld [T]estament texts which they regarded as prophecies which pointed to the coming of

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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BIBLE COMPARISON LISTS PT. 4 Members Public

In this post I will be quoting from the International Standard Version (ISV) of the Holy Bible in regards to some of the commonly referred texts which Christians point to in defense of the Deity and Humanity of Christ. These are the commonly cited verses proving that Christ is God

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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TRUE FAITH IS FAITHFULNESS AND OBEDIENCE PT. 1 Members Public

In this post I will quote biblical passages to prove that the sacred Scriptures define true faith as faithfulness to Christ. I will demonstrate that the God-breathed revelation defines belief in Christ as being faithful to the Lord Jesus by obeying his word.   In this first part I will simply

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Sam Shamoun
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DID THE PHARAOH OF THE EXODUS DROWN? Members Public

Since some are going around claiming that the Holy Bible NOWHERE says that the Pharaoh of the Exodus drowned, I decided to write this short post and let the readers decide if this is true or not. Compare what the following biblical passages state in respect to God overthrowing the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE JW BIBLE AFFIRMS: JESUS’ REIGN IS ETERNAL Members Public

In this post I will employ the 2013 revised edition of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition) to show that Christ’s possesses an indestructible kingdom which can never be supplanted or replaced. The Hebrew Bible attests that God made an irrevocable covenant with David where

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Sam Shamoun
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