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Did Christians just make up the ‘THE” in “The Angel of YHWH”? Paid Members Public
The following post is taken from Glenn Miller’s article, Is there no “THE” in “THE Angel of the Lord”?. This question came in: Hi Glen, My name is XXX i live in YYY. I’ve been a Born Again Christian for over 30 years, thanks to Gods marvelous grace
2 Maccabees and The Canon of Scripture Paid Members Public
In this post I am going to raise the question of whether Roman Catholics should consider 2 Maccabees as inspired scripture, and therefore a part of the Old Testament canon. I base this on the following section, which mentions Judas Maccabees offering sacrifices and prayers for Jewish soldiers who were
Athanasius’ Biblical Canon Paid Members Public
The following is taken from Athanasius’ 39th festal letter written at 367 AD (https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2806039.htm). (For 367.) Of the particular books and their number, which are accepted by the Church. From the thirty-ninth Letter of Holy Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria, on the Paschal festival;
The Biblical Canon of the 5th-6th Centuries Paid Members Public
The following excerpt is taken from William Webster’s article The Canon: Why the Roman Catholic Arguments for the Canon are Spurious (https://christiantruth.com/articles/articles-roman-catholicism/canon/). All bold and underline emphasis mine. Jerome’s views are as follows: These instances have been just touched upon by
In Defense of Mark 1:2’s “In the Prophets” Paid Members Public
The following is taken from James E. Snapp Jr.’s blog (http://reclaimingthemind.blogspot.com/2010/06/defense-of-in-prophets-in-mark-12.html). How many times did Mark, as he narrated events, cite an Old Testament prophet by name? The answer is either “Never” or “Once, in 1:
Christian Apocryphal Writings Paid Members Public
In this post, I am going to mention some of the books that specific early Christian writers deemed to be inspired and/or canonical. I also include Enoch in this list since this is a writing that has been cherished by Christians for the most part, not the Jews. All
The Synod of Laodicea’s Biblical Canon Paid Members Public
The synod or council of Laodicea has been dated anywhere from 343 to 381 AD. It contains the list of biblical books that were deemed to be canonical, and therefore the only authoritative writings that could be read in the churches. Canon 59 No psalms composed by private individuals nor
The Biblical Books of the Apostolic Canons Paid Members Public
The following list of biblical books is taken from the Apostolic Canons (https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3820.htm); which is believed to be a fourth-century Syrian Christian text. All bold emphasis is mine. Canon 60 If any one reads publicly in the church the falsely inscribed books of