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

Philo’s Logos Theology Members Public

The following excerpt is taken from Michael F. Bird’s Jesus Among the Gods: Early Christology in the Greco-Roman World, published by Baylor University Press, Waco, TX in 2022], pp. 133-137. This is from section II. Jesus and Intermediary Figures, 4. Jesus and the “In-Betweeners”: Comparing Early Christologies and Intermediary

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Irenaeus’ Exhortation to the Philosophers Members Public

St. Irenaeus, in his work refuting the gnostic heretics titled Against Heresies, exhorts believers not to venture into matters that are beyond the comprehension of human beings or that have not been revealed by God in the divine Scriptures. This holy saint and martyr of Jesus Christ warns against likening

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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YHWH The Most Highs Revealed Members Public

In this post I will share some of the biblical evidence, which explicitly affirms that Jesus is the Most High God while also being the Son of the Most High. Exalted on High YHWH The Old Testament repeatedly emphasizes that YHWH alone is seated on high and that he alone

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Ps. 22:16: Digging Through the Problem Members Public

The following excerpts are taken from The Psalms as Christian Worship: An Historical Commentary, co-authored by Bruce K. Waltke and James M. Houston with Erika Moore, published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. in 2010, Chapter 12. Psalm 22: Prophetic Psalm of Christ’s Passion, pp. 376 ff. All emphasis

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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St. Augustine on Psalm 45 Members Public

I share St. Augustine’s masterful exegesis of Psalm 45, since this brilliant theologian explains how every verse points to the coming of our glorious Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and shows that this specific Psalm prophesies that the Messiah is the God-Man whom the Father anoints to rule forever.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Evidence for the Canonicity of Baruch’s Epistle Members Public

The book of 2 Maccabees is a pre-Christian 2nd century BC Jewish writing, which has been accepted by Christians throughout the centuries as inspired, canonical Scripture. It is a part of the Old Testament Canon of the ancient Churches, which include the Assyrian Church of the East (ACOE), Oriental and

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Islam: Satan’s Masterpiece Members Public

Satan masterminded Islam as a counterfeit to biblical faith by raising up Muhammad to believe and proclaim that he was a messenger of the same true God of the Holy Bible, the One who even chose Israel to be his cherished people. Muhammad was duped into believing that he had

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YHWH MAKES THE MOST HIGH HIS REFUGE Members Public

Psalm 91 is a citation applied by Satan to Jesus when he tempted our Lord in the desert: “Then the devil took Him into the holy city and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, ‘If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself

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