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John 3:13 “… even the Son of man which is in heaven.” Members Public

WILL KINNEY John 3:13 KJB (Revised Version 1881, ASV 1901) – “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man WHICH IS IN HEAVEN.” (ὁ ὢν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ) ESV (NIV, NASB, NET, Holman, Jehovah Witness NWT, Catholic New

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Fate of Judas Iscariot Members Public

I am republishing Jimmy Akin’s post: The Fate of Judas Iscariot. How should we understand the differences in how Matthew and Luke (in Acts) record the fate of Judas? Taken from my book A Daily Defense: Day 170: How Judas Iscariot Died Challenge: Matthew and Luke contradict each other.

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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The Enrollment of Jesus’ Birth Members Public

I am republishing Jimmy Akin’s post found here: The Enrollment of Jesus’ Birth. The Gospel of Luke describes the timing of Jesus’ birth as follows (Luke 2:1-6): 1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. 2 This was

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Sam Shamoun
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“I SAID: YOU ARE GODS” Members Public

PSALM 82:6 AND JOHN 10 JEROME H. NEYREY, SJ. Biblical texts that called mortals “gods” attracted attention from commentators and became the focus of ingenious interpretations and exegetical principles. [1] This is certainly true of Ps 82:6, “I said: ‘You are Gods.'” The present study examines the

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AUGUSTINE ON CHRIST’S ETERNAL GENERATION Members Public

In this post I will cite snippets from St. Augustine’s commentary on John in respect to his understanding of the eternal begetting of the Son. All emphasis shall be mine. ON JOHN 1:13 13. But John adds: As many as received Him. What did He afford to them?

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Sam Shamoun
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GOD’S ETERNAL WORD AND UNCREATED WISDOM BECOME FLESH! Members Public

The book of Proverbs personifies God’s attribute of Wisdom as a woman(1) whom God begot before all creation: “Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice? On the heights along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand; beside the gates leading into

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Sam Shamoun
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ON MARY BEING FULL OF GRACE Members Public

Courtesy of William Albrecht. The Greek Fathers Here are a number of ancient experts and what they say it means; each of them is a Greek-speaker from a culture basically identical to that of St. Luke; there are a couple repeats from the previous thread, but from them I give

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Sam Shamoun
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PROTESTANT SCHOLARSHIP ON MARY AS GOD’S ARK Members Public

AN EXEGESIS OF LUKE 1:26-56 In this post, I will be citing the exegesis of Protestant expositors in regards to the language employed by Luke in recording the annunciation of, and subsequent reactions to, Jesus’ virginal conception. It has long been noted that Luke describes this miraculous event in

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Sam Shamoun
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