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“I SAID: YOU ARE GODS” Paid 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
AUGUSTINE ON CHRIST’S ETERNAL GENERATION Paid 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?
GOD’S ETERNAL WORD AND UNCREATED WISDOM BECOME FLESH! Paid 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
ON MARY BEING FULL OF GRACE Paid 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
PROTESTANT SCHOLARSHIP ON MARY AS GOD’S ARK Paid 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
PROTESTANT SCHOLARSHIP ON LUKE 1:26-56 AND MARY AS GOD’S ARK Paid Members Public
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 a way that is strikingly reminiscent
JESUS THE ETERNAL CREATOR AND SUSTAINER Paid Members Public
According to the Apostle John, Jesus is the Word whom God employed to create and give life to all creation, being the Source of light who grants enlightenment to every man: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was
THE MUSLIM CHALLENGE REFUTED: WHERE DID JESUS SAY HE IS GOD? Paid Members Public
In this post I am going to help Christians address and refute the challenge of Muslims to show a single verse in the Holy Bible where Jesus explicitly stated that he was God or demanded to be worshiped in those exact words. EQUAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES To begin with, Muslims