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A collection of 108 issues

Early Church & the Punctuation of John 1:3-4

I cite a slew of ante-Nicene fathers, apologists and/or theologians in regards to the way they explained and punctuated John 1:3-4. The references will prove that none of them understood or interpreted these verses to mean that Christ as the Word was creature whom God brought into being.

Gamaliel Cites Jesus?

There is an interesting anecdote found in the Babylonian Talmud where the renowned rabbi Gamaliel, who was the son of another prominent rabbi named Hillel, quoted the words of our Lord Jesus Christ. Here’s the Talmudic extract: לְמָחָר הֲדַר עַיֵּיל לֵיהּ

John 6 & the Holy Eucharist

Protestantism’s War Against the Holy Bible Our Lord scandalized his Jewish audience by insisting that they had to eat his flesh and blood, otherwise they will never obtain everlasting life. His statements were so shocking that it even offended some of his own followers: “Then the Jews began to

Philo’s Logos Theology

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

John’s Logos Christology

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. 137-144. This is from section II. Jesus and Intermediary Figures, 4. Jesus and the “In-Betweeners”: Comparing Early Christologies and Intermediary

Tatian, Irenaeus, Cyril on the Trinity

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. 157-160. This is from section II. Jesus and Intermediary Figures, 4. Jesus and the “In-Betweeners”: Comparing Early Christologies and Intermediary

Philo’s and John’s Logos

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. 164-170. This is from section II. Jesus and Intermediary Figures, 4. Jesus and the “In-Betweeners”: Comparing Early Christologies and Intermediary

Irenaeus’ Exhortation to the Philosophers

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

Athenagoras, Theophilus, Diognetus on the Trinity

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. 151-155. This is from section II. Jesus and Intermediary Figures, 4. Jesus and the “In-Betweeners”: Comparing Early Christologies and Intermediary

YHWH The Most Highs Revealed

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