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Exegetical commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, emphasizing Jesus’ authority and fulfillment of prophecy.

CHRIST’S GENEALOGIES REVISITED Members Public

The following articles are taken from Jimmy Akin’s website, which can be accessed here: Questions About Jesus’ Genealogies An Older Article on Jesus’ Genealogies Taken from my book A Daily Defense: Day 85: Descended from David How ? Challenge: Jesus’ genealogies contradict each other. Matthew has Jesus descended from David’

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Matt. 28:19 – Baptism In Whose Name? Members Public

Matthew 28:19 – Baptism In Whose Name? James E. Snapp             “This is perhaps a case of late interpolation.”  That was liberal scholar Rudolph Bultmann’s opinion of the words “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit” in Matthew 28:19.               Earlier, in

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Sam Shamoun
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THE UNIQUENESS OF PETER Members Public

In this post I present some of the biblical data which points to Peter’s primacy over the Apostles. I begin with some of the many verses where Peter is singled out for particular functions and specific privileges: “While He was still speaking, they came from the house of the

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Sam Shamoun
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JOSEPH THE FATHER OF MARY? Members Public

The English translations of the Greek version of Matthew 1:16 refer to Joseph as the son of Jacob and the husband of Mary: “And Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband (andra) of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.” Matthew 1:16 Legacy Standard

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ANOTHER BIBLE ERROR: TAKE A STAFF OR NOT? Members Public

Skeptics claim that Mark contradicts Matthew and Luke in that the former states that Jesus instructed his followers to take a staff with them as they embarked on their missionary journey, where Matthew and Luke record Jesus forbidding them from doing so. I will let the late Dr. Gleason L.

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ANOTHER BILE ERROR: TAKE A STAFF OR NOT? Members Public

Skeptics claim that Mark contradicts Matthew and Luke in that the former states that Jesus instructed his followers to take a staff with them as they embarked on their missionary journey, where Matthew and Luke record Jesus forbidding them from doing so. I will let the late Dr. Gleason L.

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Sam Shamoun
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JEREMIAH OR ZECHARIAH: AN ERROR IN MATTHEW? Members Public

The following excerpt is taken from the late Dr. Gleason L. Archer’s book, Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties, published by Zondervan Publishing House, Grand Rapids, MI 1982, p. 350. Why does Matthew 27:9 attribute to Jeremiah a prophecy from Zechariah? Matthew 27:9-10 describes the purchase of Potter’s

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Sam Shamoun
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MATTHEW 27:9-10: A MISTAKEN ATTRIBUTION? Members Public

Some critics of the Holy Bible claim that Matthew false and mistakenly attributed a prophecy from Zechariah 11:13 to the prophet Jeremiah (cf. Matt. 27:9-10). Here I will cite the lengthy refutation to this argument from Dr. Michael L. Brown’s book, Answering Jewish Objections to Jesus, Volume

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