matthew
Exegetical commentary on the Gospel of Matthew, emphasizing Jesus’ authority and fulfillment of prophecy.
Eusebius’ Trinitarian Baptismal Formula Paid Members Public
In this post I will be citing from the works of Eusebius of Caesarea to show where this renowned Church historian and apologist quotes the Matthean Trinitarian baptismal formula. All emphasis will be mine. In that He foretold at the outset to His Disciples, that He would make them Fishers
MarYa Jesus: Aramaic Bible & Christ’s Deity Paid Members Public
The Aramaic Bible, commonly referred to as the Peshitta, employs a unique word MarYah, which some authorities believe is a compound phrase consisting of Aramaic Mar (“Lord”) and the shortened form of the Tetragrammaton or the divine name yod-heh-vav-heh, namely, Yah. If this is so then the
The Rabbis on Zechariah 11 & Messiah Paid Members Public
The prophet Zechariah speaks of YHWH, whom he represented by acting out the role of divine Shepherd, would be priced at thirty pieces of silver: “I took my staff Favor and cut it apart, that I might break my covenant that I had made with all the peoples. It was
Jesus Christ: The Adonay YHWH of the Prophets Paid Members Public
In the synoptic Gospels, our Lord Jesus refers to the time when he himself would personally send forth prophets that would prophesy in his name. Christ also warned against those who would call him “Lord, Lord,” while failing to obey his commandments: “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord
Textual Variants & Reformation Bibles Before King James Paid Members Public
In this post I will be quoting from the Bibles produced during the Reformation period in respect to some of the verses, which are not found in modern English translations of the Holy Bible, or are placed within brackets or parentheses to indicate that the translators question their textual veracity.
John Calvin, the Reformers & Mary’s Perpetual Virginity Paid Members Public
A great number of Protestants are unaware of the fact that their spiritual forebears, the magisterial reformers such as John Calvin affirmed the Perpetuality Virginity of Mary (PVM). Calvin especially scoffed at those who would use texts such as Matthew 1:25, Luke 8:19-21, etc., to argue for
When Was Christ Crucified? Paid Members Public
The excerpts in this post are taken from Gary M. Burge, John: The NIV Application Commentary, published by Zondervan Academic, Grand Rapids, MI, in September, 2000. All emphasis will be mine. Here is what Burge says in respect to John 13:1: The problem of the meal in John 13.
Jehovah’s Witnesses & Jesus’ Sonship Paid Members Public
According to the Watchtower Bible & Tract Society’s literature, Jesus only became God’s spiritual Son at his baptism. It was at that moment that Jesus became aware of his heavenly preexistence as a created spirit being, namely, the archangel Michael: Some six months after John the Baptist begins