prophecy

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THE CHURCH FATHERS ON THE GOD SEEN BY THE OT PROPHETS Members Public

In this short post I will be citing a portion from Ernest Evans’ English rendering of Tertullian’s refutation Marcion since the translator has an interesting footnote informing whom the early church fathers and writers believed was the God that the Old Testament saints saw. Here is the relevant section

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GEN. 3:15 PT. 3 Members Public

We now come to the final section of this lengthy paper: PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GEN. 3:15 PT. 2. St. Prudentius (d. after 405)  Our next witness is from Spain. In a section of his poem Cathemerinon, St. Prudentius tells the story of Gen. 3. In regard to verses 14-15,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GEN. 3:15 PT. 2 Members Public

We continue from where we left off: PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GEN. 3:15 PT. 1. St. Ambrose, Bishop of Milan (d. 397) St. Ambrose of Milan is an excellent witness of the Western Church in matters Mariological. What is his opinion about the First-gospel? Some nine passages have been discovered

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GEN. 3:15 PT. 1 Members Public

Rev. Dominic J. Unger, OFM Cap The investigation to be undertaken in this paper is purposely restricted to those ancient Christian writers who, at least implicitly, interpreted the First-gospel (Gen. 3, 15) of Our Blessed Lady. Was there a tradition among these early writers to the effect that, in the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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PATRISTIC INTERPRETATION OF GEN. 3:15 PT. 1 Members Public

Rev. Dominic J. Unger, OFM Cap The investigation to be undertaken in this paper is purposely restricted to those ancient Christian writers who, at least implicitly, interpreted the First-gospel (Gen. 3, 15) of Our Blessed Lady. Was there a tradition among these early writers to the effect that, in the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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PAPAL INTERPRETATION OF GENESIS 3:15 Members Public

Ineffabilis Deus defines the Immaculate Conception and relied heavily on Genesis 3. The Pope gives his definition on Genesis 3:15 in the following words: These ecclesiastical writers in quoting the words by which at the beginning of the world God announced his merciful remedies prepared for the regeneration of

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
genesismarycatholicism

DAVID’S MULTI-PERSONAL LORD PT. 1 Members Public

In this post I am going to sum up the in-depth arguments and exegesis found throughout my articles and rebuttals, which I provided in relation to the Trinitarian implications of Psalm 110. The links to all of this material will be posted at the conclusion of this series. DAVID’S

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Sam Shamoun
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THE MESSIAHS OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS Members Public

The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) grant us a window into the 3rd century BC–1st century AD messianic understanding of a particular segment of “Palestinian” Jewry, helping us appreciate how specific Jews interpreted particular [O]ld [T]estament texts which they regarded as prophecies which pointed to the coming of

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Sam Shamoun
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