Did John know about the Synoptics?
What evidence is there that John was aware of the Synoptics when he wrote the Fourth Gospel?
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Is there a difference between ‘seeing’ the Kingdom of God, and ‘entering’ it? (John 3)
My question concerns two verses in John’s Gospel. I’m using the English Standard Version here but I think the same question arises in other translations:
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born
again he c…
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Might "Elohim" be translated as a DUAL noun: "El-" the Creator [singular entity] paired with "-ohim" His team [other entity(s)] in tasks set by "El-"?
Many translations have been attempted using Hebrew gliphs and grammatical traditions, but perhaps an overview of total biblical content might also be worth consideration …
We know from John 1:1-3 that everything was created through "…
Who thought Jesus was crazy? His family or the Pharisees and Scribes? Mark 3:21
There are some questions posted in this SE related to Mark 3:21. But I think it’s still not clear of whom thought Jesus was crazy and "out of his mind".
And when His own people heard about this, they came out to take custody of …
Does he who speaks in tongues edifies himself also refer to repairing of the body and mind 1 Corinthians 14:4?
Does he who speaks in tongues edifies himself also refer to repairing of the body and mind 1 Corinthians 14:4?
Some people say praying in tongues edifies your spirit but does it also repair your body and mind?
Ephesians 2:2 symbolism of "air"
KJV:
Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world,
according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now
worketh in the children of disobedience
Quoting part of the great answer here: In Ephesians 2…
How would marrying Saul’s daughter be a snare/stumbling block to David?
1 Samuel 18:20-21 (KJV):
And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him…
Wine VS new wine in Hosea 4:11
Hosea 4:11 reads (NKJV, emphasis added):
“Harlotry, wine, and new wine enslave the heart.
What’s the difference between "wine" and "new wine"? Is it that "wine" is alcoholic while "new wine" is not…
Why are "Tax collectors and Sinners" usually mentioned together by the Pharisees?
If sinners refers to the hard core, notoriously evil people (1 Timothy 1:9), why are tax collectors singled out? (When Jesus is caught eating with them, Luke 15:1, Mark 2:15, Matthew 9:11, 11:19, Luke 5:30) (Gk. ‘oi ‘amartoloi)
Or is sinne…
Re-enchanting the Text: Discovering the Bible
Re-enchanting the Text: Discovering the Bible as Sacred, Dangerous, and Mysterious My book, “Re-enchanting the Text: Discovering the Bible as Sacred, Dangerous, and Mysterious”…
How is God a rock (Psalm 18:2, 31; 19:14)? Is it in the same sense as Psalm 18:46 and Psalm 61:2?
How is God a rock?
Psalm 18:2 (KJV)
The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Psalm 18:31 (KJV)
For who is …
Does "God said" in Genesis 1:1-3 describe a Fiat Creation? [closed]
It seems at a cursory reading that God spoke things into existence immediately by simply expressing an imperative sentence, with immediate results. There is no hint, it seems, for billions of years to accomplish these acts. Is this a val…