theology

Were Joseph and the Virgin Mary cousins?

Were Joseph and the Virgin Mary cousins?

Scholar Bruce R. McConkie wrote:

Mary’s ancestors were the same as Joseph’s. She was a descendant through the royal line of King David. “Matthew says Joseph was a son of Jacob, and Luke says that he was a son of Heli. It appears, however,…

Are the two witnesses the prophet like Moses?

Are the two witnesses the prophet like Moses?

Heaven must hold this one (Christ) within itself until the times of restoration of all things of which God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets of old. In fact, Moses said: ‘Jehovah your God will raise up for you from among your b…

Is the KJV wording holy ‘thing’ wrong in Luke 1:35?

Is the KJV wording holy ‘thing’ wrong in Luke 1:35?

Luke states the following in 1:35 :

και το γεννωμενον αγιον κληθησεται υιος θεου
also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God [KJV]

Note : My question relates to the TR text (I am quoting Stephens 1550)…

Anarthrous "Son of God" in Mark 1:1 and 15:39

Anarthrous "Son of God" in Mark 1:1 and 15:39

Mark 1:1 (ESV),

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God…

Mark 15:39 (ESV),

And when the centurion, who stood facing him, saw that in this way he breathed his last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”

The…