Servant Leadership Jesus And Paul
166 Book Reviews / Pneuma 30 (2008) 147-191 Efrain Agosto, Servant Leadership: Jesus and Paul (St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2005). 256 pp., $29.99,…
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Is Jesus implying that his second coming will be a literal, extraordinary worldwide event akin to Noah’s flood? Matthew 24:36-44
Matthew 24:36-44 (ESV):
36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only. 37 For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 38 For as in those days …
Jesus Loves Children :: By Dennis Huebshman
Matthew 19:13-14; “Then children were brought to Him that He might lay His hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked the people, but Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of Heaven.’” (ESV all emphasis mine) Matthew 18:1-6; “At that time, […]
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Is there a difference in the manner by which Jesus, Elijah, and Enoch went to heaven?
I am building on a previous question located here.
I am not satisfied with the answers to the question and want to ask specifically if the text describing the manner in which Enoch and Elijah went to heaven are actually different than how…
Sadducees, Pharisees, and the Death of Jesus
Professor Israel Knohl is the Yehezkel Kaufmann Professor of Biblical studies at the Hebrew University and a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He recently sat down with Dr. Yeshaya Gruber to talk about his new book Th…
Staying Within Proper Theological Boundaries: Important Words
This post is an extension of Staying Within Proper Theological Boundaries. Here we look at the color-coded words plus “Almighty” in the 381 Nicene Creed. We believe in one God, the Father Almighty [pantokratōr], Maker [poitēs] of heaven and earth, of…
Did God forcefully make the Pharisees to not believe in Jesus?
Jesus accuses the Pharisees that if they believed Moses, they wold have believed him as Moses wrote about him in John 5:46-47
46For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about
Me. 47But if you do not believe his writin…
Addressing someone as Ἐπιστάτα
In the New Testament the Greek word used for ‘Lord’ is often ‘kurios’ or ‘Kyrie’, a transliteration of Greek Κύριε (Kyrie), vocative case of Κύριος (Kyrios). I understand and believe the implications from the Septuagint is relating YHWH….
Did God the Father raise Christ from death (Acts 2:24), or did He have the power and ability to do that Himself (Jn. 10:18)?
With regard to His death and resurrection, Jesus stated (the Gospel of John):
John 10:18, NASB: "No one has taken [My life] away from Me, but I lay it down on My own initiative. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority t…
With what quality or sense does Simon Peter ask Jesus to leave him in Luke 5:8?
But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, "Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!"
Luke 5:8 NET@
Some references to "ἐξέρχομαι ἀπό" Matt. 12:43; 17:18; 24:27; Lk. 4:35; 5:8; 8:29, 46; 9…
Did Jesus have the legal authority to cleanse the temple?
The narrative of Jesus’ cleansing of the temple is present in all four gospels: Mark 11:15-17, Matthew 21:12-13, Luke 19:45-46, John 2:13-17. When He cleanses the temple, there does not seem to be any immediate legal ramification. No one s…
Staying Within Proper Theological Boundaries
In the formative years of the Christian Ekklēsia (“Church”)1 synods (councils) were convened in response to doctrinal controversies and other matters needing refinement. Those synods gaining acceptance in the Ekklēsia at large became known as ecumeni…