Practical application of Pentecostal theology in politics, economy and social issues
In Kenneth E. Bailey’s book "Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes" he challenges common renderings of the Parable of the Ten Minas in Luke 19 (also called the Parable of the Pounds):
"As Westerners one of our lenses [we percei…
Old Testament scholar Bernard M. Levenson says that to regard the Shema as an assertion of monotheism is "a view that is anachronistic. In the context of ancient Israelite religion, it served as a public proclamation of exclusive loya…
I was just reading a few stories pointing at medieval art that conceived of what was written in Aramaic on the cross and that Pilate had put the four words “Jesus the-nazorean, and-king of-the-jews”. There’s this claim that his formulation…
John 1:51
"And he said to him, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man’". ESV. My emphasis.
Genesis 28:12-13
"And he dreamed, and behold, …
In the synoptic gospels, all of the accounts depict Jesus riding into Jerusalem on the back of the colt of a donkey. They make a note that the disciples placed their coats on the donkey (and Matthew’s account even says they laid their coat…
How long did Elizabeth hide John the Baptist in a cave when Herod was killing babies?
Britannica.com says:
In 27/28 or 28/29 John attained prominence, not as a priest but as a prophet. He was active in the region of the lower Jordan valle…
Does John 20:23 use a past-tense verb, i.e. “forgiven”? I was wondering what information there is on the verb “forgiven” here.
There are many passages that appear to directly contradict each other. Here is a sample on the subject of judgement.
Jesus Judges no one:
John 3:17, 18 – For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world …
John 20:9 says:
YLT: for not yet did they know the Writing, that it behoveth him out of the dead to rise again.
NKJV: For as yet they did not know the Scripture, that He must rise again from the dead.
NIV: (They still did not understand f…
Is there a legitimate contextual comparison between what Jesus teaches in Matthew 18:15-20 (certain disciplinary functions working in an assembly of people in God’s name) and the text in John 20:21-23? (That is, are both texts referring to…
John 3:13, 14
13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up (NRSVue)
My real question is whether δεῖ + …
In Revelation 20:2, John links the satan and the serpent:
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
A couple preliminary questions: Is the reference to "that ancient …