john
John 20:19 is there validity in translating ‘locked doors’?
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were
together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus
came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" John 20:19
Some translate, ‘sh…
Does ‘disciples’ imply apostles in John 20:22?
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the disciples
had gathered together […]
John 20:19 (NET)
Can we know from this chapter or verse whether only the elven apostles are present int the room, or other followers as well…
Does Jesus draw His creative inspiration from God?
The Father creates so the Son also creates. (John 5:19)
Because the Father loves his Son so much, he always reveals to him everything that he is about to do. (John 5:20).
Did the Father determine creation and His son, Jesus brought His vis…
Why does the King James Bible have the words "of God" in 1 John 3:16 whereas most translations do not have the words "of God" included?
1 John 3:16 KJB
Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.
What did Mary Magdalene tell the Disciples in John 20 vs Luke 24?
Why does Mary Magdalene tell the John and Peter:
we do not know where they have laid him (see John 20:2)
if she and the other women were already told by the angels that Jesus had risen (see Luke 24:1-12)?
Revelation, By John Christopher Thomas And Frank D. Macchia
442 Book Reviews John Christopher Thomas and Frank D. Macchia,Revelation(Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2016). 692 pp. $36.00 paperback. The biblical book of Revelation has…
Does Capitalism shape modern translations of the Ten Minas?
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…
Is John 1:1 meant to correct the Second Temple teaching of monotheism?
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…
(John 19:19, Hebrew) was YHWH written on the Cross?
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…
What does "on the Son of Man" mean in John 1:51?
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, …
Why did the disciples lay their coats on the colt during the triumphal entry while others laid theirs on the ground? And other related questions
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…