Second chapter of Ruth. The…
Today we look at the second chapter of Ruth. The second chapter opens with Ruth going to the field to glean ears of corn,…
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Link Hudson: Wrong on the Rapture!
The comments in the discussion on the “Pentecostal Theology” Facebook page are quite engaging. Here’s a summary of the main points: Engagement: There are…
Had the Son of Man already ascended in John 3:13?
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 + …
Was the use of the woman’s hair to clean Jesus’ feet considered an indecent act (Luke 7:36-50)?
As I was thinking about the cultural view of women’s hair in the modern Middle East, and in the Ancient Near East too, it raised significant questions for me about the story in Luke 7:36-50 (I’m interested in added cultural or historical c…
Was there precedent for John to link the satan and the serpent?
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 …
Will God use someone in the gifts of the Spirit?
Will God use someone in the gifts of the Spirit if they refuse to speak in tongues? Patricia Riley [10/26/2015 7:01 PM]Why not? Brody…
GENESIS: Chapter 3 1 Now the serpent was more subtil…
GENESIS: Chapter 3 1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he…
What are the 7 spirits of God in Revelation 4:5 and 5:6? 7 lampstands are 7 spirits and 7 horns & 7 eyes are the 7 Spirits of God. Which are they?
In Rev 4:6 and 5:6 it says these are the 7 spirits of God. In Rev 4:5 it states that the lampstands are the 7 Spirits of God then in 5:6 it states that the 7 horns and the 7 eyes are the 7 Spirits of God.
Rev 4:5 – From the throne came f…
In The House Of The Serpent Handler A Story Of Fleeting Fame In The Age Of Social Media, By Julia C. Duin
Book Reviews 149 Julia C. Duin,In The House of the Serpent Handler: A Story of Fleeting Fame in the Age of Social Media(Knoxville,TN: University…
African Pentecostalism In The Context Of Global Pentecostal Ecumenical Fraternity Challenges And Opportunities
Pentecostal Theology, Volume 24, No. 2, Fall 2002 African Pentecostalism in the Context of Global Pentecostal Ecumenical Fraternity: Challenges and Opportunities Kingsley Larbi Introduction:…
Do the New Testament "sin no more" and "your sins are forgiven" have likely Hebrew models that restrict their interpretation?
The Egerton papyrus has a version of Jesus’s healing of the leper that adds further information at the beginning and end:
Egerton 1 recto (35)
And behold, a leper came, saying, “Rabbi
Jesus, I traveled with lepers and ate with them at the…
NON CANONICAL BOOK: JAMES “THE GOSPEL OF THE INFANCY”
NON CANONICAL BOOK SPEAK ABOUT JAMES “THE GOSPEL OF THE INFANCY”: By Thomas the Israelite Philosopher. “The infant Jesus healed his brother James of…