Tag: chapter
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Is Isaiah 4:1 not a conclusion of the previous chapter?
(KJV) Isaiah 4:1 1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach. This verse seems to be the conclus…
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Why does the Bible put the evening before the morning at the end of each day that God worked in Genesis chapter one?
Each day that God worked in Creation in Genesis chapter one concludes with the words, “And the evening and the morning were the [1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th] day.” Day as we know it, begins with the morning and ends with the eve…
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A Chapter of Murder and Miracles (Matthew 14:1-36) :: By Donald Whitchard
The fourteenth chapter of Matthew opens with the death of John the Baptist, who had been imprisoned for preaching against the wicked ruler Herod Antipas. His father, Herod the “Great,” had been the “ruler” of Judea from 37 – 4 BC at the behest of Rome and the emperor Augustus Caesar (ruled from 27 BC…
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Evidence for/against Romans chapter 16 being a later addition to the text?
There are those who suggest that chapter 16 is a later addition to an originally shorter epistle to the Romans. It strikes me that arguments against the originality of Romans 16 based upon what we do/don’t know about the individuals mentio…
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Evidence for/against Romans chapter 16 being a later addition to the text?
There are those who suggest that chapter 16 is a later addition to an originally shorter epistle to the Romans. It strikes me that arguments against the originality of Romans 16 based upon what we do/don’t know about the individuals mentio…
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The Pharisees in Washington, DC: Matthew Chapter 23 :: By Keith Black
Washington, DC, today is like Jerusalem was in Matthew Chapter 23. The power elites are today’s Scribes and Pharisees. The definition of Pharisees is power-mad hypocrites that impose harsh, draconian (named after Greek tyrant Draco (Greek word for dragon) demands on others that they don’t even try to keep. See Matthew 23:4. So how would…