Tag: gospels
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Are biographies written as narratives in ancient world?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Acts are all written in a narrative style, but are treated as biographies of Jesus and his apostles. Are there other examples in the ancient world of a biographical account of a real person being written in …
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Why were the disciples so concerned about their status within the group?
Why did the disciples, and the mother of James and John, seem so concerned about their status within the group of disciples? eg Mark 9 – but others too. I am wondering if there is more to this than pride – which is surely part of the answe…
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Why does The Holy Spirit snatch Philip away immediately after Philip shares The Gospel with the Ethiopian Bureaucrat Eunuch Government Official?
Acts 8:34-40 New American Standard Bible 1995 34 The eunuch answered Philip and said, “Please tell me, of whom does the prophet say this? Of himself or of someone else?” 35 Then Philip opened his mouth, and beginning from this Scripture h…
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How many times did Peter really deny Christ?
All four gospels record Peter denying Jesus 3 times, but it seems they record different events. Either they can all be reconciled to three, or there were more than three denials. Looking at the contexts of the denials, it seems that Peter …
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NTEB RADIO BIBLE STUDY: Understanding Just Who Were The Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes And Herodians That Jesus Warns Us About In The Gospels
Tonight we see from scripture just who were the Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes and Herodians, and why Jesus warns us to have nothing to do with them In the New Testament, we see 4 different sects, or groups, of ruling class elites in Israel who liked to run roughshod over everyone and everything. These groups are…
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Does Papias’ vine statement impact on his reliability? [migrated]
Papias was a church father from 60-130 AD. It is often said that he represents an authentic chain of tradition back to the original apostles as he has connections to either John, or elders related to the apostles. As such, Papias often bec…
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![Does Papias’ vine statement impact on his reliability? [migrated]](https://pentecostaleschatology.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Does-Papiasrsquo-vine-statement-impact-on-his-reliability-migrated.png)
Does Papias’ vine statement impact on his reliability? [migrated]
Papias was a church father from 60-130 AD. It is often said that he represents an authentic chain of tradition back to the original apostles as he has connections to either John, or elders related to the apostles. As such, Papias often bec…
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What are the arguments for/against anonymous authorship of the Gospels
In most articles I read online, the claim is that the Gospels originally were anonymous and that the current names were assigned to them in the 2nd century by the apostolic fathers in order to give them more authority. What is the evidence…