In the previous articles we have been talking about textual variations and we looked at a particular number of them. In those articles, we looked at how fasting was inserted into verses declaring a need for fasting to deliver some from a devil. We looked at the inserted verses saying an angel “troubled” the water …
It is called “the Great Commission”, is cited as a proof of the Trinity, and is a standard verse used in many a sermon: Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: teaching them to observe …
Critics of Christianity point to the variations, discrepancies, and even forgeries in the bible as one of their points to disprove Christianity. Unfortunately, some of their criticisms are true. There are verses in the bible that are deliberately inserted, omitted, and/or changed. But, the point of the critic that finding errors in biblical texts absolutely …
Most of us are aware that we don’t have any original texts of the books of the bible. There are a number of reasons for this. One reason is that there were book destructions, i.e., book burnings done by governments who wanted to remove what they considered offensive religions from their society. One such destruction …
There are not as many tools for working with the Septuagint as with the KJV or the NIV. There is a concordance listed on Amazon, but it is expensive and written in Greek. If you want to search for a word in the LXX you can use the excellent free resource, the E-Sword program. The …
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The concept of witness was important in OT times. Witnesses served to verify facts, agreements, deals, and guilt or innocence. This verification can be seen in Genesis 31: And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. And Jacob took a stone, …
Introduction Postmodern theology is based at least in part on the premise that certain parts of the bible are scientifically impossible. The theory continues on that surely we know that so much of bible is just myths and fables. A worldwide flood as described in the bible would require more water that is possible under …
(Warning – Sexual Content, Parental Guidance recommended for children) I recently edited this older post with a few updates so I am sticking this post to the front page for a little while. Celibacy is required for only one Christian denomination, the Roman Catholic Church. And it wasn’t required for the first thousand years of …