Category: Biblical Commentary
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Paul Says That Mark Is Futile: No Resurrection In Mark’s Gospel
But the first of the four gospels, i.e., the Gospel according to Mark, apparently did not receive Paul’s memo. And this is a very important point as we keep in mind that each of the gospels were initially divorced from each other and were written in different localities for different audiences.
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The Authentic Gospel of Jesus
Instead of writing a full-scale biography of Jesus of Nazareth, I want to focus on some aspects of the life and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth that are commonly overlooked by most Christians. Any attempt to reconstruct the historical Jesus (as distinct from the incarnate deity of ecclesiastical faith) needs to take into account all…
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The Sign of Immanuel: Was It About Jesus?
The authors of the New Testament have often quoted passages from the Old Testament, claiming such statements to be prophecies fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ. The number of such quoted passages is actually very high. Among the evangelists, Matthew is the one having made this phenomenon characteristic to his Gospel. The prophecy carries…
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Homosexuality in the Bible
The Bible endorses homosexual behaviour and we shall provide one such example which is exemplified in the story of the relationship between Daniel and the prince of the eunuchs. The verse is: “Vayiten ha-Elohim et-Daniyel leKHesed u’leraKHamim lifnei sar hasarisim” (Daniel 1:9) [i.e., “Now God had brought Daniel into favor and tender love with the…
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Ignored Teachings in the New Testament?
Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi While there are so many Old Testament laws which are ignored by Christians, here are a number of New Testament writings which are also ignored. Do Christians believe only what they want to believe, despite being commanded in their Scriptures? (a) “…none of you can be my disciple unless he gives…
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Bible Commentary on John 10:36
Mohd Elfie Nieshaem Juferi In John 10:36, we read the following words of Jesus: “Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?” The transliteration of this verse in Greek is as follows hon ho Pateer heegiasen kai apesteilen…