particularly around Elijah the prophet. Suffice to say that when there is a physical description of some kind, it is consistent with what we’ve seen so far – humanoid, but often impressive, powerful, or even terrifying (in action, if not appearance). Here are a few relevant quotes from ...
Seems they have to find some more human description of Jesus from a four year old higher authority. You have to be a really brave man to dare to tell one of those women that this kid really did not go to heaven. You take your life in your hands. There were also several other...
Within this introduction, he lays out some key theoretical assumptions: 1) the notion of individual authorship is anachronistic in the historical context of the Hebrew Bible and its formative years in the first millennium BCE (p. 1) and 2) notions of individual authorship “assume the convenience...
Here is the description of the series: House of Davidtells the story of the ascent of the biblical figure, David, who eventually becomes the most renowned and celebrated king of Israel. The series follows the once-mighty King Saul as he falls victim to his own pride. At the dir...
description in his passage, Luke was the motivational passage because of his Christology. Luke saw Jesus as the prophet, the one sent by God for the outcast, the merciful and compassionate one. Therefore, he gave a wider view or description of Jesus’ temptation. Mark's gospel author is ...
You see in verse 24 the first word "therefore," this means we're now going to see a description that connects to what has been said. If you go back to verse 18, "The wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men," and we could stop at ...
turned to alternative medicines or to renowned healers of their day. A basic pattern common to the healing stories at the Ascelpius temple in Greece, in the gospels, and in other ancient sources is as follows: (1) a description of the illness and the ...
The whole description of his power implies spiritual nature and spiritual influence. We conclude, therefore, that he was of angelic nature, a rational and spiritual creature, superhuman in power, wisdom, and energy; and not only so, but an archangel, one of the "princes" of heaven. SEE ...
When it is stated that this department of Biblical exegesis is interspersed with homiletics, the beautiful maxims and ethical sayings of illustrious men, attractive mystical expositions about angels and demons, paradise and hell, Messiah and the Prince of Darkness; poetical allegories, symbolical ...
The language is beautiful in that it is a figurative and poetical description of the peace and harmony that the gospel of Christ was to produce. The “new heavens and a new earth” are not physical parts of this created universe, but the language of Peter in context is indicative of a ...