3. It is unlikely that three children in two families would have identical names as would be the case if both Joseph and Alphaeus had sons named James, Jude and Simon; 4. It is strange that the NT speaks of brothers and sisters of Jesus, but never of sons, daughters or children of ...
In the Bible:St. Andrewwas the first apostle named in theGospel According to John(John 1:40) and was originally adiscipleofSt. John the Baptist. According to theSynoptic Gospels(Matthew, Mark, and Luke), Andrew and his brotherSt. Peterwere called from their fishing by Jesus to follow him...
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In "the oldest complete Christian sermon that has survived" (Holmes M.W. The Apostolic Fathers: Greek Texts and English Translations, 2nd ed. Baker Books, Grand Rapids, 2004, p. 102)--outside those in the Bible--sometimes erroneously referred to as Second Letter of Clement, it seems to ...
because of that seed going its way unto living increase. It is also no mistake that after the “dying seed Adam” produced “risen bride Eve,” he appropriately named her as “mother of all living” in Genesis 3:20. Adam lowered into a picture of death and Eve rose therefrom as a pic...
According to the bible, there once lived two brothers named Jacob and Esau. Esau was the eldest, and thus would eventually inherit most of his dad’s wealth. And yet one day Esau came in from the field and was exhausted and hungry. His younger brother Jacob was cooking some stew. Esau...
Jesus and His Brothers - After this, Jesus traveled around Galilee. He wanted to stay out of Judea, where the Jewish leaders were plotting his death.
24-26. This segment of his letter to the brothers and sisters in the city of Corinth describes a meeting in the church of which they were a part. In their gathering, even though the church was very weak in many respects, an unbeliever could still fall on his face and cry out “God ...
Jeremiah 17:8-10The Lord is our cardiologist. The heart in the Bible is seat of the will. Either as the heart shape reminds us of feelings, the confusion arises in will full feelings which we follow. The LORD so understands your heart for all is bound by sin from the origin, original...
This is evident in the widespread adoption of a large number of mimetic Chinese kinship titles, such as “Shu Shu (叔叔) and Bai Bai (伯伯) especially for the spiritual elders in the churches in some locations in China, as well as the common use of the concept of “brothers and sisters...