Another example is in the Gospel of John where the Crucifixion occurs on the day before Passover, but in Mark it occurs on the first day of Passover. These differences are important. They illuminate that the authors of the Gospels are making different points about the meaning of Jesus'...
What happened on the seventh day of Passover? What religious beliefs did the Pawnee tribe have? What happened in between the Old Testament and the New Testament? What role does religion play in Native American lives? What is the Druze religion?
Holbach, Paul T. dEcce Homo
Many are teaching "BELIEVE AND YOU ARE SAVED", as if we had only to accept the fact that Jesus was the Son of God and died for our sins, in order to be "saved" forever. Because of this terrible deception, the definition of the word "believe" has become so important that no man ...
ForgetAisha was 9when Prophet Muhammad consummated their marriage. Her father was also the Prophet's closest companion and the first elected Islamic Caliph after the Prophet died.Jesuscastrated and emasculatedhimself, and he created a major plague in the Christian world that continues till this day...
The Bible speaks to being “on the same page” when it comes to the essentials of faith. So, for instance, the church cannot have diverse understandings of the Lordship of Jesus Christ. He is the Lord. He is the only way to salvation. He died on the cross that we might be saved ...
Later, when Christianity came to the British Isles, Christians adopted aspects of the pagan festival into a celebration of the birth of Christ. As Christianity began to spread in the 4th century, the Christmas feast day was set on December 25 by Pope Julius I to align with the Roman pagan...
16From then on Judas was looking for a good chance to hand Jesus over to them. Jesus Eats the Passover Meal with his Disciples (Mk 14.12–21; Lk 22.7–13, 21–23; Jn 13.21–30) 17On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread the disciples came to Jesus and asked him, “...
until I cross the Jordan to the land the Lord our God is giving us.” 30 But King Sihon of Heshbon was unwilling to allow us to pass near him because the Lord our[dv] God had made him obstinate[dw] and stubborn[dx] so that he might deliver him over to you[dy] this...
Before his death, Jesus said, “Father, into Your hands I commend My spirit.” Here Jesus states he chose the moment of his death, that he had the power to choose exactly when he died. Some might argue it is possible Jesus simply understood he was about to die; the moment was close...