Most religious scholars and historians agree with Pope Francis that the historical Jesus principally spokea Galilean dialect of Aramaic. Through trade, invasions and conquest, the Aramaic language had spread far afield by the 7th century B.C., and would become the lingua franca in much of the ...
Most likely, she had no father, husband, or sons—and she certainly didn’t have any who were well known. The identifying thing that stuck out in the minds of the first Christian communities was that she was a Galilean from Magdala, so that’s how they referred to her. Luke tells us...
In John’s day, the consequences for following the beast were very heavy, but the blessings for overcoming the beast were also very great. We see this contrast in Revelation 14 and 15, where one group received the full strength of God’s wrath and fiery torment, while the other group had...
Once there was a very proud nation that had been richly blessed by God. The nation’s founders had enshrined allegiance to the one true God within its laws. Furthermore, the nation’s children were educated to study, respect and adhere to their nation’s founding values. This nation had ...
Nektarios of Aegina, praising God and his saints with my voice as best I could, and then I went to go teach the undergraduates taking my Ancient Greek History survey course. I walked in and saw a lot of low, low faces. Some of them were gathered around a laptop. “She’s speaking ...
1. Diligence is characteristic both of the Master and of his servants. No reader of the Gospels can fail to be impressed with the laboriousness of Christ's public life. There were times when he had no leisure even to eat; there never was a time when he neglected an opportunity of benev...
And they were all amazed, and wondered, saying: Behold, are not all these, that speak, Galileans? Catholic Public Domain VersionThen all were astonished, and they wondered, saying: “Behold, are not all of these who are speaking Galileans?New American BibleThey were astounded, and in ...
Paul states that Andronicus and Junia were “in Christ” before him, and Paul was converted sometime during the years AD 33–36. I wonder if the couple had travelled to Jerusalem for the feast of Pentecost which is the setting ofActs 2. Did they hear Peter preach at that time? Did th...
None of this is a surprise to Him. He’s still on His throne, and we still won’t understand what’s happening. But, we can know that He loves us more than we can ever know, and He desires to use us to bring Him glory in this time. Friends, let us remember that He has done...
All who came before me were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.New Heart English BibleAll who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them.Webster's Bible TranslationAll that ever came before me are thieves and robbers: but the ...