by admin | May 10, 2024 | Christianity, Section Six
There are 3 occurrences of πάντας in 1 Corinthians [see Table below], the Greek word translated all people in: And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people (πάντας, a form of πᾶς) to myself.1 I’ve already spent significant time on the first...
by admin | Apr 27, 2024 | Christianity, Section Six, The Children of Promise
Paul wrote, it is not the children of the flesh who are the children of God; rather, the children of promise are counted as descendants.1 In another essay I asked, “So, if God did not allow [Abimelech] to touch Sarah, why didn’t He do the same for Pharaoh and Sarai?”...
by admin | Apr 22, 2024 | Section Six, The Day of the Lord, The Lost Son of Perdition
This is the conclusion of my consideration whether my assumption that Jesus called Judas Iscariot ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀπωλείας (NET: the one destined for destruction) is like Jesus’ disciples’ discussion about having no bread1 after He said: “Watch out! Beware of...
by admin | Apr 14, 2024 | A Shadow of the Good Things, Section Six
My mother told the following story about her firstborn son: His father worked the evening shift. Perhaps it was the only shift the young man could get. Perhaps he did it deliberately to earn more per hour. She was alone with their infant son in the afternoon in an...
by admin | Apr 3, 2024 | Nothing True, Section Six
Eliphaz continued his criticism of Job’s lament: Masoretic Text Septuagint Job 4:10 (Tanakh/KJV) Job 4:10 (NET) Job 4:10 (NETS) Job 4:10 (English Elpenor) The roaring (שַֽׁאֲגַ֣ת) of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions...