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NT Doctrine — John 13
(By request, I’m restoring these weekly Bible lessons to this blog. They will still appear in the forum as well.) The Seder was symbolic in the first place. It marked the birth of the Nation of Israel, the defining redemption … Continue reading
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New Testament Doctrine: Mark 2:13-22
Jesus addresses a major issue in New Testament Doctrine. It signifies yet another critical departure from Judaism. Levi Matthew is, according to a rather strong Early Church tradition, a cousin of Jesus because their mothers were sisters. That makes James … Continue reading
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New Testament Doctrine: John 3:1-21
We continue with our backtrack loop of Jesus attending Passover in Jerusalem before going into full time ministry up in Galilee. After a day of cleansing the Temple and performing miracles on the crowd visiting the city, Jesus receives a … Continue reading
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New Testament Doctrine: John 2:13-25
The task starts to get challenging. We will need to refer to a harmony of the Gospels before we go any farther. I’ve yet to find that I agree with totally, but in order to keep this simple, I’ll link … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible History, Gospels, Jesus Cleansing the Temple, John's Gospel, legalism, Messiah, messianic expectations, miracles of Jesus, New Testament, Pharisaical Hellenism
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New Testament Doctrine: Matthew 2:1-15
It’s not possible to make sense of this passage without a substantial look at the historical background. Astrology figures large in our text as the presumed background of the visiting Magi. While Matthew’s comment that they came from “the east” … Continue reading
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Tagged ANE, astrology, Bible History, Herod the Great, Messiah, Persian Empire, Roman Empire, Zoroastrianism
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New Testament Doctrine — Luke 1:26-38
Whence came the Messiah? Part of what we do here is demythologizing the narrative, removing the gilding from the lily. What we need is to breathe life into the narrative as it stands. We’ve looked at the Forerunner, and we … Continue reading
New Testament Doctrine — Luke 1:57-80
The very last three verses of the Old Testament (Malachi 4:4-6) mention the Forerunner of the Messiah coming in the spirit of Elijah. Luke notes for us that the Messiah is a cousin of His Forerunner (their mothers were cousins). … Continue reading
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Tagged John the Baptist, Luke's Gospel, Messiah, messianic prophecy, shalom
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Teachings of Jesus — John 17:1-10
(I very nearly could not get this posted. Pray for us.) It wouldn’t matter much where the Upper Room was, nor which route they took toward Gethsemane; they almost had to pass near the Temple, if not through its grounds. … Continue reading
Teachings of Jesus — John 13:18-30
Cross posting from the other blog to create a synchronization point. This lesson will be different. Harmonizing the Gospels has always been a major chore and fraught with controversies. The Last Supper narrative is part of the most thoroughly picked … Continue reading
Teachings of Jesus — John 8:13-20
When the members of the Sanhedrin brought before Jesus the woman caught in adultery, they weren’t the only critics around. After the accusers all left, there were still several Pharisees observing this whole scene. After Jesus turned and told His … Continue reading
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