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PreambleChristology as the Fundamental Christian DoctrineThe Theological and Legal Necessity for the Virgin BirthJesus as MediatorJesus as SacrificeThe Narrative Necessity for the Virgin BirthThe AnnunciationJoseph’s ReactionMary’s Visit to ElizabethJesus in the Temple at the Age of TwelveThe Charac...

In the beginning: Theological discussions in the first centuries of the Church centered on the nature of God, the Trinity, then also repentance, holy living, and salvation. The theologians of this era are commonly called the Fathers of the Church, and so the era is called the Patristic Age. There we...

The Greek New Testament depicts Jesus as the only begotten Son of God. We no longer use the word beget, but it means to father a child. So there are two kinds of children: begotten children and adopted children. Jesus is unique in that He is the only begotten Son of God: The Word became flesh and ma...

The Old Testament was translated by Alexander R. Gordon (McGill University), Theopile J. Meek (University of Toronto), Leroy Waterman (University of Michigan), and J. M. Powis Smith (University of Chicago). The last person named was also the editor. The New Testament was translated by Edgar J. Goods...

Is the Bible an original document or is it just a story based on other documents? Can we even know the answer? Among the present attacks on the Bible's originality, there are two common ones used by anxious atheists and agnostics that doubt the Word of God. If you are unaware of these attacks, then ...

Note: We have a Bible lesson called Jesus Christ is God that shows many of the New Testament scriptures that clearly say Jesus is God. Among the religious leaders who have attained a large following throughout history, Jesus Christ is unique in the fact that He alone claimed to be God in human flesh...

There are still many people today who make the claim that Jesus never existed, that He was only a mythical character. Bertrand Russell puts it this way, "I may say that one is not concerned with the historical question. Historically, it is quite doubtful whether Christ ever existed at all, and if He...

If we read the Bible, there is no doubt that it tells us that Jesus Christ is God. He has many titles, abilities, and duties, but we must recognize Him as not only the Son of God, but God the Son, the second person of the trinity (the triune Godhead). Know these verses and be able to refer to them o...

Introduction Origen was the son of Christian parents and a disciple of Clement. His father was martyred, which helped inspire his desire to teach and share the good news. Although Origen was a philosopher, he knew that there was great danger in leaving the Christian faith and following the popular p...

NameScripture1. Messiah 2. Deliverer 3. Father 4. Yahweh 5. Lord 6. Savior 7. Redeemer 8. Christ 9. Holy Spirit 10. Friend 11. Prince of Peace 12. Lord of Lords 13. King of Kings 14. King of the Universe 15. Son of God 16. Son of Man 17. Rock 18. Fortress 19. Strong Tower 20. Anointed One 21. Master...

Do you need some reasons why the Bible is a credible book? Or are you wondering if Jesus is the true Messiah? Here is a list of 60 Old Testament prophecies that were fulfilled by Jesus Christ! Many of these prophecies spanned hundreds and even thousands of years before fulfillment. If you have any q...

1) God loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 10:10 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am ...

The fulfillment of the prophecies of the Bible is a vast subject. In fact, the Messianic prophecies alone have provided enough material for the publication of many books. Other books have been written solely about the Old Testament prophecies concerning certain cities or about certain world empires,...

The Biblical narratives carry with them the claim of authenticity for the events they describe. For example, the authors of the New Testament appealed to themselves as eyewitnesses of the events that they proclaimed. John wrote: That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have ...

Of course, Jesus is not the only one who attests to His divinity. All of the Scriptures attest to it. In fact, the Hebrew prophets expected the Messiah to be God. Isaiah 9:6 says: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be cal...

Jesus Christ is eternal God. As a member of the Trinity, He is co-equal with God the Father and with God the Holy Spirit. That is, He has the same essence as God the Father. (See Topic: Essence of God) Jesus Christ has all of the divine attributes that God the Father has, including :Eternity -- ISA....

Biblical inspiration may be defined as God's superintending of the human authors so that, using their own individual personalities (and even their writing styles), they composed and recorded without error His revelation to man in the words of the original manuscripts. Inspiration means that the Holy...

When Jesus said, "Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness" (Matt. 6:33, NIV), was He teaching His disciples, as New Ager David Spangler argues, to seek "the state of identification with one's true individuality, the source within, the Divine center, that I AM THAT I AM?"[1]When Jesus said, "Tak...

What Is Inspiration? Biblical inspiration may be defined as God's superintending of the human authors so that, using their own individual personalities (and even their writing styles), they composed and recorded without error His revelation to man in the words of the original autographs. Inspiration...

Methodology The word "method" comes from the Greek word methodos, which literally means "a way or path of transit." Methodology in Bible study is therefore concerned with "the proper path to be taken in order to arrive at Scriptural truth."This clearly implies that improper paths can be taken.Of cou...

The term Disciple is a general one which stresses the teacher student relationship. A Disciple was one who followed a teacher and learned from what they said. John the Baptist had disciples Matthew 9:14 as did Paul. Acts 9:25 It is more popularly used to describe those who followed Jesus, both the i...

This is the work of Dr. William F. Beck, whose cause was to simplify the English Bible for people of all ages. There are almost 5,000 Greek manuscripts of the New Testament all over the earth, plus many thousands of the Latin, Syraic, and other translations. Dr. Beck felt that God wants us to have ...

This translation is based on the American Standard Version. It uses a system of synonyms, punctuation, typographical features, and clarifying words or phrases to reveal shades of meaning of the key words in the original text. The aim of the translation was that it be true to the original languages, ...

The editors have incorporated in this new edition of the Holy Bible the better translations which modern Bible scholarship has put at their disposal. The Old Testament, in prose paragraph format, is the venerable Douay Version, with the exception of the first eight books (Genesis to Ruth), translate...

This version has been prepared to meet the special needs of the deaf. Whether it is published as the English Version for the Deaf or the Easy-to-Read Version, the text is the same. Hearing persons learn English largely through oral conversation. However, for the deaf, this experience with language i...

A presbytery in the Church of Scotland in 1946 recommended to the General Assembly that a translation of the Bible be made in the language of the present day because the language in the Authorized Version was archaic and less generally understood. The General Assembly approached other churches. Ther...

This translation is based on the American Standard, 1901. The ASV was probably the most accurate translation work of the Bible ever put into print. It is important to have the reader personally realize that the Tetragrammaton is of vital importance if one is to comprehend the distinctive flavor of t...

This version, in two volumes, was translated by Charles Foster Kent, with the collaboration of four other persons. The aim, through the selection of certain parts of the Bible which have seemed to the editors especially well suited, is to kindle the interest of the busy modern reader in the Bible as...

Hugh J. Schonfield, an eminent Jewish scholar, worked for thirty years on his version of the original Greek text. He is also the translator of a later version, The Original New Testament. He was a historian, not a theologian. Thus, this is a non-ecclesiastical version. He avoids ecclesiastical terms...

This version, translated by Helen Barrett Montgomery, was published to signalize the completion of the first hundred years of work of the American Baptist Publication Society. Two of the seven aims of the translator were to offer a translation in the language of everyday life and to make a translati...

The translator of the Gospels, James A. Kleist, SJ, felt that the Bible should use a diction that keeps pace with modern developments in the English language. This edition was translated directly from the Greek, using the text of Joseph M. Bover, in his Novi Testamenti Biblia Graeca et Latina (Madr...

This version was prepared in the belief that there is still room for a version in current English, free from old-fashioned words and unfamiliar grammar, free also from colloquialisms and slang expressions; a version which follows the original closely, paraphrasing only where necessity dictates; one ...

By diligent study, thorough academic preparation, self-discipline, and heart cultivation, Dr. Hugo McCord has become one of the leading and ripest scholars in the United States. He was an author, lecturer, preacher, and professor. He was a local preacher in nine cities across the United States. His ...

The goal of this translation is missionary activity. The language is designed for Christians who have read the Scriptures for many years and for people who may never have read the Bible. In 1934, Dr. William F. Beck began The Holy Bible: An American Translation. The New Evangelical Translation is t...

It is a translation from the original Greek designed to make the language of the New Testament more interesting and intelligible. The translator was Olaf M. Norlie, a professor having three doctorates and on the staff of a college in Minnesota. Particular attention was given to make this translation...

This poetic form of the Four Gospels was written by Warren W. Faw, a retired Canadian farmer, over a period of thirty years. While it is very literal (for poetry) and true to the Gospels, it is not intended for study purposes, but for inspiration and enjoyment. The poet's aim was to make this render...

It uses as many English words as necessary to bring out the richness, force, and clarity of the Greek text. It is intended as a comparison to, or commentary on, the standard translations, complementing them in several respects. It follows the Greek order of words in a sentence. It attempts to bring ...

There are many books today that claim to be the Word of God. The Koran, the Bhagavad Gita, The Book of Mormon, and other religious works all claim to be divinely inspired. The Bible claims to be the only book that is divinely inspired and that all other claims of inspiration from other works should ...

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