Tag: God
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The Appropriation of Marcion’s Writings by the Emerging Late Second Century Proto-Orthodoxy
The following timeline shows how Marcion’s canon (Evangelion + Apostolikon) was appropriated, expanded, and re-branded as the Gospel of Luke and the Letters of Paul.
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The Role of Acts in Rebranding Paul
In this blog post I make a case for the Book of Acts being a late second-century letter written by a follower of Marcion to Theophilus, Archbishop of Antioch, for the purpose of rebranding Paul as a founding member of the Antioch Church, in fellowship with the Jerusalem apostles.
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Synoptic Solution
Here is a brief introduction to my solution to the synoptic problem.
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Is the Bible the Inerrant Word of God?
The Bible is not itself the Word of God. It is a collection of manuscripts that point us to the real, living, eternal, inerrant, Word of God—Jesus Christ. It says in John 1 that The Word of God is God, that all things in the world were created by this Word of God, and that…
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Did God command animal sacrifices in the time of Moses?
No, God did not command animal sacrifices in the time of Moses, or ever, and here is proof, straight from the Bible: If Jeremiah, Josiah, and Hilkiah found the original Torah scroll that was devoid of any commands regarding animal sacrifice, and they corrected the error through reforms, how did commands of animal sacrifice get…
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Enoch’s Flood and Fire Prophecy in Genesis, Job, and the New Testament
Enoch’s flood and fire prophecy begins with a righteous man, Enoch, declaring that there would be a flood and a fiery judgment because of the widespread violence and corruption caused by angelic rebellion against God and His created world. An angelic adversary named Azazel taught men to make weapons of violence and women to beautify…
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What does the name Azazel mean?
The name Azazel is a combination of two root words: עָזַז (ʻâzaz) meaning ‘strong’ and אָזַל (‘āzal) meaning ‘to go to and fro’. In Ezekiel it says, “Dan also and Javan going to and fro [אָזַל (‘āzal)] occupied in thy fairs” (Ezekiel 27:19, KJV). When God asked Satan where he comes from, he answered “From…
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Does the New Testament teach that the Old Testament Law has been done away with?
Jesus said He did not come to do away with the Law but to fulfill it (Matthew 5:17). Paul likewise taught that we do not nullify the Law by our faith but instead we uphold it (Romans 3:31). Jesus said the Law represents the essence of His teaching (Matthew 7:12), and that it can be…
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