Manuscripts

List of New Testament Apocrypha Frisio occidental, frisón occidental (autónimo: Westerlauwersk Frysk), o simplemente frisón (Frysk) es una lengua hablada en su mayoría en la provincia de Frisia en el norte de los Países Bajos. La provincia poseía 643 000 habitantes en 2005, de los que el 94% podían entenderlo, 74% hablarlo, 75% leerlo y 27% escribirlo.[2] ​[2] «Provinsje Fryslân». Rapportaazje fluchhifking Fryske taal 2007. Consultado … Leer más

Pontius Pilate releasing a Prisoner at Passover

An agnostic article. JUNE 23, 2022 JAMES BISHOP Is Pontius Pilate’s Custom of Releasing Prisoners Historical?: The Barabbas Episode As one of the seven governors of Judea between 6 and 41 CE, Pontius Pilate was charged with maintaining law and order in the province. It is little surprise then that the Gospels contain many references … Leer más

Feud

Testimonium Flavianum About this time there lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man. For he was one who performed surprising deeds and was a teacher of such people as accept the truth gladly. He won over many Jews and many of the Greeks. He was the Christ. And … Leer más

About bible inerrancy

There is overwhelming support for inerrancy from history. The idea that the Bible can contain errors is a relatively new belief. Author and scholar Harold Lindsell stated, “Apart from a few exceptions, the church through the ages has consistently believed that the entire Bible is the inerrant or infallible Word of God” (The Battle for the Bible, … Leer más

Hebrew

While Mishnaic Hebrew and later phases of the language exhibit a fairly simple tense-based system with past, present, and future tense expressed by the verb, the system in Biblical Hebrew is more complex, as any verb form can be used in reference to any of the tenses. The name ‘tenses’ as applied to Hebrew verbs is … Leer más

Augustus and quirinius

From 12 to 1 BC, he led a campaign against the Homanades (Homonadenses), a tribe based in the mountainous region of Galatia and Cilicia, around 5–3 BC, probably as legate of Galatia. He won the campaign by reducing their strongholds and starving out the defenders.[4] For this victory, he was awarded a triumph and elected duumvir by the colony of Antioch of Pisidia.[5] Caesar Augustus: An … Leer más

What’s in a name?

How many names do you have? Chances are that you carry around at least two or three different appellations. There is the workplace name and title, the affectionate name by which your wife and friends may call you and the name, rank and serial number in your social security file. This situation pertained already in … Leer más

Notes 2-3

2 Corinthians 2:12 – ‘in the Lord’ or ‘by the Lord’? The apostle writes (in most Bibles): a door was opened for me in the Lord, The Greek word used for ‘in’ is εν, which can be translated as ‘in’. However, it can also mean ‘by’ as in ‘by means of’. The same dual use applies to … Leer más

Early Church Fathers

In this electronic edition of the Early Church Fathers series, the volumes have beencarefully proofed and converted to ThML by CCEL staff and volunteers. See also Roger Pearse, More Fathers Ante-Nicene Fathers The Writings of the Fathers down to A.D. 325 Volume I.   The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus Clement of Rome, Mathetes, Polycarp, … Leer más

Notes 1

1 Chronicles 20:3 – sawed in half? Our Greek Septuagint source text says that David took the conquered Ammonite people and had them sawed in half with saws, axes, and threshing devices. However, the parallel account in 2 Samuel 12:31 says no such thing, it says that they were put to work in jobs that both used … Leer más