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Purchase of the potter’s field to bury Judas.

Why does Matthew state that the chief priests bought the field, whereas in the Acts account, Judas is said to have purchased the field? Matthew 27:6,7 “And the chief priests took the silver pieces, . . . and they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field to bury strangers in.” Acts 1:18 “Now […]

The transfiguration – after 6 days or after about 8 days?

Some have wondered why when two gospels record a 6 day gap before the transfiguration, Luke says “about 8 days”. Matthew 17:1 “And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and brings them up into an high mountain apart.” Mark 9:2 This is the same as Matthew’s account. Luke 9:28 “And […]

The Death of Jehoiakim

The Death of Jehoiakim is described as follows: 2 Kings 24:6 “So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers . . . ” (In Scripture, “he slept with his fathers” means “he died”. See, for example: 2 Kings 13:9,13; 14:16; 15:7,38) 2 Chronicles 36:6 “Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, […]

“There was none like him” – Hezekiah 2 Kings 18:5 and Josiah 2 Kings 23:25

Acareful reading is all that is necessary to indicate that there is no contradiction. Hezekiah is commended because he “trusted”, 2 Kings 18:5. Josiah is commended because he “turned”, 2 Kings 23:25. Mutually exclusive statements are not made. 2 Kings 18:5 “He {Hezekiah} trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none […]

Why do GNT1976, JPS1985, NRSV have “the young woman is with child and about to give birth to a son” in Isaiah 7:14?

In 1976 the Good News Translation became the first major translation to depart from translating Isaiah 7:14 as “virgin”, but more importantly also in making the change from “will conceive” to “has conceived”, “is pregnant”: Isaiah 7:14 Well then, the Lord himself will give you a sign: a young woman who is pregnant will have […]

What does the Bible say about “near death experiences” NDEs?

In short – nothing. Because in Bible times the medical care that would allow humans to survive the heart stopping barely existed. While the idea of mouth-to-mouth breathing coupled with manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) can be traced back as far as references in the medical literature of Ancient Egypt (c. 2686 – c. 2181 BCE), […]