This is an interesting question with several mutually possible ways of answering. Although some elements of the Law appear to have already been in place with the patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the 10 Commandments and the detailed Law were given only from the time in the wilderness onwards. The following are explanations that the […]
What does “the rock that followed them was Christ” mean? (1 Corinthians 10:4)
This is one of Paul’s best known types or patterns of Christ from the Old Testament: For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea; 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 […]
what does the Bible mean by those who deny the resurrection of the dead?
There are three New Testament passages that specifically mention denial of a resurrection of the dead: “There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection” (Luke 20:27 ESV) 12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the […]
Machmaddim (Song of Songs 5:16)
Song of Songs 5:16 “His mouth is most sweet: yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Jerusalem.” Problem: The underlined word is the Hebrew Machmaddim. Moslems claim that this word is a reference to Muhammad for two reasons, The word Machmad (singular of Machmaddim) sounds a […]
What about the souls under the altar? (Revelation 6:9)
Revelation 6:9 “And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held.” This passage is sometimes read super-literally to support the teaching of the immortality of the soul, that souls of the […]
Does BibleQ have a Facebook group for discussion?
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“I am in the Father and the Father is in me” (John 14:11), and “I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you” (John 14:20)
The context of John 14 8 Philip said to him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and you still do not know me, Philip? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I […]
Why did Jesus say “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)
The context of the verse is here: The Death of Jesus 45 Now from the sixth hour (noon) there was darkness over all the land until the ninth hour. (3:00pm) 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 47 And some of the […]
What was the “Gospel of Jesus’ wife” hoax?
The Gospel of Jesus’ wife was a forgery by a certain Walter Fritz. Fritz managed to convince a historian of early Christianity at Harvard, Karen L. King, the a fragment of papyrus, written in the ancient language of Coptic, contained a legend about Jesus having married. King presented it at a conference in Rome in […]
Could Luke really have met and interviewed Mary? (Luke 1:2)
Dedication to Theophilus 1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 that you […]