Regarding being a disciple and not being an apostle, in the first chapter of Acts, it is recorded there were 120 disciples gathered. Act 1:15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,) So, it can be …
There are three events where only three of the disciples (Peter, James, and John) was with Jesus – raising of Jairus’s daughter from the dead, Jesus’s transfiguration, and the prayer at Gethsemane. Mar 5:35-37 While he yet spake, there came from the ruler of the synagogue’s [house certain] which said, Thy daughter is dead: why …
One common argument for John not specifying himself as the author of the fourth gospel was he was “humble” and did not want to call himself out. But, in the book of Revelation, John mentions himself 5 times: Rev 1:1 The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants …
Sorry I’m late to the party, but I ran across this website that goes in depth in arguing that Lazarus was the one who wrote the fourth gospel: http://www.thedisciplewhomjesusloved.com/ I feel it convincingly argues Lazarus was the one who wrote the gospel and also he was not an apostle. https://debatingchristianity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=957872#p957872
Athetotheist claims Deut 4:2 means one cannot add anything to the Torah. Athetotheist wrote: ↑Fri Jul 21, 2023 11:06 am As for not swearing/making a vow, it’s another example of Jesus getting to the heart. There isn’t really any contradiction with what Jesus said and Num 30:2. Yes, there is. “Num 30:2 When a man …
The Bible is a complex book that cannot be simply viewed from a single perspective and then entirely judged by that perspective. It is a book utilizing many literary devices, several of which don’t even exist today. Just because one views it from one perspective and doesn’t understand it doesn’t mean the Bible itself is …
I first addressed some misconceptions of the Bible: The Bible does not need to be “perfect”. Just like witnesses in a case are not all thrown out because they have conflicting details, we should likewise view the authors of the Bible as a set of witnesses in a court case. We need to discern the …
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I do believe Adam, global flood, etc to be literal events. But, there are true born-again Christians that love Jesus that do not believe these to be literal events. Are they still going to heaven? Yes. So, ultimately, it doesn’t matter if a Christian takes these literally or figuratively. https://debatingchristianity.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1052502#p1052502 It’s my personal belief that …
Athetotheist wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:25 am What do you mean by “hermeneutics”? – the study of the methodological principles of interpretation (as of the Bible – a method or principle of interpretation https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hermeneutic Hermeneutics is the study of interpretation. https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hermeneutics/ Hermeneutics is the science and the art of biblical interpretation. It is …
Athetotheist wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 10:50 pm The word “torah” means “law”. https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon … v/wlc/0-1/ Law is only one of the meanings. From your source, it is “law, direction, instruction”. Let’s see what Jews have to say on what the Torah means: In ancient times, the word “torah” wasn’t a proper noun at all, …