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1 Cor. 15: 3For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, 4 and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the ...

To me, it looks like 2 Cor 3 is using Jeremiah here. I'm not fully convinced. I agree with Peter here, Paul used the concept of the "new covenant" from Jeremiah for his 2 Corinthians 3:6. And Paul also alluded to Ezekiel 36:26 (LXX) for 2 Corinthians 3:2 with fleshy hearts replacing stone...

[hr] [hr] So far, the only clear reference to anointing in Paul’s letters is found in 2 Corinthians 1:21. In that passage, Paul claimed that he and his junior-partners had been “established” by God and “anointed” by God in the context of having been granted God-given authority for his mission to spr...

In these stories, the “crucifixions” took place on earth --- not in a celestial realm. What escapes to your attention is that the 'rulers of this age' are demons and only demons , a reading corroborated even by the late Ascension of Isaiah (where, despite of the interpolated earthly context, the ki...

ἀνασταυροῦντας in Hebrews 6:6 is translated wrongly as: If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God again , and put him to an open shame. ...when really it should be translated: If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repe...

With the image of this coin on the left in mind, and if she was an actress, what CNN anchor has the perfect look to play Cleopatra in a film? Probably Erin Burnett, by far the sharpest pencil there, female or male.* … If anyone could pull off the portrayal of Cleopatra as a politically and financia...

With the image of this coin on the left in mind, and if she was an actress, what CNN anchor has the perfect look to play Cleopatra in a film?

Clearly Chrestos can mean "the right one" i.e. one who appears at the right time viz. the end times, times of conflagration. Yet indeed XS, of us still being without strength, according to the right time, died for the ungodly. (Romans 5:6, Berean Literal Bible, except for the nomina sacra...

[hr] [hr] Ken, Based on your comments, and on my own further study, I’ve changed my position on one of the passages in question, and further developed my position on the other. Replacing my previous sub-par response(s), here is my current understanding of the verses --- That Sweet Smell ... When Pau...

Ken, Thanks for your prompt and thoughtful reply. I will get back to you on all this, but it may be a few days before I will be able to give your response the attention it deserves.