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Biblical Canon A biblical canon or canon of scripture is a set of texts (or “books”) which a particular Jewish or Christian religious community regards as authoritative scripture. The English word canon comes from the Greek κανών, meaning “rule” or “measuring stick”. Christians were the first to use the term in reference to scripture, but Eugene Ulrich regards the notion as Jewish....
Biblical Criticism Biblical criticism is the use of critical analysis to understand and explain the Bible. During the eighteenth century, when it began as historical-biblical criticism, it was based on two distinguishing characteristics: (1) the scientific concern to avoid dogma and bias by applying a neutral, non-sectarian, reason-based judgment to the study of the Bible, and (2) the belief...
Bible Let Me To Islam This article covers the journey of a truth seeker from Christianity to Islam called “Bible Let Me To Islam“. During my Christian days there were many verses in the Bible that made me question the religion I was following (Christianity). There was one particular verse, 1...
Authorized King James Version The King James Version (KJV), also known as the King James Bible (KJB) or simply the Authorized Version (AV), is an English translation of the Christian Bible for the Church of England, begun in 1604 and completed as well as published in 1611 under the sponsorship of James VI and I. The books of the King James Version include...
Bible Scholars Vote : What Did Jesus Say or Not Say? This article covers the answer to the question: “What Did Jesus Say or Not Say?” Thirty Bible scholars passed a ballot box around the table, dropping in colored pegs or beads–red for yes, pink for maybe, gray for probably...
Names And Titles Of Jesus In The New Testament This article covers the Names and Titles of Jesus in The New Testament. Two names and a variety of titles are used to refer to Jesus in the New Testament. In Christianity, the two names Jesus and Emmanuel that refer to Jesus in the...
I Have Trouble To Understand Gospels Dear brothers and sisters I have a very troublesome question to understand the following scenes from the Gospels; It is meant sincerely and not sarcastically, the purpose for it is first and foremost to be educational, not insulting or attacking. It will be FUN and...
Language Of Jesus It is generally agreed by historians that language of Jesus and his disciples were primarily Aramaic (Jewish Palestinian Aramaic), the common language of Judea in the first century AD, most likely a Galilean dialect distinguishable from that of Jerusalem. The villages of Nazareth and Capernaum in Galilee,...
Genesis Creation Narrative The Genesis creation narrative is the creation myth of both Judaism and Christianity. The narrative is made up of two stories, roughly equivalent to the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis. In the first, Elohim (the Hebrew generic word for God) creates the heavens and the Earth in six...
Critics Of Gospel Of John This article covers the Critics of Gospel of John. We believe in the Gospel of Jesus. Jesus lived on this earth for over thirty years. And we believe in every word he preached. Although when Jesus left the earth, if a person waited a year...
Conversation Between Jesus And Barnabas This article sheds a light on the Conversation Between Jesus and Barnabas. Extract of Page 129-130 of Gospel of Barnabas. Jesus, weeping said: “O Barnabas, it is necessary that I should reveal to thee great secrets which, after that, I shall be departed from the...
Are Gospels Originally In Hebrew Or Greek? This article covers the answer to the question: “Are Gospels Originally In Hebrew Or Greek?” The Books collected into the New Testament do not constitute the utterances of Jesus nor of his disciples. Jesus was of Jewish ancestry and so were his disciples....
Are The Bible And Its Mission Incomplete? This article covers the answer to the question: “Are The Bible And Its Mission Incomplete?” The previous Scriptures were meant for a limited period for a group of humans who were limited in knowledge. That is why they were not protected from corruption....
Accusations Of The Bible Against The Prophets This article covers Accusations Of The Bible Against The Prophets. In the book of Genesis, 19, 30-38, it is written that the two daughters of the Prophet Lot got their father to drink wine and then lay with him so as to become...
Torah And Gospels Have Verses Concerning Resurrection This article covers that Torah and Gospels Have Verses Concerning Resurrection. Despite many distortions it has undergone during history, the Torah still has verses concerning the Resurrection. The Gospel came to restore the corruptions in the Torah and affirm what had remained intact...
