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    What is the Bible about?

    - Let’s start with the book of Matthew ! - In Matthew chapter 1, we are told about Jesus’ genealogy ! - son of (huiou) and noun (genitive) - Matthew 1:2 Jacob (Iakob) the father (egennesen) of Judah (Ioudan) and (kai) his (autou) brothers (adelphous) - Matthew 1:11 - And Josiah the father...
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    What is the Bible about?

    - My answer : - First of all, I must paste the small paragraphs about the difference between biblical Hebrew and Biblical Greek I usually put first when I send a message ! - In fact, there is a huge difference between the two languages ! - 8,000 words in biblical Hebrew and 138,607 words in...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    - You are completely right about Korah, gossip and God way! - Now you can't prevent people from expressing themselves! - Remember Noah and the flood! - The majority died and just a family survived! - Remember what happened to Israel and Judah and Jerusalem! - The majority died and a minority...
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    What is the Bible about?

    - I don't how it is possible to understand the Bible without knowing anything of the Hebrew culture!
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    What is the Bible about?

    Relationship to Jesus The 19th century scholar J.B. Lightfoot identified three possible positions on the relationship to Jesus of those called his brothers and sisters by reference to their 4th century advocates, namely the Helvidian (after Helvidius, who wrote c.380), the Epiphanian (after...
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    What is the Bible about?

    Adelphoi (brethren) of Jesus Mark 6:3 names James, Joses, Judas (conventionally known in English as Jude) and Simon as the brothers of Jesus, and Matthew 13:55, which probably used Mark as its source, gives the same names in different order, James, Joseph, Simon and Judas.[8] "Joseph" is simply...
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    What is the Bible about?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brothers_of_Jesus Brothers of Jesus The brothers of Jesus or the adelphoi (Greek: ἀδελφοί, translit. adelphoí, lit. "of the same womb")[1][Notes 1] are named in the New Testament as James, Joses (a form of Joseph), Simon, Jude, [2] and unnamed sisters are mentioned...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    In Chapter 24, David keeps hiding in the wilderness! When Saul returns from pursuing the Philistines, he starts again searching after David! He takes 3,000 men with him! David and his men are hiding in the cave! Saul is near the cave and he wants to relieve himself! David’s men want to take...
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    INDIVIDUALS VS THE MAJORITY

    __________________________________________________________________________ EXODUS 3:15 YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU. THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY...
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    What is the Bible about?

    28) Cold or Hot Anger? In Numbers 16, we are told about the rebellion of Korah, Dathan and Abiram! They oppose Moses with 250 prominent men! They have enough of Moses and Aaron! So Moses tells them that Yah.weh will make known who belongs to him! All must take fire holders with fire and...
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    What is the Bible about?

    __________________________________________________________________________ EXODUS 3:15 YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU. THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Luke

    68) Jesus vs the religious leaders In Luke 19, Jesus tells us an interesting illustration about God’s kingdom! An important man must go to a distant land to secure kingly power! To his ten slaves he gives money to do business with it till he comes back! When he comes back, he wants to know...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Luke

    __________________________________________________________________________ EXODUS 3:15 YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU. THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    65) Looking for Jesus - In Mark 6, Jesus is back in his home territory! - And people know him as the son of the carpenter, the son of Mary and they know all his siblings! - So they know him as a normal person! - Not as someone who has such abilities to teach in the synagogue! - So they...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Mark

    __________________________________________________________________________ EXODUS 3:15 YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU. THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Matthew

    97) Looking for Jesus Matthew 9:20-22 Here we get the story of the woman who has been suffering from a flow of blood for 12 years! And she touches Jesus’ outer garment! Because she believes she will get well! Jesus realizes that something has happened! And Jesus tells her to take courage...
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    Looking for Jesus according to Matthew

    __________________________________________________________________________ EXODUS 3:15 YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU. THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY...
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    Looking for Jesus according to John

    John 2:1 On the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. third τρίτῃ (tritē) Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular Strong's 5154: Third. Ordinal from...
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    Looking for Jesus according to John

    __________________________________________________________________________ EXODUS 3:15 YAH.WEH THE GOD OF YOUR FATHERS – THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, THE GOD OF ISAAC, AND THE GOD OF JACOB – HAS SENT ME TO YOU. THIS IS MY NAME FOREVER, AND THIS IS HOW I AM TO BE REMEMBERED IN EVERY GENERATION IN EVERY...
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    Looking for Paul

    174) Looking for Paul Where does it come from? How does it grow? Hebrews Chapter 2 - That is why it is necessary for us to pay more than the usual attention to the things we have heard, so that we never drift away. - We must pay attention to God’s word! - And for that we need to read it...