Understanding Matthew’s use of prophecy Matthew’s Gospel frequently draws on Old Testament Scriptures to demonstrate that ...
The opening chapters of Matthew and Luke introduce us to Jesus as the long-awaited Messiah, conceived by the Holy Spirit and ...
by using rabbinic methods of interpretation to show that the scribal interpretation led to Christ as the key to the “Scriptures”. For the authors and founders of the New Testament, the Old ...
The Christmas season invites Christians to reflect on Jesus Christ's birth and its significance. Key Bible verses illuminate ...
Consider just a few examples this Christmas season. Writing about 700 B.C., Micah the prophet stated: "But you, O Bethlehem ...
Jesus’ birth story has captivated billions of people for more than two millennia, as the Bible details a loving God’s ...
Almost 2,800 years ago, the young King Ahaz, ruler of Judah, faced a brutal invasion — an event that seemingly had nothing to ...
In his teaching, Jesus often quoted the Jewish Scriptures; after his death ... call the Hebrew Bible - and Christians call the Old Testament - developed over roughly a millennium; the oldest ...
When you think of Jesus, what image comes to mind? Is He a baby in a manger, a man on a cross, the King of heaven? What if ...
So far, we have learned that “Pattern Words and Phrases” in the Bible can give us a more accurate interpretation of the scriptures. We need an accurate interpretation of the word of God in order to ...