Bible Study | In-Depth Studies of the Scriptures
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We are opening a new section on Christian Reality. Step by step, we will publish Sam Shamoun’s reflections — the work of one of the most prolific Christian apologists of our time.
Read more: Sam Shamoun: the apologist who defends the Bible with the Bible
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- Written by: Sam Shamoun
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John 1:1 and 1:18 frame the prologue like bookends: what does this deliberate literary device reveal about who Jesus is?
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- Written by: Sam Shamoun
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When Paul said Abraham's faith was reckoned as righteousness, was he quoting Genesis alone? A striking parallel in 1 Maccabees suggests there is more to the story.
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What did Paul mean when he wrote that God made the sinless Christ 'to be sin' for us? Leading commentators argue the key lies in the Old Testament sin offering.
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- Written by: Sam Shamoun
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How did the greatest Latin Church Father understand Paul's startling claim that God made Christ 'to be sin'? Augustine's own words supply a clear answer.
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Did ancient Jewish tradition read Isaiah 53 messianically? The Aramaic Targum answers in its very first line, calling the Servant 'my servant the Messiah'.
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- Written by: Sam Shamoun
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How did the fourth-century bishop Amphilochius of Iconium answer the objection that 'My Father is greater than I' denies the deity of Christ?
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From the Psalms to Peter: what does the whole of Scripture say about God's special care for the humble, the brokenhearted and the contrite?
Read more: God Saves & Exalts the Humble & Contrite at Heart
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- Written by: Sam Shamoun
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What do the earliest manuscripts say about the punctuation of John 1:3 to 4 and the famous reading 'only begotten God' in John 1:18?
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Where does the New Testament call Jesus theos in the absolute sense? A walk through seven key passages, from Hebrews 1 to 2 Peter 1:1.
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- Written by: Sam Shamoun
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Does the disputed punctuation of John 1:3 to 4 give any support to the claim that the Word was created? A survey of the evidence and the commentators.
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- Written by: Sam Shamoun
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Can the Jehovah's Witnesses' own New World Translation be used to show that the Son is not a creature? Its rendering of 1 Cor 8:6 says yes.
Read more: The New World Translation Proves Jesus Is Uncreated!
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'They have pierced my hands and my feet' or 'like a lion'? The Psalm's own poetic structure points to the answer.