Bible Study | In-Depth Studies of the Scriptures
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When Paul says a man's work will be tested by fire, is he speaking of deeds, or of the believers themselves as God's building?
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What does the oldest surviving commentary on the book of Revelation, by Oecumenius, say about the Trinity, the Incarnation and the millennium?
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Who was the Angel that spoke to Moses from the burning bush? For John Chrysostom, the answer was clear: none other than the Son of God Himself.
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Did the Apostle Paul quote from the Apocrypha? John Calvin himself thought so, and even called Baruch a prophet whose writing belongs among the prophetic Scriptures.
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Which Old Testament text stands behind the command 'let all the angels of God worship Him' in Hebrews 1:6? The answer carries stunning implications for who Jesus is.
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Winds, flames of fire, fiery chariots, and mysterious strangers at a tomb: what does the Bible actually reveal about what angels are and how they appear?
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Long before Christian interpreters, the Aramaic Targums were already reading psalm after psalm as prophecies of the King Messiah. Here are seven striking examples.
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Must baptism always be by full immersion? This study traces the biblical imagery of poured-out Spirit and sprinkled blood to make a case for other modes as well.
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Did the archangel Raphael lie when he called himself Azariah, son of Hananiah? A closer look at the meaning of these names uncovers a deeper spiritual message in the book of Tobit.
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If the Messiah is merely David's son, why does David call him 'my Lord'? See how the Orthodox Study Bible's notes on Psalm 110 echo the New Testament's answer.
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Why does each letter to the seven churches open with a different description of the risen Jesus? Seven examples show how every title echoes John's opening vision of Christ.
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If the 'gods' of Psalm 82 were only human judges, why did the Jews try to stone Jesus for blasphemy? This study turns the Watchtower's own sources against its reading of John 10.
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Two medieval Hebrew manuscripts of Matthew call Joseph the 'father' of Mary. Does this point to a second Joseph, or is there a simpler explanation hiding in the language itself?