#New Testament Studies

[flagellant]

yeah we might be brothers in christ but so were cain and abel so shut the fuck up before i decide to find a rock about it

[humorwithatwist]

January 2024 Biblical Studies Carnival

The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it. It began with the forging of the Great Biblioblogs. Three were given to the Old Testament academics, immortal, wisest and oldest of all topics. Seven to the New Testament scholars, great miners and craftsmen of Christian wisdom. And nine,…

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[plantedinchrist]

By the end of the first century AD all of the twenty-seven documents that now constitute the New Testament were written and had begun to circulate among early Christians. However, it was not until centuries later that these texts were collectively named as part of the authoritative body of Christian scripture. The process by which this occurred is called “canonization.” The term canon comes from the Greek word kanōn, meaning “measuring rod” or “measuring stick,” and was frequently applied in the ancient church to the collection of texts that informed the beliefs and practices of the Christians who read them.[1] While the terms scripture and canon are often used interchangeably, there is a subtle yet important distinction between the two: scripture, as the term is commonly used by scholars, denotes the inspired and authoritative status of a written document, whereas canon typically refers to a defined list of such documents.[2] This distinction is significant because Christians did not begin to create, much less agree upon, such lists until long after the death of Jesus Christ (ca. AD 30). Thus, for several centuries, the earliest Christians considered many texts to be scriptural but had no commonly accepted canon....

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Jesus spoke to them again: "I am the light of the world. Anyone who follows me will never walk in the darkness but will have the light of life."

John 8:12

original artwork found here.

[misguidedandperplexed]

Tbt to when I used to read the encyclopedia as a kid (yup, I was that cool) and read the entry on Job and it took me ages to realize that it was the same dude as the Iyov we'd learned about

[sunrisebythesea]

“Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.”

- Luke 22:42 (NKJV)

[avengers-21]

today’s verse ✨

“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.”

‭‭Luke‬ ‭16‬:‭10‬ ‭KJV‬���

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Seek the Lord and Live

4 The Lord says this to the family of Israel:

“Seek me so you can live! 5 Do not seek Bethel. Do not visit Gilgal. Do not journey down to Beer Sheba. For the people of Gilgal will certainly be carried into exile, and Bethel will become a place where disaster abounds.” — Amos 5:4-5 | New English Translation (NET Bible) NET Bible® copyright ©1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press, L.L.C. All rights reserved Cross References: Genesis 21:31; 1 Samuel 7:16; 1 Samuel 8:2; 1 Kings 12:28; Deuteronomy 4:29; Deuteronomy 32:46-47; Isaiah 31:1; Jeremiah 29:13; Amos 3:14

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What does God mean when He says, “Seek me and live?”

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44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. - Matthew 13:44-46 KJV

I was listening to this song about v. 44 above, and it struck me that the treasure the man found was far more valuable than the purchase price of the field. Selling "all that he had" was hardly a sacrifice for the man, compared with what he knew he would gain by buying that field. Likewise, when we give our all to the Lord, we find in time that the Lord gives us far more in return.

Unlike the man in the first parable, who happened upon his treasure, the merchant was actively searching for "goodly pearls". And he found one: a "pearl of great price". It was of such a high value that the merchant, like the man with the field, was willing to sacrifice all that he had in order to obtain it. No doubt he knew the value of pearls and had come across many already. No doubt he understood just how priceless this singular pearl was. "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you" (Matt. 7:7). Those who honestly seek the truth will find it, and will understand the eternal value of what they have found.

No matter how we come by the gospel of Jesus Christ, whether by happenstance or by diligent search, the same sacrifice is asked of each of us: "all that [we] have". But the return is far greater: eternal life in the presence of God.

That is why the kingdom of heaven is like the man and the merchant: because it is filled with those who understand this, filled with those who sacrificed all other treasures for the matchless gift to be there.

[humorwithatwist]

Book Review: The Book of Enoch for Beginners

In 2014, the Darren Aronofsky’s Noah soared at the box office while causing angst among people of faith everywhere. Countless movie goers walked into the theater expecting Russell Crowe to retell the familiar tale of Noah’s ark, only to walk out dazed and confused by what they had just seen. For instead of the Sunday school version of Noah’s story, they had witnessed a retelling filled with…

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞

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[aelstudies]

Thursday September 12th

Third class day of the new fall semester, yay! And the second day of New Testament Greek classes. I am really excited for this course. I am taking three others as well.

I also got cast in the lead for the school’s upcoming production of Shakespeare’s King Lear. Rehearsals start tomorrow evening. Exciting!

[tiredthistofor]

I’m going to start posting daily bible verses, some will be verses I find from reading others will be from my Bible app.

Mark 13:33

“Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come.”

[sunrisebythesea]

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,

Because He has anointed Me

To preach the gospel to the poor;

He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,

To proclaim liberty to the captives

And recovery of sight to the blind,

To set at liberty those who are oppressed;

To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

- Luke 4:18-19 (NKJV)