Category Archives: Textual Criticism

the gospel in the septuagint

Posted on July 9, 2013 by christopher fisher

Literally the Greek word for “gospel” means “good news”. In the ancient world in Christ’s time, it had royal connotations. But when the Greek Septuagint was written (probably started to be written circa 300 BC), the word was used with … Continue reading →

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the gospel of the birth of caesar

Posted on July 3, 2013 by christopher fisher

Gospel means literally “good news”. Even in the Bible it is used to communicate various meanings. For example, Paul uses it in Galatians as the message to Abraham about having his children bless the world: Gal 3:8 And the Scripture, … Continue reading →

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does galatians 2 7 indicate two gospels

Posted on June 21, 2013 by christopher fisher

Gal 2:7 But on the contrary, when they saw that the gospel for the uncircumcised had been committed to me, as the gospel for the circumcised was to Peter Galatians 2:7 was written by Paul to distinguish his ministry from … Continue reading →

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the new and old king james

Posted on May 30, 2013 by christopher fisher

While I tend to use the KJV (because it is free), the NKJV is a good translation. It is not good in the sense of being amazingly accurate or properly worded. When people talk about the quality of the translation, … Continue reading →

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thou shalt not covet

Posted on May 14, 2013 by christopher fisher

Deu 5:21 ‘You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife; and you shall not desire your neighbor’s house, his field, his male servant, his female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.’ In this video, Dr. Joel … Continue reading →

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dating the biblical book of mark

Posted on September 19, 2012 by christopher fisher

One must therefore, I believe, be prepared to take seriously the tradition that Mark, at whose home in Jerusalem Peter sought refuge before making his hurried escape (Acts 12.12-17) and whom later in Rome he was to refer to with affection as his ‘son’ (I Peter 5.13), accompanied Peter to Rome in 42 as his interpreter and catechist, and that after Peter’s departure from the capital he acceded to the reiterated request for a record of the apostle’s preaching, perhaps about 45. Continue reading →

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matthew was the first gospel written

Posted on January 10, 2012 by christopher fisher

Mark is not the earliest Gospel. Mark was written during the waning of the Hebrew mission and the rise of the diaspora and Greek mission. It was written as a Readers Digest version of Matthew, shedding very Hebrew centric ideas in favor of more broadly accepted ideas. Continue reading →

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the book of life of the lamb slain

Posted on November 14, 2011 by christopher fisher

Calvinists who maintain that God is timeless or eternal (in the sense of being above time) sometimes point to Revelation for evidence. They consistently state throughout their sermons that all events are forever happening at all times in God’s mind. Christ is forever crucified, being crucified, in God’s frame of reference. They point to Revelation 13:8 as support for this… Continue reading →

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why not King James only

Posted on October 21, 2011 by christopher fisher

The Textus Receptus, although very similar to the majority text, is not the best representation of the majority of texts… If Jesus, Paul and the other apostles do not mind using imperfect texts, then modern Christians should not be so picky either. Continue reading →

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the rise of technology in early christianity

Posted on October 15, 2011 by christopher fisher

The codex, like the Guttenberg Bible and the internet afterwards, represented literature for the underclass, literature to the people, easy to distribute and cost effective… Without the codex would we have Christianity in its modern form? Most likely not. Continue reading →

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