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21 | When Jesus died, did dead people really | John 11:43 | Jaknik | 48751 | ||
You're engaging is "sophistry"... | ||||||
22 | Where did Jesus call Simon and Andrew? | John 1:35 | Jaknik | 48747 | ||
Matthew 28: describes an earthquake, one angel coming down, rolling away the stone and sitting on it, speaks to the guards and the women..." Mark 16: women come to tomb, stone is already moved, inside the tomb is the angel (note: no guards or earthquake mentioned. To you, just an omitted "detail"?) Luke 24: huge stone is already rolled aside when the women arrive...inside, no angel yet, but then TWO angels suddenly appear... John 20: describes one woman, Mary, arriving at the tomb, the stone already rolled away. No angel or angels here at this time. Instead, Mary goes to get Peter and John. Then Peter and John go home, and Mary returns to the tomb, looks in and there are now TWO angels who talk to her.... ---------------------- As someone once said: "...the devil is in the details..." Was there an earthquake? Were there two angels, or just one? Were the guards there, too, being spoken to by the angels? How many women were there? Was Peter there? Was John there? The only version that puts John and Peter there is John...and John was certainly available or known when Mark, Matthew and Luke were written...or should have been...should these "details" be dismissed? If so, why should they? At the very simplest, if you were trying to prove a case in a court, this kind of "detailing" would derail your client in a heartbeat. Shouldn't we expect a tighter narrative? Is this the way an air-tight house should be built? Or, is the risk a "house of cards"? Again, when dealing with something as important as a "belief" and "faith", sophistry and speciousness should not be allowed. |
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23 | Priesthood and marriage | Luke 1:5 | Jaknik | 48744 | ||
Yep, Peter's wife was still alive during his ministry--so states "Paul".... | ||||||
24 | When Jesus died, did dead people really | John 11:43 | Jaknik | 48742 | ||
One could make the case that it is not Independency that is central, but simply each writer writing for a different audience for different circumstances. For example, assuming that Mark was the first gospel written, it is clearly bareboned. Much is left out or not explained fully. Also, Mark was not a Jew, and clearly is not that well versed in the OT. Matthew apparently notes these ommisions. And Matthew is a Jew, unlike Mark, and sees the necessity of addressing more directly his own Jewish brethren, in order to keep them aboard for the new changes. Ditto for Luke, who is probably not a Jew, but now sees the expansion going full tilt out into the gentile communities. Thus his changes, enhancements, embellishments are geared for the non-Jewish. The most "independent" of all the Books is JOHN. John sees the need to redirect the current emphasis and thought of the 2nd Coming, that was believed by the New Christians to be imminent. The only problem with that was that Jesus never came back when expected. And that's where John tries to divert or change this belief, by explaining that the REAL 2nd Coming was that of the Holy Spirit being sent after Jesus ascended to heaven. So, in many ways, the writings of the four gospels were progressions that were propelled by the governing realities and changing dynamics of the various time periods. And of course, they weren't the only versions, but simply the versions kept by the two councils who voted them in, during the latter part of the 4th century AD (or thereabouts)... One has to wonder why the councils did not deem it more appropriate to "edit" these four in some fashion, to make them more compatible. At least, to agree on some basic tenets, such as the number of "angels" at the tomb, etc.... |
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25 | Is "slavery" condemned in the Bible? | Not Specified | Jaknik | 48740 | ||
Is there any condemnation of slavery in the Bible? By God? By Jesus? Paul? Peter? Others? These verses seem to support "slavery": Exodus 21...22 Book of Philenmon Titus 2: 9 1 Timothy 6:1 Colossians 3:22 Ephesians 6:5 |
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26 | Is "slavery" condemned in the Bible? | Gal 3:28 | Jaknik | 48774 | ||
Is there any condemnation of slavery in the Bible? By God? By Jesus? Paul? Peter? Others? These verses seem to support "slavery": Exodus 21...22 Book of Philenmon Titus 2: 9 1 Timothy 6:1 Colossians 3:22 Ephesians 6:5 |
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27 | When a believer dies, what happens next? | Bible general Archive 1 | Jaknik | 48739 | ||
Nobody knows.... | ||||||
28 | Who do we know the bible is realy God's | Bible general Archive 1 | Jaknik | 48738 | ||
That God "wrote the Bible" is a "belief" based upon "faith". No more, no less. To suggest otherwise is sophistry at best, specious at worst. "Faith" as the nucleus is often neglected by those who wish it was more than that. AS many ministers I have heard have ssid: "...it is not our job to question, to wonder, to muse. It is our job to BELIEVE!" This admonition also came from Jesus and later from Paul, the self-described messenger of God. So, one can believe and have faith that the Bible was written by God in some manner, but he cannot "know" that. | ||||||
29 | Who do we know the bible is realy God's | Bible general Archive 1 | Jaknik | 48737 | ||
You must remember that the four letter word "know" is not relevant. If you were to "know" then there would be no concept of "faith". Faith would disappear because you would KNOW. The best you can do is try and support your belief and faith, hopefully with some logic thrown in.... | ||||||
30 | Where did Jesus call Simon and Andrew? | John 1:35 | Jaknik | 48736 | ||
Dear Mr. Moran: No "contradictions" in the angel visitations in Mark, Matthew, and Luke, as they apply to Mary and Joseph? And no "contradictions" in all the Gospels as they describe the death, burial, resurrection, number of angels, who saw what where, earthquakes, etc? These are descriptions of the same events but those descriptions are markedly different. |
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31 | Who wrote the most Books In the Bible | Bible general Archive 1 | Jaknik | 48735 | ||
The New Testament breakdown: Four Gospels, Mark, Matthew, Luke, John describe the world of Jesus and his mission. What was his "mission"? Mainly to present his message (Good News) to the Jewish people. Inclusion of the "gentiles" was not in the master plan until Paul got involved. 30 to 60 years after Jesus's death, the writers had hindsight and used it to explain how the Good News began to include the gentiles. But again, this did not come about until Paul became involved and when, for the most part, the Jews refused to go along with the "changes" that Paul was trying to institute. Then, the largest part of the New Testament, is letters attributed to Paul, trying to explain, trying to convince and guide the gentiles into this changing Jewish based religion. There is nothing "God-breathed" about Paul's letters. Quite the contrary. Those letters are indicative of a enthused man, literally making "policy" up as he goes along. "No stomachs..." is a good example of Paul simply "blurting out" ideas that bear no support from anywhere else but from him.... |
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32 | Is it possibly had medium length hair ? | Hebrews | Jaknik | 48732 | ||
Made a mistake. Actually Paul says, "...men are embarrassed if they have LONG hair..." Sorry. | ||||||
33 | When Jesus died, did dead people really | John 11:43 | Jaknik | 48706 | ||
There are "lots" of discrepancies in the Four Gospels, too. Because of them, it's hard to figure out just what is the "true account". For example: the perfume over the head/feet. Are these four different happenings? Or, are they four embellishments? Lots more of this type of thing that requires some careful reading..... | ||||||
34 | Where did Jesus call Simon and Andrew? | John 1:35 | Jaknik | 48705 | ||
There are a lot of "discrepancies" in the four gospels. Mark is usually accorded the first in line status, followed by Matthew, Luke, then John (some 30 years after the other three). Note the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist in each gospel. In Luke, John the Baptist is in jail and doesn't baptize Jesus. In Matthew, John the Baptist does baptize Jesus and recognizes him as the Son, but later, when he hears about the miracles Jesus is doing, John sends his disciples to ask Jesus if his is "really" the Son of God. Check out the perfume episodes, there are three or four different versions. A couple have the head of Jesus annointed with perfume; others have the perfume poured over his feet and wiped off by the hair of the woman who did the pouring; happens at Simon the Leper's house, then at Simon the Pharisee's house, then at the house of a Mary, the sister of Lazurus. One of the women is described, too, as a prostitute. Then at the cross when Jesus is crucified, one of the gospels (only one) puts the mother of Jesus there, where Jesus actually talks to her. That gospel is the Book of John. John claims that he, too, was at the foot of the cross. None of the other Books say anything about this. John is the only one to mention the stabbing of Jesus's side by the soldier's spear. Then when the tomb is discovered to be empty, each gospel relates that differently, having different people show up, having different angels in different locations, and having just one, then another gospel has two angels. Some have earthquakes happen, while others don't. Matthew has dead people from surrounding graveyards come alive and walk out of their tombs and go into Jeruslem and mingle with the citizens.... Matthew and Mark have an angel visit Joseph to tell him about the Holy Spirit and the coming of the baby Jesus. In Luke, the angel appears to Mary instead of Joseph.....etc.... |
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35 | Who wrote the most Books In the Bible | Bible general Archive 1 | Jaknik | 48704 | ||
Actually, God didn't write any of the Books. All a person has to do is to READ the Bible to realize this. It was clearly written by a variety of people, some who may have "claimed" to be inspired, or God's messenger (like Paul does). It was written by the Jewish people, about the Jewish people, for the Jewish people. It is their history, their view of the world, and that world was rather limited. Try to find any knowledge of the "Chinese", etc., in the Bible. It's not there simply because the writers were not aware of the "rest" of the world. | ||||||
36 | what did jesus look like | Hebrews | Jaknik | 48699 | ||
The one aspect for sure: he would not have had long hair. The Jewish men in that time period had very close cropped hair styles, and if they were taking a "vow" of some sort, they would have to be shaven bald. Also, the surrounding societies, including the Roman conquerors, had a short hair style. In the New Testment, the apostle Paul states that "men are to be embarrassed by short hair, and that it is only the women who should wear their hair long.... | ||||||
37 | john gill, "church"? | Hebrews | Jaknik | 48698 | ||
No churches in the Old Testament because the Old Testament was written by the Jewish folk, about the Jewish folk--for the Jewish folk. Just synagoges existed at that time. In fact, churches did not exist during the time of Jesus. All of his "indoor" preaching was conducted at synogoges, too. The "churches" didn't get really going until the apostle Paul really got into high gear, after the death of Jesus. When it became apparent to him (Paul) that his Jewish brethren were going to be totally receptive to his ideas about changing some of the ideas of the old Jewish beliefs, then he concentrated on the "gentiles"...thus a different name for the place of worship... | ||||||
38 | john gill, "church"? | Hebrews | Jaknik | 48697 | ||
No churches in the Old Testament because the Old Testament was written by the Jewish folk, about the Jewish folk--for the Jewish folk. Just synagoges existed at that time. In fact, churches did not exist during the time of Jesus. All of his "indoor" preaching was conducted at synogoges, too. The "churches" didn't get really going until the apostle Paul really got into high gear, after the death of Jesus. When it became apparent to him (Paul) that his Jewish brethren were going to be totally receptive to his ideas about changing some of the ideas of the old Jewish beliefs, then he concentrated on the "gentiles"...thus a different name for the place of worship... | ||||||
39 | When Jesus died, did dead people really | John 11:43 | Jaknik | 48692 | ||
I'm not sure that this answer addresses the question: "Did dead people come out of their graves and go into Jerusalem and mingle with the townspeople? Is that truly believable? Or, is that embellishment? If something like that were truly to happen, then I don't think anyone would be in a "questioning" posture. It is this kind of "stretch" that creates the questions. Also, there are a great many variations of the same events, some very puzzling. Example: the perfume on the head and/or feet of Jesus. This event is in all the gospels but with different twists, including different participants. Is a reader to assume that it is actually four different times that someone poured perfume on Jesus's head or feet? |
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40 | When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and s | Matt 8:5 | Jaknik | 48689 | ||
Just this one difference. Mark, Matthew, Luke and John differ in many areas as they relate the same basic stories; In Mark and Matthew, an angel visits Joseph and informs him about the Holy Spirit going to impregnate Mary. In Luke, the angel goes to Mary and tells her instead of Joseph. Also, later on in Matthew and Mark, when Jesus visits his hometown, Mary, maybe Joseph, and Jesus's brothers don't seem to know that he is the Son of God. In fact, they're embarrassed about what Jesus is doing. Now, go back to the beginning and remember that both Joseph and Mary were informed of their son's identity. Doesn't add up, that they wouldn't know later.... In Mark and Matthew, Jesus is baptized by John who knows him to be the Son of God. But later in Matthew, he has John send his own disciples to Jesus, to ask him if he is the Son of God. In Luke, John is in prison when Jesus is baptized. So, there are many, many variation, many differences. Remember that these Books are being written many years after the death of Jesus. Mark, Matthew and Luke were written 30 to 35 years afterwards. And mostly what they had to use for reference was "oral" tradition, handed down from one person to the other. And by that time, not too many, if any, were still living, even if they could be found. And the Book of John was written over 60 years after Jesus's death, so, for sure, not too many sources available.... Here's another to sort out: the foot washing episodes. Perfume gets poured over Jesus's head in at least two, and the other accounts, the perfume is poured over his feet and wiped away by a woman's hair. One has the woman just a woman from outside, another has her as a prostitute, another has her the sister of Lazurus, the man Jesus raised from the dead. It happens in a Simon the leper's house, and in Simon the Pharisee's house, and in the house of Lazurus....so many different versions at work. |
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