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Archive for November, 2008

Did Paul’s companions on the road to Damascus hear but not see or see but not hear?

by admin on Nov.28, 2008, under Acts. Average rating: 7 / 10.

Twice in Acts, Paul (formerly called Saul) tells the story of his conversion from zealous persecutor of the church to an apostle of Jesus. The two accounts are very similar; in both Paul falls to the ground in response to a bright light, Jesus commissions Paul and sends him to Damascus for instructions, and a temporarily blind Paul is then led away by his companions. The accounts differ, however, as to what the companions saw. (continue reading…)

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Where did Jesus cast out Legion?

by admin on Nov.20, 2008, under Luke, Mark, Matthew. Average rating: 5 / 10.

All three of the synoptic gospels recount an incident where Jesus met a demoniac who lived among the tombs, and cast many demons out of him and into a herd of swine which then charged into a lake and drowned. In two of the accounts we are told that the demons were named “Legion”. The accounts disagree, however, as to where the event took place. (continue reading…)

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Which Corinthians did Paul baptise?

by admin on Nov.14, 2008, under 1 Corinthians. Average rating: 3 / 10.

In 1 Corinthians, Paul expresses his relief that very few of the Corinthians can boast that they were baptised by him. However, His statement of precisely which Corinthians he did baptise shows evidence of confusion: (continue reading…)

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Who killed Goliath?

by admin on Nov.09, 2008, under 1 Chronicles, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel. Average rating: 7 / 10.

The story of David slaying Goliath is a Sunday school favourite. There are, however, two conflicting claims concerning who killed Goliath. (continue reading…)

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How did Judas die?

by admin on Nov.03, 2008, under Acts, Matthew. Average rating: 9 / 10.

The New Testament contains two accounts of Judas’s death, one in Matthew and the other in Acts. The two accounts differ, however, on the matter of how Judas died. (continue reading…)

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