Matthew
Who was Joseph’s father?
by admin on Dec.28, 2008, under Luke, Matthew. Average rating: 4 / 10.
Both Matthew and Luke give Jesus geneaology, tracing back his lineage through the generations. It is not long, however, before the genealogies diverge. In fact, taking Jesus as the first generation, the genealogies disagree by the third. (continue reading…)
Is Bethlehem least among the clans of Judah?
by admin on Dec.23, 2008, under Matthew, Micah. Average rating: 3 / 10.
The Gospel of Matthew opens with a genealogy of Jesus, followed by an account of his birth. Matthew describes and quotes a prophecy that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem: (continue reading…)
How did the Field of Blood get its name?
by admin on Dec.17, 2008, under Acts, Matthew. Average rating: 8 / 10.
The New Testament contains two accounts of Judas’s death, one in Matthew and the other in Acts. Both accounts make mention of the Field of Blood, and both describe how this field got its name. (continue reading…)
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…)
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…)
