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The New Testament books describing the life of Jesus: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
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Why is there a day of judgement? [closed]
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Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. ...
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Which of the Gospels were written by eyewitnesses and why?
Were the Gospels written by eyewitnesses? Which ones? What do scholars & historians have to say on this?
What are the best arguments for the eyewitness authorship of (some of) the Gospels?
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Does the Catholic Church recommend `pestering 'God with intercessions?
We read in Lk 18:1-5:
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for ...
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Harmony of the Gospels (earlier versions)
Following is the introduction to A Harmony of the Gospels, by A.T. Robertson. Does anyone know the titles/authors/publication dates of the previous "old plan" harmonies? Augustine wrote a ...
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According to Catholic scholars, was the Star visible over Bethlehem on the day of Nativity?
The Star of Bethlehem has become an indispensable part of the Christmas Crib. But, we do not see the star in Gospel narrations till the time Magi arrive :
In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was ...
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Why did Jesus arrange his 11 disciples in two places on the way to his place of prayer in Gethsemane?
We read in Mtt 26: 36-39 (NRSVCE) :
Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” He took with him Peter and the ...
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Scriptural support - Measuring our salvation, God's love and blessings
Please help me with scriptural support for the following:
“Be careful not to measure your holiness "salvation" by other people's
sins.” - Martin Luther
In the same way, if we measure God's ...
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How do Christian apologists defend the credibility of the miracles reported in the gospel accounts?
I'm reading Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy's article on Miracles, and it has an interesting section that presents several objections to the credibility of witnesses that may justify one's being ...
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What argument and/or evidence is there that Jesus sent the disciples out armed?
I recently heard someone who describes themself as an ardent Christian state that Christianity is "a fighting man's religion". They backed this up by claiming that when Jesus sent the ...
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Is the mainstream scholarly view that the Gospels are anonymous works?
The skeptic, Matthew Wade Ferguson, writes the following at the infidels.org website:
The mainstream scholarly view is that the Gospels are anonymous works,
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How did traditional Catholic teachings s determine the sides on which the Good Thief and the Bad Thief respectively hanged?**
We read in Luke 23: 39-42, of the two thieves crucified with Jesus and the way they looked at Jesus:
One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, “Are you not the Messiah? ...
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How does the Catholic Church reconcile the two different narratives of behavior of the thieves in Calvary as reported in Mtt 27 and Lk 23?
We read in Mtt 27:38-44 (NRSVCE) :
Then two bandits were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. Those who passed by derided him, ......The bandits who were crucified with him also ...
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Does the delayed burial of Jesus attest to the fact that he had no close relatives other than his mother?
As per the Gospel according to Matthew, Jesus breathed his last at 3.00 p.m.on Friday (27: 46-50)
We read again in Mtt 27: 57-58 :
When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named ...
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Can the entirety of Jesus's teachings be summed up in a few words? A phrase or sentence? [closed]
Albert Einstein once said "If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." So I asked myself what the most comprehensive explanation of Jesus's teachings would be.
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What are the arguments against the feeding miracles really happened?
The gospel narratives straightforwardly present the stories of the feeding the multitude miracles as something that really happened and witnessed by thousands of people (i.e. not symbolic, not ...
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Who actually were writers of the Gospels? [duplicate]
Who actually wrote the Gospels? Take the example of Matthew, is it Matthew who wrote this book himself or did someone consolidate all the materials from what Matthew had?
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Is it correct to say Bible has 2 eyewitness accounts (Matthew, Mark and Luke as comprehensive one & John being the other) of Jesus Christ's lifetime?
Since the Synoptic problem indicates that the Synoptic gospels form a comprehensive view that gives a holistic perspective, therefore, bible readers can Not use the argument that the 3 gospels of ...
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Why should communion be "closed"?
Both the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) and the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) and other denominations have restrictions upon who is allowed to take communion alongside current members. Even ...
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Did Jesus and his disciples have an occasional “hiding place”?
We see at Jn 11:6, the immediate response of Jesus to the news that Lazarus was seriously ill:
... after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days
longer in the place where he was.
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According to the Catholic Church is the ordering of the events in the Gospels (prior to the Passion) important to understanding salvation?
I really love The Chosen, but I noticed that the chronology of some of the events, when certain parables were told, etc. Teaching the Lords Prayer to children prior to public ministry, these are all ...
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What exactly did Yahshua/Jesus do during his 40 day fast after being baptized?
It is stated in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke that during the 40 day period Christ was tempted by The Devil/Satan but not many other details are given. In the book of Isaiah (Isaiah 58:1-12), ...
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How does Catholic Church reconcile the time of and the manner in which Jesus' resurrection was disclosed to Apostles?
We read in Mk 16:1-8, the the Angel's instruction to the women who visited the tomb of Jesus on the day of his Resurrection, and its outcome:
When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary ...
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According to the Catholic Church, is there any indirect mention of purgatory in the Gospels? [duplicate]
While the Gospels make a number of references to eternal damnation, they do not appear to directly mention purgatory, which is a strong precept of the Catholic faith. My question therefore is: ...
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According to Catholicism, what is the original intent of the term “virgin” in Lk 1:26-27? [duplicate]
We read of the Annunciation at Lk 1:26-27:
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house ...
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According to Catholicism, why does the Creed mention only the role of Holy Spirit in the conception of Jesus?
We read an account of the Annunciation at Lk 1:30-35 (NRSVCE):
30 "The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And now, you will conceive in your womb ...
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Are there any other early non-canonical nativity accounts besides the Gospel of James?
In the spirit of the season, I wanted to peruse some nativity accounts in ante-Nicene or near-post-Nicene literature. I've read the Gospel of James of course, but I don't really know of any other non-...
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According to Catholicism, why was Jesus angry with the money-changers at the Temple?
At Mtt 22:19-21 we see Jesus outwitting the Pharisees who inquired of him whether it was right to pay tax to Caesar:
"Show me the coin used for paying the tax.” They brought him a denarius, and ...
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What's the difference between the Apostle's claims and the claims of others who started religious movements?
So I recently watched a documentary about a new age movement and felt a bit rattled by what I perceived to be some examples of peoples behaving in a way that undermines the common arguments for ...
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What was the origin of the phrase "Abraham's Bosom" as used by Jesus?
We read at Luke 16:22-23 (KJV)
" And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his ...
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Was Jesus a man of few words, according to Catholic Church?
We read at Mtt 5:1-2(KJV):
And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,...
The phrase '...
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When was the "Evangelist" title first applied to the Gospel authors?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are known as the "Four Evangelists" because they are believed to have written the four canonical Gospels. The word "evangelist" means a messenger of ...
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At the Last Supper what would the disciples make of what Jesus said about partaking of the bread and the wine?
Luke 22:15-20 is clear that the cross yet lay ahead of Christ. Then he said, "This is my body which is given for you… This cup is the new testament in my blood which is shed for you”, commanding ...
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Was there a paradigm shift in Jesus' interaction with women between the beginning and end of his public life [closed]
While reading Chapter 4 of John, one gets the impression that in the beginning of his public life, Jesus was a shy person in so far as interacting with women was concerned :
Just then his disciples ...
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Why is Jesus very implicit regarding his identity?
Why is Jesus very implicit in sharing his identity?
In the synoptic gospels Jesus speaks in parables and metaphors and at the end of many of these encounters it is mentioned that the people did not ...
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Are the gospels enough to convince one of the divinity of Christ? [closed]
This is a follow-up to my previous question.
Thomas had received the message from his fellow disciples that Jesus had risen from the dead. Being the skeptic that he is, he then rejected their ...
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Was Judas misinformed of the real purpose behind the planned arrest of Jesus?
We see in Exodus 21:32:
"If the ox gores a male or female slave, the owner shall pay to the slave-owner thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned.""
Now, thirty pieces of ...
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Why does the narrative of Last Judgement appear only in the Gospel according to Matthew?
We see the narrative of Last Judgement in Chapter 25 , Verses 31-46 of the Gospel accordingly to Matthew. One wonders why the Last Judgement which is one of the key aspects of Christian faith, does ...
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Does the Catholic Church teach that the early death of Jesus on the Cross, had been ordained by God the Father?
We see the narrative of Jesus' death on the Cross as given by John at 19: 31-33:
Since it was the day of Preparation, the Jews did not want the bodies left on the cross during the sabbath, especially ...
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How does Catholic Church differentiate between the presence of Jesus and that of the Holy Spirit on the earth?
We see Jesus telling His disciples at John 14:15-16 (NRSVCE):
If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you ...
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Who assigned the gospel authors originally?
According to the theory of the originally anonymous gospels, the titles of the most ancient surviving manuscripts were added later on.
I would like to know:
For each gospel, how many different, ...
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How does the Catholic Church narrate the seal which was put on the tomb of Jesus?
We see at Matt 27: 64-66 the Chief Priests and Pharisees getting permission to secure the tomb of Jesus :
"....Therefore command the tomb to be made secure until the third day; otherwise his ...
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Are Matthew, Mark and Luke the same book in different version?
I always thought Matthew, Mark and Luke are different books originally were written by different people. But recently I was told that Matthew, Mark and Luke are originally the same book but in ...
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Why was Jesus crucified in the middle?
We read at Mark 15:27
"And with him they crucified two bandits, one on his right and one on his left.""
One wishes to know as to whether it had been pre-determined by the authority say, Pilate, ...
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Why are there passages in the Gospels where the Apostles are not present? [closed]
In the Bible, in several passages, the Apostles narrate events that they where not participating in. For example, the story of the woman at the Well and the conversation between Jesus and Pilate.
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What does the Catholic Church teach about the significance of reference to Jacob's Well at John 4:12?
We see the conversation of Jesus with the Samaritan woman at John 4: 10-12 :
"Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and ...
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What was the significance of Jesus' instructions to the disciples at Transfiguration?
We see the instruction given to the three disciples who accompanied Jesus to the site of Transfiguration
at Mtt 17:19 :
As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, “Tell no
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According to the Catholic Church , did Jesus project God the Father as the role model of perfection?
We see Jesus saying at Matthew 5:48 (NRSVCE)
"Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect"
Now, the image of God the Father that the Jewish people had had, before they listened to ...
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Why do the Evangelists Matthew, Mark and John not give narrative account of the Ascension?
Luke is the only Evangelist who gives a narrative account of the Ascension of Christ at 24:50-53 (NRSVCE)
"' Then he led them out as far as Bethany, and, lifting up his hands, he blessed them. ...
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Are there any bundles of subsets of the New Testament that are common?
In Christianity you have the idea of the "Old Testament". In Judaism, this is broken down into smaller (and larger) chunks. You can find it in the Torah, the first 5 books of the Old Testament. You ...
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Brush the dust from your feet vs cursing a town [closed]
Is brushing the dust from your feet when you leave an area the same as putting a curse on it?
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