Questions tagged [new-testament]
The second part of the Christian Biblical canon, dealing with the life of Jesus and the teachings and history of the early church. Could also refer to the new covenant.
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Did any of the apostles know Jesus? [closed]
My friend is a very strong devout Atheist who claimed that none of the apostles had ever even seen Jesus Christ, did any of the apostles ever have the opportunity to see Jesus Christ and if so would ...
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Does 1 Timothy 2:5 debunk intercession of the saints? [duplicate]
1 Timothy 2:5 says:
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man
Christ Jesus;
Does this mean that intercessions of the saints is not possible since Jesus Christ is the only ...
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According to Protestant New Testament exegetes, did Jesus use figure of speech with respect to the second death in these 2 places in scripture?
If we read John 16:25-30 we know Jesus sometimes spoke figuratively. Jesus even said so Himself.
My question is, in 2 places in Scripture is Jesus using the term death figuratively to refer to the ...
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What is the Biblical basis for prohibiting sex outside marriage?
My friend is a Progressive Christian who says that the bible doesn't condemn or even mention sex outside of marriage in the bible. Is this true?
If not, what is the Biblical basis for condemning sex ...
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According to the Bible, how should Christian clergy be compensated for their services?
In Mark 6, we read, in part:
Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. 7 Calling the
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What was the Early Church’s view on socialism? [closed]
I am fundamentally opposed to socialist but I was reading the Bible and came across Acts 4:32-35, where it says they practiced what looks like socialism.
Now the full number of those who believed ...
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Did the Early Church believe in purgatory?
Roman Catholics believe in purgatory, which is a state of purgation in which our soul goes through before entering into the kingdom of God, but are there any Early Church Fathers who believed in the ...
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How did the Early Church Fathers view homosexuality?
How did the Early Church Fathers view the act of homosexuality, did they condemn it or did they interrupt the verses differently than we do, verses such as:
You shall not lie with a male as with a ...
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How do proponents of the 'Critical Text' respond to the claim that it preserves an anti-Trinitarian corruption dating from the fifth century?
When Dr Vance Smith, a Unitarian, was appointed to the Committee to revise the Authorised Version, public opinion objected to the appointment and Drs Westcott and Hort (Hort, also, leaning towards ...
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Are there any prophesies in Old Testament which got fulfilled in Jesus, but of which one cannot find a mention in New Testament?
It is said that there are more than 350 prophesies in the Old Testament which got fulfilled in Jesus and of which parallel reference can be found in New Testament. But the Evangelists have not given a ...
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Does the New Testament disregard the Old Testament?
I'm a young and curious believer and I want to know what the link is between the Old Testament and The New Testament. Do the scriptures in the New Testament disregard the teachings of the Old ...
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Did Jesus ever tell jokes or use humor? [duplicate]
The New Testament tells us that Jesus was an exceptional storyteller who used symbolism to spread the Word of God.
But did He ever use humor while telling stories? Or in His day-to-day life?
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Did the concept of Heaven as the dwelling place of God where the chosen ones join Him for eternity, gradually develop?
We see many instances in the OT in which prominent people die and are gathered to their people, for example: Abraham (Gen 25:8) Ishmael (Gen 25:17 ), Isaac( Gen 35:29). There is no mention of the ...
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Greek or any other language New Testament edition or document(s) predating the Old Latin (Vetus Latina) translation?
I've been told that the Vetus Latina (Old Latin) translation of the New Testament is oldest edition/version of the New Testament texts available to the public. It seems some of the "originals&...
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Where can I find a PDF scan of Rahabi Ezekiel's "Travancore Hebrew New Testament" or "Book of the Gospel Belonging to the Followers of Jesus"?
It is a polemical rabbinic translation of the entire New Testament, allegedly in an uneven and faulty Hebrew, and with a strong anti-Christian bias.
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What NT evidence is there for the idea that the apostle Paul's introductions to his letters were to authenticate his position as an apostle?
One comment in a previous, related question I asked was, "Paul consistently announces himself in some kind of relationship to Jesus as some way of credentialing himself at the beginning of his ...
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When was the New Testament written, and by who?
My question is when the New Testament was written and by whom the New Testament was written?
I guess strongly that there had been so difficulty in writing the Bible at that time, because there must ...
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What New Testament events after Pentecost have been claimed to have typological precursors in the Old Testament?
There's quite a bit of good stuff that happened in the early history of the Church after Pentecost, but was any of it predicted in any meaningful way or, to put it a more objective way, do any ...
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Which translation of the bible does this version of the Lord's Prayer come from?
When I was very young, the version of the Lord's Prayer that I was taught went like this:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done,
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Can you hit a women in Christianity? [closed]
According to the Quran a husband can strike his wife.
I just wanna compare Islam versus Christianity?
Sahih International:
Men are in charge of women by [right of] what Allah has given one over the ...
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What is the original source of summary of the 10 Commandments, which Jesus quotes in Mtt 22: 35-40?
We read in Lk 10: 25-28 :
Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? What do you read there?...
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What is the Biblical basis of the idea that men can be given authority to forgive sins?
This question is inspired by the question What is the Old Testament basis to the idea that only God can forgive sins? What is the Biblical basis (Old or New Testament) for the idea that men can be ...
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Verse on evangelizing those in the Church first?
What New Testament verse (I think it was St. Paul) says that we must first evangelize those who are already in the Church first before making converts of others outside the Church?
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How do Trinitarians explain the almost exclusive use of singular pronouns to refer to God in the Bible?
In thousands of instances in the Bible, pronouns used to describe God are singular. Every instance is singular except possibly 4. These possibilities all occur in the Old Testament.
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Is there a term for a theological principle that if a New Testament text is unclear about something, that point is not important for salvation?
One view is that a significant number of theological issues re Christianity are debated because they are debatable. So, this view says, a relevant text might admit of multiple plausible ...
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Are the Ten Commandments a perfect summary of all the commandments found in the Bible?
Many Christians claim that Ten Commandments (Exodus 20) are special because they summarize the "moral law" of God. However, in the Old Testament we find about 613 commandments, and similarly ...
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What is the biblical basis for both tithing and offering in the New Covenant, instead of just offering?
Based on the following passages, it's my understanding that The New Testament clearly supports offering:
2 Corinthians 9 (NIV):
6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and ...
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What is the Catholic Church's view on curses and their after-effects?
We see at Exodus 20:232-24 (NRSVCE):
"You shall not abuse any widow or orphan. If you do abuse them, when they cry out to me, I will surely heed their cry; my wrath will burn, and I will kill ...
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Is the bonebox called the "James Ossuary" authentic? Is it truly the bonebox of James, the brother of Jesus Christ?
An ossuary is a bone box. The James Ossuary is allegedly the bone box of James the brother of our Lord Jesus. On its side is written, in aramaic, "James, the son of Joseph, the brother of Jesus&...
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What is a free online New Testament commentary you recommend for diving into the historical/cultural context and the Greek/manuscripts? [closed]
Although I grew up with a Bible and went to a "church," I was raised in a pseudo-Christian group but I converted to orthodox Christianity. So I am planning on reading the entire New ...
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Does a legal compilation of all laws included in the New Testament exist?
Jews compiled Old Testament laws and found 613 commandments. I wonder if the same kind of compilation exists for the New Testament laws.
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The other gospels not part of the Bible [closed]
AFAIK the the writers of the NT are only Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, James, Peter and Jude.
The writing of the other apostles, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthias, Simon abd James why ...
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What specific thing in the Bible separates the Old Testament from the New Testament?
We have the Old Testament and the New Testament. Does Old Testament just simply refer to the time before the Incarnation and the New Testament to the time afterwards?
I do not see one specific thing ...
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Why is the Latin New Testament authoritative for the Catholic Church rather than the original Greek?
Just wondering why they chose Latin instead of Greek to be the source of truth of the texts, and instead added this abstraction layer when they were so close to the Greek culture at the time?
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Do any authorities have anything to say about "criminality" as grounds for divorce in addition to "adultery," alluded to in the New Testament?
A (Christian) acquaintance of mine offered the opinion that the two valid grounds for divorce are adultery and criminality.
Matthew 5:32 says, "Everyone who divorces their spouse, except on grounds ...
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Giving a name while doing circumcision?
It was claimed that the recent tradition in Judaism to give a name to babies while doing circumcision, is documented already in the New Testament. Is it true?
I'm looking for the source / reference.
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Where does the LDS section heading for 1 Corinthians 7 come from?
In the chapter heading to 1 Corinthians 7 in the official LDS scriptures, it states:
Paul answers special questions about marriage among those called on missions—Paul praises self-discipline.
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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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Were any of the early church leaders Gentile converts to Christianity?
By early, I mean the second half of the first century to the end of the second century. I know, for example, that Paul and Barnabus were ethnic Jews. The Apostle Paul mentions various Christians, ...
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What did the original Christian writings look like during the 1st century CE?
It is said (from what I've read), from a few Google searches related to "when was the new testament first written", that the New Testament was written down somewhere between 30CE and 150CE, rough ...
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Does Paul ever actually quote Jesus anywhere as a primary source?
"Does Paul ever actually quote Jesus anywhere as a primary source"
However, I came to that post because of my puzzlement regarding Hebrews 10:5-9. I believe Paul is generally considered the author ...
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Where do the writings of John place chronologically according to preterists?
Under the preterist view that all of John’s writings we're completed prior to the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD, where would they be placed chronologically in the New Testament canon?
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Did Erasmus use Codex Basilensis for his Novum Instrumentum omne?
I am looking for a definitive answer to whether or not Erasmus used Codex Basilensis 'A. N. III. 12 (07 on the list Gregory-Aland) — the four Gospels in Greek in uncial letters; 8th century' in his ...
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Why is Rome referred to as Babylon in Rev 17 and 18?
At the time of Daniel, Rome was not yet powerful and known, but at the time of St. John at Patmos. So why it is referred to as Babylon by many Christians.
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Why did Jesus said she is come to anoint my body to the burying?
What is the significant of Burying .
In Hebrew tradition anoint of oil will be done to dead person in their grave.
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Recommendations for Ancient Greek NT "versions"
What are some methods I can use to look for and find an Ancient Greek Bible that I can buy and use? My goal is to find one that would be as accurate as possible to the manuscripts. If my use of "...
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Is Hell, the Lake of Fire & the Bottomless Pit all the same place? [closed]
For what reason is there for a new prison of the damned if there already is one in Sheol?
Is it possible they all speak of the same place, just having multiple names for different points in scripture?...
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Does Christianity allow for believing on someone else's behalf?
In 1 Corinthians 7, verse 14 (ESV) we can read:
14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your ...
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Take your cross, how do evangelicals do this in practice - Matthew 10:38
What does picking up your cross look like practically speaking for evangelicals? What does picking up your cross mean in every day life?
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What is the original explanation Christian Scholars gave for Jewish prophecies not being fulfilled?
What is the original explanation Christian Scholars gave for these Jewish prophecies not being fulfilled?
A. Build the Third Temple (Ezekiel 37:26-28).
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