4
votes
Should Christians call to God asking him to receive their spirit when dying?
As you are looking for a prototype regarding whether Christians should (or could) say, “Father into your hands I commit my spirit” when they face imminent death, I refer you to Acts 7:55-60. And this ...
- 27k
3
votes
Accepted
Was Jesus actually born at midnight?
Neither Matthew nor Luke give the time, but He was probably born at night.
The Jews measured a day from sundown to sundown, so "today" is the period from the last sundown to the next sundown....
- 11.3k
3
votes
Was the divine nature of Jesus in dominance at the Garden of Gethsemane?
An initial thought is, "Dominant to whom?" To the disciples, to the angel that ministered to him, or to God the Father? Or do you wonder whether one nature or another was dominant to Christ, ...
- 27k
3
votes
Why, in the Gospel of Mark, is Jesus referred to as the son of Mary but, in the Gospel of Luke, he is referred to as the son of Joseph?
Luke 4:22 puts it like this:
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, "Is not this Joseph's son?" (Luke 4:22)
Mark 6:3 ...
2
votes
Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43
Given that there was no punctuation in the autographs, the problem needs to be resolved by stepping back a bit, away from English punctuation points, and considering if there would be a simple, ...
- 27k
2
votes
Why, in the Gospel of Mark, is Jesus referred to as the son of Mary but, in the Gospel of Luke, he is referred to as the son of Joseph?
This is where taking note of the very first verse Mark writes (in his gospel account) throws some light on why Mark wrote what he did in 6:3.
"The beginning [arche, Heb. 6:1] of the gospel of ...
- 27k
2
votes
Why, in the Gospel of Mark, is Jesus referred to as the son of Mary but, in the Gospel of Luke, he is referred to as the son of Joseph?
Why, in the Gospel of Mark, is Jesus referred to as the son of Mary but, in the Gospel of Luke, he is referred to as the son of Joseph?
One good reason would be to distinguish that Mary was the Mother ...
- 67.9k
2
votes
Why, in the Gospel of Mark, is Jesus referred to as the son of Mary but, in the Gospel of Luke, he is referred to as the son of Joseph?
No problem
Reported speech of crowds is not precise. It's not like a whole crowd would only say one sentence repeatedly, unless they were shouting a slogan, which is not the case here. Many variants ...
2
votes
Accepted
Is there a way of working out approximately how much money Zacchaeus would have given away and given back as restitution?
Is there a way of working out approximately how much money Zacchaeus would have given away and given back as restitution?
There is no way to work out even by guessing how much money Zacchaeus would ...
- 67.9k
2
votes
Should Christians call to God asking him to receive their spirit when dying?
Alternatively, the cry may be taken as one specific to the case of Jesus, an expression of the fact that he was "laying down his life".
See "... I lay down my life, that I may take it ...
- 1,675
2
votes
Accepted
What does Jesus mean by saying, "Why do you call me good?"
The Greek words used at John 10:11 ("I am the good shepherd") and Luke 18:19 ("No one is good but God") are different. John 10:11 uses 'kalos', meaning ~virtuous. Luke 18:19 uses '...
- 6,568
1
vote
Should Christians call to God asking him to receive their spirit when dying?
I don't see why not? You do not have to designate a specific person of the Trinity, you can just call upon God. I posted a similar question 11 days ago asking Unitarians why Stephen at Acts 7:59-60 ...
- 4,692
1
vote
Should Christians call to God asking him to receive their spirit when dying?
Should Christians call to God asking him to receive their spirit when dying?
Do not know if ”should” be the first word in your question, but rather ”can” might be more appropriate.
Many Christians ...
- 67.9k
1
vote
Why is Jesus's priesthood shown as spreader and keeper of the Sacred Fire?
I tried to find the essay you mentioned, but all I could find is this Gospel Reflections on Luke 12:49-53. If that is not the reference, feel free to roll my edit back and provide the right link, and ...
- 22.2k
1
vote
What is the allegorical sense of "deep" in Lk. 5:4 "Launch out into the deep."?
Cyril of Alexandria gives this interpretation:
They replied, that they had been labouring the whole night, and had
caught nothing: in the name, however, of Christ, they let down the
net, and ...
- 5,365
1
vote
Accepted
Early Church Fathers' Commentary on Luke 10:16
Justin Martyr, in his First Apology, uses Luke 10:16 as an occasion to criticize the Jews for rejecting Jesus:
Jesus the Christ, because the Jews knew not what the Father was, and what the Son, in ...
- 5,365
1
vote
Should Christians call to God asking him to receive their spirit when dying?
"Into thy hands I commit my spirit" is a fine final prayer. On the other hand, one has to wonder of one is truly prepared to do that. What if we still have some unresolved spiritual business?...
- 5,365
1
vote
How Many Disciples in Luke 10---70 or 72?
The meaning of the "gloss" is simple. Of the early manuscripts in the original language we have of this passage, some say "seventy" and some say "seventy-two". Different ...
- 31.5k
1
vote
Is there a way of working out approximately how much money Zacchaeus would have given away and given back as restitution?
We can deduce from the fact that he was giving away half his income and paying fourfold restitution if he had cheated anybody, that he believed that his gains from cheating amounted to less than one ...
- 7,852
1
vote
Was the divine nature of Jesus in dominance at the Garden of Gethsemane?
Was the divine nature of Jesus in dominance at the Garden of Gethsemane?
The short answer is no. The two natures of Christ Jesus were operating in perfect unison during Jesus’ Passion in the Garden of ...
- 67.9k
1
vote
Was the divine nature of Jesus in dominance at the Garden of Gethsemane?
Of these views:
God is three persons, but also a single person (Trinity Mystery).
God is three distinct persons (trinitarian).
God is two distinct persons (binitarian).
God is only one person (...
- 8,302
1
vote
How are the Gospel accounts of the ritual of marriage of St. Joseph and Blessed Virgin Mary reconciled?
How are the Gospel accounts of the ritual of marriage of St. Joseph and Blessed Virgin Mary reconciled?
We have very little information on the subject of the marriage of St. Joseph and the Blessed ...
- 67.9k
1
vote
How are the Gospel accounts of the ritual of marriage of St. Joseph and Blessed Virgin Mary reconciled?
I think that this long question boils down to: "Why does Luke refer to Mary as a fiancée and Matthew as a wife?".
The word that both Luke and Matthew use is G1135 - gynē, which has two ...
- 8,302
1
vote
Did Blessed Virgin Mary hide her pregnancy from public eye?
Did Blessed Virgin Mary hide her pregnancy from public eye?
Normally, most woman will not show that they are pregnant for the first few months. I know of a mother that almost never showed the entire ...
- 67.9k
1
vote
Did Blessed Virgin Mary hide her pregnancy from public eye?
It is common for women during their first pregnancy to not "show" (i.e. be noticed as pregnant) for the first three or four months. There is no need to "hide" it--it simply would ...
- 1,655
1
vote
Was the divine nature of Jesus in dominance at the Garden of Gethsemane?
I don’t know if any form of dominance can be deduced from this text and I wouldn’t want to. For me there is no problem in the fact that some things are just a mystery.
But you ask, so I will try to ...
- 1,209
1
vote
According to Catholicism, who is the leader of devils?
TL;DR
All four Bible citations talk about the same devil, as Satan, Lucifer, and Beelzebub are different personalities (and names) of the same devil according to the Roman Catholic tradition,[citation ...
- 111
1
vote
Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." Luke 23:43
I checked other translations--both those done by committee and those by single translators such as Weymouth, Moffat, Berkeley, etc. The verdict was unanimous: the comma came before the "Today.&...
- 1,389
1
vote
What about the story of the "Rich Man and Lazarus" indicates whether it is a parable or not?
The exegete Cornelius à Lapide, S.J., says (The Great Commentary vol. 4: S. Luke's Gospel):
You ask, Is this a parable or a true history? I answer, A history!
Because Christ does not call it a ...
- 38.6k
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible