Church Fathers and the Old Testament
St. Augustine typically expresses the general patristic position on the ancient law with his famous saying “Novum Testamentum in Vetere latet.” […]
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St. Augustine typically expresses the general patristic position on the ancient law with his famous saying “Novum Testamentum in Vetere latet.” […]
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Can a reader read the same text twice? This is an incidental question, one that has been asked many times since the beginning of this postmodern era.
The Bible: meaning or meanings? read more "
We do not know much about the boyhood of the Lord Jesus from the canonical Gospels, except for one scene when Jesus appeared at the age of twelve
Luke (1:26-56) I want to start my speech today by saying that what the church received from the apostles is the same, but it is a later effort.
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The Lord Jesus said, addressing the Father: “Those whom you gave me I have kept, and none of them has perished except the son of perdition, that the scripture might be fulfilled.”
The surrender of Judas: betrayal or divine command? read more "
It is not unusual for an important person to have a lineage, especially if that person is Middle Eastern like Christ. Lineages have goals
Who wrote the four Gospels? Traditionally, the first, as we know, is attributed to Matthew, the second to Mark, the third to Luke, and the fourth to John.
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The Place of the Old Testament in the Early Church: The Old Testament was the book of Jesus, the apostles, and in general the first book of the church. Jesus said, in
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In Jesus' dialogue with a teacher of the law in Israel who came to test him, we stand before a question that Jesus poses to his questions regarding the subject of eternal life:
What is meant by the Sermon on the Mount is the sermon that Matthew the Evangelist transmitted over three complete chapters (5-7), and it is rich in teaching that
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Since the inception of the Church, the word “parable” has been applied to every story that Jesus told to illustrate his teachings. It is an art known in the Old Testament (cf
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(Matthew 5:17-48) Jesus did not come to establish a new law in place of the old. He gave the true meaning of the ancient law and this does not
You heard it said... but I say... read more "