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What is the Septuagint?

February 22, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

The Septuagint (often abbreviated LXX) is a translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek in the 3rd century BC. The LXX was made for the Jewish community when Greek was the common language of the day, and for many Jews was their primary language.

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New Testament Canon: Why these books?

December 15, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

Scholars have attacked Christianity by claiming that Christians don’t know which books should belong to the New Testament canon and which ones shouldn’t. If we don’t know the answer to why these 27 books, then we do have a problem. But it’s not the Achilles heel of Christian faith that critics claim it is. We Christians do have an answer.

Filed Under: Introductions, What is Tagged With: Canon, New Testament

What is the difference between “Son of God” and “Son of man”?

December 14, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

In Scripture, Jesus is called both “Son of God” and “Son of Man”. What’s the difference? We may assume one refers to his divinity and one to his humanity, but it’s not that simple. In this classic clip, RC Sproul explains the difference.

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What are the Sacraments?

November 16, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

What are the Sacraments? What’s the difference between the Protestant view of Sacraments and the Roman Catholic view? Rome has 7 sacraments, while Protestants have 2.

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What was the Canaanite religion?

November 10, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

“Canaanite” refers to the group of polytheistic people living in the historical region of Israel and Palestine at the time of the Old Testament. Canaanite mythology centered around three primary exploits of Baal.

Filed Under: Background & History, What is Tagged With: Baal, Canaanite

When did the Exodus happen?

October 19, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

When it comes to biblical history, you can divide scholars into minimalists and maximalists. Minimalists believe almost nothing in the Old Testament is historically accurate. Maximalists believe the Old Testament is a reasonably accurate historical document. Among the maximalists, there are two main competing theories about the date of the Exodus: early and late.

Filed Under: Background & History, What is Tagged With: Exodus

What is Theology?

September 22, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

“One is sometimes (not often) glad not to be a great theologian; one might so easily mistake it for being a good Christian.” – C.S. Lewis

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What is a disciple?

July 7, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

The Greek word usually translated disciple simply means a student or one who learns. But it was a particular kind of student in Jesus’ day.

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What is an apostle?

February 20, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

What makes an apostle of Jesus Christ an apostle? There are 4 qualifications.

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How is the Old Testament organized?

January 23, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

In the Christian Bible, the Old Testament is divided into 4 main parts based on genre. Within each genre, books are organized by author, chronology and size.

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What is a soft complementarian?

January 5, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

The views regarding women in authority in the church can be generalized into 3 basic positions: hard complementarian (most restrictive), soft complementarian (less restrictive), and egalitarian (least restrictive). This is a summary of the soft complementarian position.

Filed Under: Theology, Topics, What is Tagged With: women in authority

What is a hard complementarian?

January 4, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

The views regarding women in authority in the church can be generalized into 3 basic positions: hard complementarian (most restrictive), soft complementarian (less restrictive), and egalitarian (least restrictive). This is a summary of the hard complementarian position.

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What is an egalitarian?

January 3, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

The views regarding women in authority in the church can be generalized into 3 basic positions: hard complementarian (most restrictive), soft complementarian (less restrictive), and egalitarian (least restrictive). This is a summary of the egalitarian position.

Filed Under: Theology, Topics, What is Tagged With: women in authority

Why is the New Testament in Greek?

January 10, 2019 By Krisan Marotta

Why was the New Testament written in Greek while the Old Testament was written in Hebrew?

Filed Under: What is Tagged With: Greek

04 What is hope and what good is it?

July 11, 2018 By Krisan Marotta

The “so what” of being justified by faith is now we have a reason to boast. Paul explains the 3 things we boast about in Romans 5:1-11. The first is hope.

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