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What do expiation and propitiation mean?

November 9, 2021 by Krisan Marotta

When studying the atonement, you’re likely to run across two technical words: expiation and propitiation. These terms tend to appear in a text without explanation. But since they are not in the Bible and they don’t often come up in daily conversation, it can be difficult to remember what they mean.

Filed Under: What is Tagged With: atonement, expiation, propitiation

How do we know the Bible is the Word of God?

October 19, 2021 by Krisan Marotta

How do we know the Bible is the Word of God? First, we can examine what the Bible claims about itself.

Filed Under: What is Tagged With: Bible, Word of God

Old Testament Canon: Why these books?

September 13, 2021 by Krisan Marotta

The canon of Scripture is the list of all the books that belong in the Bible. The Bible, the Apocrypha and history all testify to the historical development of the Old Testament canon.

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

What does YAHWEH mean?

March 1, 2021 by Krisan Marotta

When God reveals Himself to Moses at the burning bush), He identifies Himself as “Yahweh” or “Jehovah”, which is often translated “I am who I Am.” What does that name mean?

Filed Under: What is Tagged With: names of God, YHWH

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.

Filed Under: What is Tagged With: Septuagint

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.

Filed Under: What is Tagged With: Son of God, Son of Man

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.

Filed Under: What is Tagged With: sacraments

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

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