We will look into baptism in the book of Acts, together with related questions: (1) Baptism in the book of Acts, (2) being baptized into Christ, (3) baptism and salvation, and (4) a summary of baptism in the book of Acts. Continue Reading →
Genesis 23 BDC: Who were the Hittites, since some archaeology does not have their kingdom until about 400 years later?
The Bible discloses that the Hittites were the offspring of Noah’s great-grandson Heth. Heth was a son of Canaan and a grandson of Ham. Therefore, the Hittites were Canaanites. – Genesis 10:1, 6, 15. Even prior to Abraham’s sojourn into Canaan in 1943 B.C.E., the Hittites were well set up long enough before and sufficiently successful... Continue Reading →
NTTC MATTHEW 5:22: “angry with his brother” OR “angry with his brother without cause”
The shorter reading is generally preferred if the change is intended. This is a reflection of scribal tendency, as a scribe is far more likely in his efforts at clarification, willfully to make an addition to a text. Very rarely will a scribe intentionally add to his text by mistake. The original reading was ...