Dumbing Down
“Dumbing Down” is an expression you hear in the media. It refers to TV programmes or magazine and newspaper articles that present their content in a simple rather than a complex way, cutting out detail, the use of complex ideas, …
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The Christadelphian eJournal of Biblical Interpretation, Vol 3, No 4
The Translation of “ehyeh asher ehyeh” (I AM that I AM) in Exodus 3:14a
The “Jews” in Luke-Acts
The term “Jews” () is used seldom in Luke but frequently in Acts. Moreover, it occurs frequently in the latter part of Acts (after Acts 9) but seldom in the early chapters (only Acts 2). This distribution is significant: the …
Solomon and the Sons of God
Introduction
The fulfilment of the Davidic covenant promises lie in a ‘human’ descendant. In the first instance this descendant or ‘Son of God’ was Solomon:
I will be his father, and he shall be my son. (2 Sam.7: 14)
There …
The Issue of “Authority” in 1 Tim 2:12
Introduction
Considerable debate has raged over the last twenty years over the meaning of a single Greek word in 1 Tim 2:12 and its application to the role of women in the church (authenteō, “authority”). A selection of versions is …
Launching an EJournal
The Christadelphian EJournal of Biblical Interpretation was conceived in the back garden of a house in Yorkshire, England by P. Wyns and A. Perry at the beginning of a preaching campaign in the autumn of 2006. There were a number …
Fallen Angels in Jude and 2 Peter
Introduction
The notion of “fallen angels” is one that is mentioned in Jude and in 2 Peter. For the moment we will leave the question of the relationship between Jude and 2 Peter to one side and we will treat …
The Parting of the Ways Between Judaism and Early Christianity
Introduction
It is well known that Christianity has its roots in Judaism; our question is why Judaism and Christianity parted ways. Was Christianity always destined to be a new and distinct religion? Was it doctrine or circumstances that drove a …