BAPTISM. A rite of incorporation employing water as a symbol of religious purification. A. Introductory 1. Greek Terminology 2. Phenomenology 3. General Orientative Remarks 4. History of Religions Background B. Baptism of John 1. The Rite and Its Significance 2. Jesus’ Baptism by John C. Baptism of the Early Church 1. The Beginnings 2. Corpus […]
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2016 Israel Tour – Caesaria
History of Caesaria: Click on PDF PDF : caesarea CAESAREA (PLACE) [Gk kaisareia (καισαρεια)]. A seaport located ca. 50 km N of Tel Aviv and ca. 45 km S of Haifa on the Mediterranean coast (M.R. 140212); also known as Caesarea Maritima or Caesarea Palestinae. A. Caesarea’s History For millennia before any permanent occuption occurred, […]
Righteousness and Justice of Our King 3 Part Series – Updated
Article on Righteousness and Justice from the Anchor Bible Dictionary: RIGHTEOUSNESS. This entry consists of four articles surveying the concept of righteousness in the OT, in early Judaism, in the non-Jewish Greco-Roman world, and in the NT Old Testament The RSV renders the Hebrew ṣedeq-ṣĕdāqâ by a variety of words: acquittal, deliverance, honest evidence (Prov […]
Did you know? Korban from a first century context
The Rule of Corban Now, it’s possible that Yeshua did the same sort of thing as Yohanan. He used a trick to get to the Pharisees, by talking about the issue of Corban. Before I tell you how Jesus did that, let’s look at the rule of Corban itself. This is a special type of vow […]
