Yes, the proper understanding of Scripture is a game changer (as it should be). Of the multitude of Old Testament quotes in the New Testament, most of them came from the Septuagint (abbreviated LXX - the Greek translation of the Old Testament). This translation of the Old Testament is the oldest … [Read more...]
Bible Beatdown! The Septuagint Text VS. The Masoretic Text
Septuagint (LXX) text vs. Masoretic (MT) text Old Testament - know your Bible! by Fr. John Whiteford In the "Encyclical of the Eastern Patriarchs" of 1848, which was a reply to the epistle of Pope Pius IX, "To The Easterns," the Patriarchs of Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem, … [Read more...]
More on the Star of Bethlehem
On the Star of BethlehemEvery year around Christmas, reports appear in the papers or on television which claim to give an astronomical explanation of the Star of Bethlehem: It was a comet, we’re told, or a supernova, or a reading in an astrological horoscope. These speculations miss the early … [Read more...]
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