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WHO/WHAT? WHEN? WHY? Who?/What? Language questions In the Old Testament the same word ‘ruach’ means both wind and spirit. So Genesis 1.3 can be translated, “the spirit of/from God was moving over the waters”, or “a wind from God was moving over the waters”....
Rev Andy’s News May 2019
MAY 2019 www.bibleinbrief.com aoroland@gmail.com facebook/revandybooks twitter.com/rev_andy_books CALL TO GRENFELL As you know, two years ago there was a horrifying fire at Grenfell Tower, North Kensington. The church and...
What did happen at Easter?
Examining the Evidence The central plank of the Christian faith is the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Which makes it all the more surprising that the actual written evidence in the New Testament, unlike that for the crucifixion, is quite meagre. Here I want to...
Rev Andy’s News April 2019
www.bibleinbrief.com aoroland@gmail.com facebook/revandybooks twitter.com/rev_andy_books THE BREXIT EFFECT The Brexit crisis has loomed large in my life this month, half because of my personal feelings, half because of the effect on Linda and her...
Holy Week with Jesus
Introduction From at least the 4th century Christians have commemorated the last week of Jesus’ life. In the past I have used Mark’s gospel to walk through these days with Jesus. Here I include passages from John and Luke. Why? Here’s what I now...
Rev Andy’s News March 2019
www.bibleinbrief.com aoroland@gmail.coma Hi Friends, It’s been a mind-bending month! It started before the start with a radio interview on February 27th. Fr John Dickson College Island Discs aka Shipwrecked At the end of January I went to St Philip’s, Earls...
The Puzzle of John – a Solution?
THE PROBLEM(S) From earliest times the gospel of John has been seen as different from the first three gospels. Irenaeus (130-202) called it “the spiritual gospel”. But what does that mean? Scholars’ opinions have varied wildly over the last 150...
The Puzzle of John – the Evidence
THE NEW TESTAMENT The John’s gospel asserts it is the work of an eyewitness: This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and has written them, and we know that his testimony is true. John 21.24 The presumed author is mentioned six times in the...
Can we trust the synoptic Gospels?
Can we trust the first three gospels to give us a reliable picture of Jesus? Which is the most reliable,Mark,Luke or Matthew?