But I confess this to you, that in accordance with the Way, which they call a sect, I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and is written in the Prophets; Acts 24:14 NASB Sect – If you’ve been following my comments on Daniel Boyarin’s book Border Lines, you…
“But I confess this to you, that in accordance with the Way, which they call a sect, I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law and is written in the Prophets;” Acts 24:14 NASB Sect – Unless you read the Greek text you’d never know that the word Paul…
For there also have to be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you. 1 Corinthians 11:19 NASB Factions – Paul uses the Greek term haíresis a few times in his letters. Today we think he’s writing about false doctrines. We transliterate the Greek as heresy, by which we mean something…
But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will also be false teachers among you, who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing swift destruction upon themselves.2 Peter 2:1 NASB Destructive heresies – The second chapter of Peter’s second letter reads like a prosecutor’s opening argument. These people, says Peter, do nothing right. They…
For there must also be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you. 1 Corinthians 11:19 NASB Factions – I’ve met some interesting people in my travels. Some of the most interesting are those who are really angry fundamentalists in Messianic clothing. They have usually come out of doctrinally…
“But this I admit to you, that according to the Way which they call a sect I do serve the God of our fathers, believing everything that is in accordance with the Law, and that is written by the Prophets; Acts 24:14 NASB Sect – A short time ago I gave a lecture in Jerusalem…
For there must also be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you. 1 Corinthians 11:19 NASB Factions – I’ve met some interesting people in my travels. Some of the most interesting are those who are really angry fundamentalists in Messianic clothing. They have usually come out of doctrinally…
“But we desire to hear from you what your views are; for concerning this sect, it is known to us that it is spoken against everywhere.” Acts 28:22 Sect – Paul arrives in Rome. He is under house arrest. He calls the Jewish elders to meet with him. They come, anticipating dialogue. They want to…
For there must be factions among you in order that those who are approved may become evident among you. 1 Corinthians 11:19 Factions – You better sit down for this one. Something happened in the early centuries of the history of the church that altered the way we read what Paul says here. The vocabulary…
