For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life. Leviticus 17:11 ESV Blood – Christian apologists often claim that the blood of Christ shed on the cross…
who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. John 1:13 ESV Blood – Pretend you are a Jewish reader of John’s gospel living at the end of the first century. You would find striking parallels between John’s opening verses and the…
And according to the Law, one may almost say, all things are cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. Hebrews 9:22 NASB Shedding of blood – This will be difficult. To even suggest an alternative understanding of what we are about to investigate may cause apoplectic theological shock. Some…
And Moses took the blood and sprinkled on the people and said, “Behold, the blood of the covenant which YHWH has cut with you concerning these things.” Exodus 24:8 (J. Green translation) Blood – The New Testament authors lay emphasis on the blood of Yeshua. We now take it for granted that they are expressing…
