skandalon

  • Conduct Unbecoming

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness,  1 Corinthians 1:23  NASB Stumbling Block – You certainly know that Paul’s choice of the Greek is a bit more outrageous than the typical translation, “stumbling block.”  The Greek is skándalon.  You can immediately see the English derivative, “scandal.”  We choose “stumbling block” because…

  • Why?

    BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

    but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles  1 Corinthians 1:23  ESV Stumbling block/ folly – Why is the Messiah crucified a stumbling block to Jews?  Why is the Messiah crucified folly to Gentiles?  Why does Paul choose two different words for two different groups of people?  If the…