TheoLogix

Eitan ben Levi, a Writer and Theologian specializing in Bible Exegesis and Biblical Language Studies.
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[TheoLogix @TheoLogix]

In his recent appearance on Tucker Carlson's podcast, J.D. Hall made a number of glaring logical, interpretive, and quotation errors in his quest to "prove" that anti-Israel theology is Biblical. Here's a list pointing out a few of his biggest mistakes: https://t.co/K2hL7zAnfC

[TheoLogix @TheoLogix]

In researching the chronology of the trial, death, and resurrection of Yeshua, I asked Grok to help assemble some passages to see if I'd missed anything working on my own. The result was quite interesting: https://t.co/Bo5jm2NKIY
What's your opinion?

[Prof John Lennox @ProfJohnLennox]

Either human intelligence ultimately owes its origin to mindless matter; or there is a Creator. It is strange that some people claim that it is their intelligence that leads them to prefer the first to the second.

[TheoLogix @TheoLogix]

@Vicar1973 "Jesus gave us a meal. Why do something other than what he commanded?" - What did Jesus command? The "this" He speaks of in Lk. 22:19 refers back to the word "Passover" in Lk. 22:15. So Jesus did give us a meal (Passover.) Why do something other than what He commanded?

[David Wilber @DavidWilberBlog]

In this teaching, we discuss why Passover matters to Christians, how it tells the story of the Gospel, and practical ways to celebrate Passover today: https://t.co/tAMvYcpAS8

[David Wilber @DavidWilberBlog]

In the second century AD, many of the Christian communities in Asia and Asia Minor observed Passover on the fourteenth of Nissan—the same date that Jews celebrated it—in accordance with the biblical calendar. Meanwhile, Christians in the West also celebrated Passover but did so on the Sunday following the fourteenth of Nissan (Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.23.1; 5.24.1). During this time, growing conflict between Jews and the Roman empire placed pressure on Gentile Christians to distance themselves from practices associated with Jews and Judaism. These tensions may partly account for the alternative date for Passover that emerged in the West. Even so, both the East and West agreed that Christians *should* observe Passover; they simply disagreed over *when* to do it.

A second-century bishop in Ephesus named Polycrates talks about how important Passover was to the early Christians. In a letter he wrote to Victor, who was the bishop of Rome who supported observing Passover on the Sunday following the fourteenth of of Nissan, Polycrates defends observing it according to the biblical calendar and appeals to Acts 5:29 as part of his argument: “It is better to obey God rather than man” (Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.24.7; cf. Acts 5:29). This is significant because it shows that the early Christians considered observing Passover to be a matter of obedience to God. Polycrates also mentions that he was continuing in the tradition of figures such as John, Phillip, and Polycarp, noting that they observed “the fourteenth day of the passover according to the Gospel, deviating in no respect, but following the rule of faith...And my relatives always observed the day when the people put away the leaven” (Eusebius, Hist. Eccl. 5.24.2–6).

[TheoLogix @TheoLogix]

@TorahRight @DavidWilberBlog Thank you for sharing! I understand your criticism, and it's true that the Gospel writers quoted Yeshua with different emphases in mind. That's why I looked at the sayings of Yeshua in all four Gospels, that way the emphasis of each Gospel writer would be diluted in the end.

[TheoLogix @TheoLogix]

@TorahRight @DavidWilberBlog Thank you for your kind words, @TorahRight . If you care to share more about what you liked and didn't like in my book, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Iron sharpening iron, as it is written!

[David Wilber @DavidWilberBlog]

What did Jesus mean when he said he came to “fulfill” the Law and the Prophets in Matthew 5:17? Today, I’m joined by author @TheoLogix to explore this question. His new book, I Came to Perform the Law: A Study on the Meaning of Pleroo (“Fulfill“) in Matthew 5:17, examines this topic in depth. In our conversation, Eitan walks through his unique approach to studying how Jesus uses pleroo throughout the Gospels and offers key insights for understanding its specific nuance in Matthew 5:17. I hope you enjoy the discussion! https://t.co/Tl1GBHl2UN

[TheoLogix @TheoLogix]

For those who aren't sure about whether the Noah's Flood narrative in Genesis 6-9 is about a regional or a global flood, turns out the Hebrew quite clearly describes a GLOBAL flood - read my full article to find out how and why: https://t.co/NviLQxoyk5

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