Articles written by Joe Capuana
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The Two Creation Stories of Genesis
The history of the creation accounts of Genesis 1 and 2 testify that these stories are rooted in history not science.
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Jesus' Lament of the Widow's Offering
Mark 12:41-44 has often been misinterpreted as the context has been ignored. Jesus does not praise the widow's offering, he laments it.
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The Woman Caught in Adultery
The story of the Woman Caught in Adultery in John 7:53 was not originally part of John's Gospel. It was a story passed on orally and eventually inserted in John's Gospel.
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Divine Supernatural Revelation
Throughout the centuries many have recognised that the Biblical manuscripts have been altered. The response is an appeal to Divine intervention for a purer text.
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The Bible
The Bible was originally a dynamic text undergoing many changes. This slowed down with the birth of the printing press, but sometimes changes do sneak in.
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What is Panentheism?
Panentheism holds that all are in God and that God is not distant from the world. Furthermore, God can change. This challenges the classical interpretation of God.
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The Silencing of Women in the Church
Did the apostle Paul command women to silence in the church, or was this command the product of a growing and developing post-Pauline patriarchal church?
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The Early Bible Manuscripts
No original autograph of the New Testament exists. Scribes responsible for copying the text introduced many changes. Many of these changes are found in today's Bible.
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Who Is Satan?
The Hebrews never thought of Satan as a demonic figure. Only after the influence of the religion of ancient Persian did Satan come to signify a demonic character.
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The Remnants of Jewish-Christianity in Islam
The past is never entirely lost but is absorbed into the present in new and novel ways. Islam has preserved the teachings of a lost and forgotten form of Christianity.
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