Chapters thirteen through seventeen have almost no parallel in the Synoptics. With the exception of the Passover meal itself and Jesus’ prophecy that Peter would deny him (John 13:21-38), the rest of this exceptional section is found only in John. At some point during the Passover meal, Jesus prepared himself to wash the feet of his […]
Psalm 37 was written by David and provides an outstanding example for why it is important to take the whole context of a passage into consideration when studying and interpreting it. This psalm has several verses which are taken by some Christians (especially those in “prosperity” churches) as general promises for all of God’s people:
For modern scholars to reject Daniel simply because they do not believe it could have happened as stated is to arrogantly set themselves against 2,500 years of Jewish scholarship, the Hebrew prophets, and the Savior himself.
