The Layman

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  • The Timing of Jesus Death and Resurrection

    The Timing of Jesus Death and Resurrection

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    I’ve always had 2 niggles around the timing of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, as told in the Bible, they are: I have previously tried to look at this and was unable to work it out, but it seems the the answer to my confusion lay in my understanding the Jewish culture of…

  • Begotten – should we still use it?

    Begotten – should we still use it?

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    The word begotten is an old fashioned word which nowadays means ‘brought into existence by or as if by a parent’. Begotten appears to have been the word of choice when referring to Jesus in older versions of the Bible, but it has been replaced in later translations, with the likes of ‘one and only…