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And it can take this, it can touch it, you know. It was so bad. It was so bad that it was so big culture that in Jesus’ time, by not even before Jesus’ time, people who have this disease had to shock.

We’re going to think, if Jesus is God and he’s praying, who’s he talking to? It’s kind of weird. If he’s God and he’s praying to God, who is Jesus talking to? What’s he doing? I’ve got a kind of ...

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Accusations of Magic: Interestingly, Jesus himself was accused of being in league with demons. The religious leaders of the time (scribes and Pharisees) believed that Jesus cast out demons through the ...

Jewish fishermen had to follow kosher dietary laws, which allowed only fish with fins and scales, such as tilapia and carp (Leviticus 11). Non-kosher fish like catfish posed challenges, as handling or ...

The passage marks a pivotal moment where Jesus begins His public ministry following John the Baptist’s arrest. It seems that John the Baptist was arrested more than once! Some commentaries highlight ...

The Greek word λεπρὸς (lepros) is used to describe the man who approaches Jesus. While traditionally translated as “leper,” this term was used for various skin diseases in ancient times, not just what ...

It’s been way more difficult to re-assimilate myself back to life at more than 3 mph than I had imagined it would be. Life on the VF was drudgery at best, boring at worst. But, still I enjoyed it and ...

Once in the train I had to climb over people’s stuff, ask a 9-yo to please move so I could have the seat next to him, (his grandmother finally explained to him to stand up and let me in), check and ...