Culture, customs and historical context of the New Testament
Did God Really Say?
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Studies 1 to 10
- 1Did God Really Say?
- 2Judas Iscariot, One of the Twelve
- 3Those Disappointed in the Messiah Jesus
- 4The debate over the date of Jesus’ death
- 5Technical Requirements of Publishing in the First Century
- 6Origins of the 12 apostles
- 7The Jews
- 8The Gospels in Numbers
- 9The explanation of Daniel’s 70 weeks
- 10Strong's numbers
Studies 11 to 20
Studies 21 to 30
- 21Jesus’ seven sayings on the cross.
- 22The servant in the Bible: from the Servant of the Lord to the washing of feet
- 23The Book of Revelation
- 24The Presence of the Living One in the Midst of the Churches
- 25Listening, discerning, returning to the first love
- 26Appearance or Truth
- 27The Throne at the Center of the Vision
- 28The Lamb and the Sealed Book
- 29The First Seal, the First Horseman
- 30The Second Seal, the Second Horseman
Studies 31 to 40
- 31The Third Seal, the Third Horseman
- 32The Fourth Seal, the Fourth Horseman
- 33The explanation of Daniel’s 70 weeks
- 34The debate over the date of Jesus’ death
- 35The chronology of the life of Jesus, conclusion
- 36The Ten Plagues of Egypt
- 37The Initial Confrontation Between Moses and Pharaoh
- 38The First Plague: The Water of the Nile Turned to Blood
- 39The Second Plague: The Invasion of the Frogs
- 40The third plague: mosquitoes that emerged from the dust
Studies 41 to 44
Reliability of the Scriptures and other doctrinal topics
Judas Iscariot, One of the Twelve
The figure of Judas Iscariot has long raised many questions...
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Those Disappointed in the Messiah Jesus
There is a universal and timeless principle: when we place our expectations on a charismatic figure, we risk being disappointed...
Reliability of the Scriptures and other doctrinal topics
The debate over the date of Jesus’ death
The dating of the death of Jesus is one of the most debated problems in New Testament research...
Culture, customs and historical context of the New Testament
Technical Requirements of Publishing in the First Century
The aspect of the technical constraints of publishing in the first century seems important to us, because it explains the lack of information...
Reliability of the Scriptures and other doctrinal topics
Origins of the 12 apostles
We propose to analyze the information the Gospels give us about the family ties that unite certain members of the…
Important biblical figures (Jesus' family and circle)
The Jews
Jew, Israelite, Israeli, Hebrews, Semites: how can we make sense of it all?...
The Gospels: context and distinctive features of the accounts
The Gospels in Numbers
Our goal is to determine whether there is a relationship of dependence between these different accounts in the Gospels...
Culture, customs and historical context of the New Testament
The explanation of Daniel’s 70 weeks
It becomes clear that the understanding of Daniel's seventy weeks divides into two distinct approaches depending on the starting point…
Reliability of the Scriptures and other doctrinal topics
Strong's numbers
The Strong system is frequently used in the studies published on this site, with the aim of deepening the understanding of a word in…
Reliability of the Scriptures and other doctrinal topics
Repentance
Pastor Daniel Guillet has kindly authorized the publication of his study, which analyzes in depth the true nature of repentance...
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The inerrancy of the Bible
Certain passages of the biblical texts can pose interpretive challenges, and some scholars attribute these difficulties to potential errors by the authors...
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Death: What the Bible Says
Who has not heard at Christian funerals, "he is with his Lord" or "he is in paradise" or "he…
Culture, customs and historical context of the New Testament
The Prophecy of Saint Malachy
This text examines the reference made by some journalists to the prophecy of Saint Malachy, also known as the prophecy…
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Purgatory
The Bible speaks of the kingdom of God or paradise as a place in the presence of God reserved for those who…
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Salvation
Careful reading of the Bible reveals that salvation occupies a central place in God's plan for humanity...
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Sin
Sin is one of the most fundamental themes of the whole Bible...
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The different judgments
The passage of Luke 12.46-48 highlights a hierarchy of condemnations that results from our position and our behavior on…
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The Different Sins
The notion of capital sins, seven in number, seems to have been established ...
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The Spirit of the Antichrist
The study of the figure of the Antichrist shows that he will not appear miraculously or suddenly...
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Jesus’ seven sayings on the cross.
The study of the seven sayings of Jesus on the cross shows that only the synthesis of the four Gospels makes it possible to grasp…
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The servant in the Bible: from the Servant of the Lord to the washing of feet
The account of the washing of the feet (John 13.1-17) is one of the most striking episodes of the Gospel of John. At first glance,…
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The Book of Revelation
The book of Revelation, the last writing of the New Testament, is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating and most perplexing texts…
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The Presence of the Living One in the Midst of the Churches
The first chapter of Revelation immediately places the risen Jesus the Messiah at the center of history and of the life of the Church...
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Listening, discerning, returning to the first love
The revelation addressed by John to the seven churches of Asia Minor begins in chapter 2 of Revelation, with the first four communities...
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Appearance or Truth
Revelation chapter 3 brings together three messages addressed to three different communities: Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea...
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The Throne at the Center of the Vision
Chapter 4 of Revelation marks a decisive turning point in the narrative...
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The Lamb and the Sealed Book
John draws us into a captivating narrative, marked by particularly symbolic images...
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The First Seal, the First Horseman
John sees a sealed scroll in the hand of God, and the opening of the first seal reveals a rider on a horse…
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The Second Seal, the Second Horseman
The second seal reveals a fiery red horse whose rider receives a sword and the power to take peace from the…
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The Third Seal, the Third Horseman
The third seal reveals a black horse whose rider holds a pair of scales, a symbol of rationing and scarcity...
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The Fourth Seal, the Fourth Horseman
When the Lamb opens the fourth seal, a pale horse appears, and the one who rides it is named Death...
Culture, customs and historical context of the New Testament
The explanation of Daniel’s 70 weeks
It becomes clear that the understanding of Daniel's seventy weeks divides into two distinct approaches depending on the starting point…
Reliability of the Scriptures and other doctrinal topics
The debate over the date of Jesus’ death
The dating of the death of Jesus is one of the most debated problems in New Testament research...
Reliability of the Scriptures and other doctrinal topics
The chronology of the life of Jesus, conclusion
The biblical text served as the reference, and secular history was called upon not to refute it, but to test its coherence…
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The Ten Plagues of Egypt
The ten plagues of Egypt are a progressive revelation of the God of justice and deliverance...
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The Initial Confrontation Between Moses and Pharaoh
Before the plagues, the first meeting between Moses and Pharaoh reveals a clash of sovereignties ...
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The First Plague: The Water of the Nile Turned to Blood
The first plague marks the passage from words to deeds: God inaugurates the pedagogy of signs by striking the Nile,…
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The Second Plague: The Invasion of the Frogs
God then announces a second plague, more intimate and invasive: the frogs, symbols of life and linked to the goddess Heqet...
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The third plague: mosquitoes that emerged from the dust
The third plague differs from the preceding ones: it occurs without a meeting with Pharaoh, without warning or negotiation...
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The fourth plague: the swarms of flies
The fourth plague marks a turning point: God distinguishes Israel from Egypt, revealing his power and his protection...
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The fifth plague: the death of the livestock
The fifth plague inaugurates a new stage: God strikes the livestock, the economic and religious heart of Egypt...
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The Sixth Plague: Boils
The sixth plague marks a turning point: God no longer strikes nature but the bodies of the Egyptians...
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The seventh plague: hail mingled with fire
The seventh plague marks a turning point: God sends a hailstorm mixed with fire, of unprecedented violence, which strikes men,…