From the day of Pentecost onwards, the resurrection became the focal point of the apostles’ teaching. ‘Then they put him to death by nailing him to a cross. But God raised him from death three days later . . . These are the fundamentals of the Christian faith.
It is worth noting the constant. reference to Old Testament prophecies in the New Testament. Read more
Was a common first name for a Jewish man. Nine others of this name are known at the time. It was the Greek version of three common Hebrew names,
Joshua, Jehoshua and Jeshua. This was the name by which Jesus was known in his lifetime, and it occurs nearly 600 “ales in the Gospels. Its meaning was: ‘The Lord (Yahweh) is my help’ or ‘Yahweh rescues’. Later New Testament writers use the name rarely; only the writer to the Hebrews uses it much. It stresses Jesus‘ humanity, as the carpenter of Nazareth. Read more
