Why Did Jesus Feed the 5,000?
This short series that illustrates both the importance of context and the danger of harmonization. Context is the literary or historical situation surrounding a passage of Scripture. Harmonization is...
View ArticleThe Feeding of 5,000 According to John
Why did Jesus feed the 5,000? Each Gospel writer gives a different answer. In this post, I’ll unpack John’s account. I’ll start wide before zooming in on the passage. The Book John leaves no doubt...
View ArticleThe Feeding of 5,000 According to Matthew
Why did Jesus feed the 5,000? Each Gospel writer gives a different answer. In this post, I’ll unpack Matthew’s account. I’ll start wide before zooming in on the passage. The Book Matthew is not as...
View ArticleThe Feeding of 5,000 According to Luke
Why did Jesus feed the 5,000? Each Gospel writer gives a different answer. In this post, I’ll unpack Luke’s account. I’ll start wide before zooming in on the passage. Ron Cogswell (2012), Creative...
View ArticleThe Feeding of 5,000 According to Mark
Why did Jesus feed the 5,000? Each Gospel writer gives a different answer. In this post, I’ll unpack Mark’s account. I’ll start wide before zooming in on the passage. The Book In one sense, Mark’s...
View ArticleFour Reasons Why Jesus Fed the 5,000
Jill M (2007), Creative Commons Other than Jesus’ resurrection, the feeding of the 5,000 is the only miracle to occur in all four Gospels. This repetition gives it a high degree of importance. We...
View ArticleBeware Unpleasant Harmony
Have you ever tried singing unaccompanied hymns with a group of tone-deaf people? It presents a unique challenge: Can we hold the tune? Will we end in the same key in which we began? Is the melody...
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