New Testament References to Angels

New Testament References to Angels: Paul refers to the ranks of angels (“principalities, powers” et…

The Teaching of Jesus About Angels

It is quite certain that our Lord accepted the main teachings of Old Testament about angels, as wel…

Angel Appearances in the New Testament

Angel Appearances in the New Testament: Nothing is related of angels in New Testament which is inco…

The Angel of the Theophany

This Angel of the Theophany is spoken of as “the angel of Yahweh,” and “the angel of the presence …

General Titles of Our Lord

This term has been used by theologians to describe the various characters of our Lord's redempt…

ANGEL – Definition and Scripture Terms

The word angel is applied in Scripture to an order of supernatural or heavenly beings whose busines…

What does “Apostle” mean?

Apostle (αποστολος, [ apostolos , literally, “one sent forth,” an envoy, missionary): For the meaning…

The Apostleship in the New Testament

We are led then to the conclusion that the true differentia of the New Testament apostleship lay in…

Apostle and other Meanings

It is sometimes said by those who recognize that there were other apostles besides the Twelve and P…

The Apostle Paul

The very fact that the name “apostle” means what it does would point to the impossibility of confin…

The Twelve Apostles

In the New Testament history we first hear of the term as applied by Jesus to the Twelve in connect…

Jesus and the Ten Commandments

Our Lord, in the interview with the rich young ruler, gave a recapitulation of the commandments tre…

Council of Carthage, Jerome; Augustine

The Council of Carthage in 397, in connection with its decree “that aside from the canonical Script…

Athanasius (New Testament Canon)

Athanasius in one of his pastoral letters in connection with the publishing of the ecclesiastical c…

Eusebius (Canon New Testament)

In the early part of the 4th century Eusebius (270-340 ad), bishop of Caesarea before 315, sets bef…

Cyprian (New Testament Canon)

In the West history of the New Testament Canon , the name of Cyprian , bishop of Carthage (248-58 ad)…

Dionysius (New Testament Canon)

Another noted name of this century concerning the New Testament Canon is Dionysius of Alexandria , a…

Origen (New Testament Canon)

The period included by the 3rd and 4th centuries - It has been said that “the question of the canon…

The Muratorian Fragment (New Testament Canon)

Just here we come upon the Muratorian Fragment , so called because discovered in 1740 by the librari…

Irenaeus and the Canon of the New Testament

That expression we may study in Irenaeus as representative of the period. He was born in Asia Minor…