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Greatest Heroes of the Bible: Abraham's Sacrifice (1979, TV episode) Animated Stories from the Bible: Abraham and Isaac (1992, TBN, TV episode) Abraham (1993, TNT Bible Series) Abraham: The Friend of God (2008) (Iran) Abe and the Amazing Promise (2009) Young Abraham (2011) His Only Son (2023)
The Hebrew scriptures were an important source for the New Testament authors. [13] There are 27 direct quotations in the Gospel of Mark, 54 in Matthew, 24 in Luke, and 14 in John, and the influence of the scriptures is vastly increased when allusions and echoes are included, [14] with half of Mark's gospel being made up of allusions to and citations of the scriptures. [15]
In 2 Corinthians 1:23 and Galatians 1:20 Paul of Tarsus swears oaths, and in Hebrews 6:17 God himself swears an oath. Most Christian apologists have thus concluded that this verse is either Jesus using hyperbole to emphasize his point, or failing to mention exceptions to this rule that would have been implicit to his audience.
The Hebrew Bible makes reference to a number of covenants (Hebrew: בְּרִיתוֹת) with God ().These include the Noahic Covenant set out in Genesis 9, which is decreed between God and all living creatures, as well as a number of more specific covenants with Abraham, the whole Israelite people, the Israelite priesthood, and the Davidic lineage of kings.
Schweizer feels that as with the previous verse Jesus is countering the belief that swearing by things other than God is not equivalent to swearing by God. Thus he argues that swearing by the earth is the same as swearing by God as the earth is "god's footstool", while swearing by Jerusalem is the same as swearing by God as it is his city. [5]
The Daniel 9:27 commentary found in the 1599 Geneva Bible connects the verse with the New King James Version translation of Matthew 26:28. In this interpretation, the angel Gabriel reveals the coming New Blood Covenant of the Messiah, [ clarification needed ] which is the fulfillment of the promise that through Abraham 's seed all the nations ...
After Vice President Kamala Harris’ historic swearing-in on Jan. 20, social media users started circulating claims that Harris purportedly refused to rest her hand on the Bible while taking the ...
The film references passages in the Bible about Cyrus the Great, which many Christian fans of Trump have compared him to. [18] [7] The movie's authority element extends into its presentation of domestic families, where a female submits to the permissions and demands of a male. Colbert does not start the Trump prayer chain until her husband ...