In recent discussions, a question has been raised about King David’s legitimacy, as a son of Jesse. The reasoning behind this question is to try to explain why Jesse would have kept him from the prophet Samuel, as though Jesse were ashamed of David. Some have tried to argue this idea based on various interpretations… Continue reading Was David an Illegitimate Son? A Biblical Perspective
Hellenist is a word that means one who speaks Greek, not simply a Greek person. In the New Testament it is only used in Acts, and referred to Greek-speaking Jewish Christians (Acts 6:1 ESV), Greek speaking Jewish non-Christians (Acts 9:29 ESV) and more. The country of Greece itself is written Hellas in Greek so the… Continue reading In the Bible, who was a Hellenist? Are they a Gentile? A Greek? A Jew? A Christian? A combination?
Adorn the Gospel 