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The Gospel of Luke

  "The Gospel of Luke" Megan Jones  December 30th, 2025    The Authorship of Luke is claimed to be  by most Bible scholars to be  Luke the Physician and Paul's travelling companion from Acts.  Bible scholars have agreed to this. "For example, a natural reading of these tests suggest the author was a travelling companion of Paul's view as early as AD 130."  Both books Acts and Luke are dedicated to the same person Theophilus. And finally, the contents of the Acts readily follow the story of Jesus presented in Luke all Jesus began to do and teach in Acts both books display the same literary devices."  "The External Evidence of Luke" 1- "The early church understood the author of Luke to be Paul's beloved physician." "The earliest ref. to  Luke is found in The Muratrian Church later in the 2nd century. Another fragment of papias found in a Amerarian  writer who quoted Luke 10:18."  Finally, no candidate for authorship other...

The Bleeding Women

  "The Bleeding  Woman"  August 28th, 2025 Mark Chapter 5 verse 21  A woman who had been hemorrhaging for 12 years 26- and had endured much at the hands of physicians and spent all she had and was not helped rather grew worse 27- After hearing about Jesus she touched his cloak and 29-The flow of blood stopped and she felt in her body was healed of her affliction. 30-Jesus preceving power went out of him Who touched my garments? 31- Who touched me? 32- He looked around to see 33- The woman fearing and trembling aware of what to her told him the whole truth. 34- He said "Your faith has made you well Go in peace and be healed of your affiliation." Mark Chapter 5 verse 21  Commentary  A woman who had been hemorrhaging 12 years  "This woman who was in desperate condition, made her unclean if the woman touched anyone." By law she was divorced from her husband." No contact with friends."  26- Endured at the hands of physicians  "Spent all she had a...

What a Christmas Kerfuffle

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  "What a Christmas Kerfulle" Book Review  Travelling Pages Book Tours Author-Mary  Buchanan  I enjoyed this sweet romance  between Liz and Max. The ending of this novel was nicely wrapped up.  F.T.C. Title 16 Disclaimer  "I received a complimentary copy of this book from Travelling Book Tours, I am only required to post a review, though, not necessarily positive or negative." "I am disclosing this in accordance with The F.T.C. Title 16, Part 255, Guides Concerning the use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising." 

Paul

Megan J. "Paul" September 14, 2023  1. Paul's 1st Missionary Journey  Acts Chapter 13 verse 14  Paul in Antioch  "They reached Antioch on the Sabbath and went into the temple and sat down. Came  to Perga, but John left them and went back to Jersualem 14-They con't their journey from Perga, and reached Antioch.  16- Paul stood up and said "You who fear God listen." I have become your father. 34- I will give you the holy and sure promises of David. You will not let your Holy ones decay.  Many of the Jews followed Paul & Barnabas & urged them to con't in the grace of God. 48- When they heard this they rejoiced and honored the word of the Lord & all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.  2. Growth & Perscution in Iconium In Iconium they entered the Jewish temple as usal, and spoke in such a way that both Jews & Gentiles believed.  2-The unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the br...

"Matthew's Gospel"

  Megan Jones  "Matthew's Gospel" August 3rd, 2023  "Scripture of Matthew" "Matthew prefaces his narrative with 2 Chapters about Jesus's ancestry, conception, and infancy (Chapters 1-2) Matthew has a full chapter about Jesus's return from the grave and his final commission of The disciples Chapter 28)  "Outline Matthew"  "The body of Matthew's gospel stresses 2 main facts of Jesus's ministry teaching and preaching and healing 4:23) The Sermon on the Mount clearly illiterates his authoritative teaching 7:29) Chapters 8-9 p. on to group together 10 miracle stories mostly healing) to demo. his authority. in that realm too. Matthew 9:35 repeats the lang. of 4:23 very closely confirming that Chapters 5-9 belong as a unified section." "In his 2nd sermon Jesus calls and commissions the 12." "The next 2 Chapters of narrative, Jesus and his followers to that animarity 11:20) Chapter 13 has long been a turning point ...

"John And The Wedding at Cana"

Megan  "John  And The Wedding at Cana" July 23rd, 2023  "Introduction to John" Longest of the Synoptic  The author is John the apostle. The date of John's Gospel would be AD 70-100. The audience of John's  writing is Jews." p. 5 Osborne, Grant "Unique to John" John Falls into 2 halves Chapters 1-11 Jesus Mighty Deeds and Chapters 12-21, reflecting the events leading up to and including his death and Resurrection. 1st half Chapters 2-11 are dominated by 7 miracles. Chapters 5-10, describe what Jesus did at festival times in Jerusalem, Chapter 11, Jesus's greatest miracle to date. Chapters 12-21. Chapters 13-17, narrate what took [place on the night of Jesus's Betrayal and Farewell Discourse to the disciples. Chapters 18-20, then recount the arrest, trials, crucifixion, and resurrection." Chapter 21, forms the conclusion." p. 264-265 Blomberg. "The wedding at Cana" John Chapter 2 verse 1 On the third day a wedding too...

Matthew and John Contrasting: The Crucifixion Burial, and Resurrection of Jesus"

  By Megan Jones  June 2nd, 2023  "Matthew and John  Contrasting   "The Crucifixion, Burial, and Resurrection, of Jesus" Matthew Chapter 27 verse 46 From noon until 3 in the afternoon darkness came over the land, about 3 in the afternoon Jesus cried out My God, My God, Why hast thou forsaken me? Kings James Version) 48- Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, and offered him a drink. 50- Jesus cried out with a loud voice and gave up his spirit 51-Suddenly the temple curtain of the sanctuary was torn from top to bottom, and the earth quaked and the rocks were split. 52-The tombs of many of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised. 55-Many of the women who had followed Jesus from Galilee Mary Magdalene, Mary mother of James and Joseph and the mother of Zebedee's sons.   "The Crucifixion" John Chapter 19 verse 16  Then they took Jesus away. 17-Carrying the cross by himself, he went out to The Place of the Skull. 18-There they crucified...