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John 3:5 "born of water and the Spirit": Mike defers to Michael Heiser's podcast work placing this in its Jewish context

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 6) 00:42:54 – 00:44:25

Question from Jesse Crocus about whether "born of water" in John 3:5 refers to water baptism, physical birth, or something else

Mike acknowledges having done extensive studies on this but cannot recall enough detail to summarize. He refers listeners to Michael Heiser's podcast on John 3 / Jesus's conversation with Nicodemus. Heiser surveys scholarship on the interpretive options and — from what Mike recalls — is most critical of the baptismal regeneration reading. The key interpretive lens is placing the dialogue in its first-century Jewish context.

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@LearningReason @itskellydiane @SummrWrites Ok, there is certainly something going on⎯though it seems to be with the Judiazers. In Jewish contexts, if a wife were to become a Christian and then were found to be uncovered in public, this may lead to ...

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@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz There were too much tongues so some Judaizers came in and tried to fix things by saying “women shouldn’t speak”. To them, having come from a Jewish context it would have been you heard of to have women speak. Paul...

@ymmotrojam @brmorris @CherylSchatz There were too much tongues so some Judaizers came in and tried to fix things by saying “women shouldn’t speak”. To them, having come from a Jewish context it would

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20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 6) @ 00:42:54

2020-10-02