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Scripture Commentary article 2024-03-27

Head Coverings in the Ancient Mediterranean: Research Clippings

Research clippings from Craig Keener's Dictionary of New Testament Background article on head coverings, with supplementary sources. Documents the cultural background of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, showing that head coverings were tied to marital modesty, class status, and regional customs rather than a universal creation ordinance.

1 Cor 11:14–15 1 Cor 11:3 1 Corinthians 11:2–16 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership Egalitarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2024-02-07

Why Mike Winger is Wrong About “Authenteō” in 1 Timothy 2:12 – and Why It Matters

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 12 on the meaning of authenteō in 1 Timothy 2:12

1 Cor. 7:13 1 Corinthians 12:27-31 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2023-03-10

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: “Women Keep Silent” (1 Cor 14:34–35)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 11 on 'women keep silent' in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35

1 Cor 14:35-36 1 Cor. 14:21 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 14 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2021-04-05

The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus

Gary R. Habermas and Michael R. Licona — Kindle highlights from 'The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus'. 110 highlights.

Colossians 2:9 Phil 3:21 Christology Apologetics Resurrection
Scripture Commentary article 2017-06-08

Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Parts 5-7: 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Timothy 3, Galatians 3:28

[Music] the women are to keep silent in the churches for they are not permitted to speak but are to subject themselves just as the law also says if they desire to learn anything let them ask their own husbands at home for it is improper for a woman to speak in church 1 Corinthians 14 has been a diff...

1 Corinthians 14:12 1 Corinthians 14:13 1 Corinthians 14:26 1 Corinthians 14 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2015-05-29

Exploring the Origins of the Bible: Canon Formation in Historical, Literary, and Theological Perspective (Acadia Studies in Bible and Theology)

Emanuel Tov and Craig A. Evans — Kindle highlights from '>-'. 14 highlights.

Lev. 19:18 Biblical Authority Apologetics
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-10-19

@BishopJaxi You’re conflating manuscripts with canon. The codices (Vaticanus, Sinaiticus, etc) are early collections, not authoritative lists. They include disputed writings (Barnabas, Shepherd of Hermas, Psalm 151), showing usage, not definition. F...

@BishopJaxi You’re conflating manuscripts with canon. The codices (Vaticanus, Sinaiticus, etc) are early collections, not authoritative lists. They include disputed writings (Barnabas, Shepherd of Her

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-28

@PubliusJosephus @MWWatHome History is not inspired, scripture is. Reality as you are describing is just what you are used to or prefer. It is not a modern 20th century invention though I admit women have been suppressed since the beginning kind of...

@PubliusJosephus @MWWatHome History is not inspired, scripture is. Reality as you are describing is just what you are used to or prefer. It is not a modern 20th century invention though I admit wome

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-28

@PubliusJosephus @MWWatHome Well, I’ve most certainly considered the context and it seems Paul explicitly tells us that it was for Timothy to stop “certain ones from teaching strange doctrines” (1Ti 1:3) not to stop half the body from teaching the ot...

@PubliusJosephus @MWWatHome Well, I’ve most certainly considered the context and it seems Paul explicitly tells us that it was for Timothy to stop “certain ones from teaching strange doctrines” (1Ti 1

1Ti 1:3 commentary
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-01-28

RT @ryanschatz: @PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 Yes, the difference between deacons

RT @ryanschatz: @PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 Yes, the difference between deacons and elders is that elders must be able to teach. Surely y…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-18

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii While it’s true that Paul, Philo, and Josephus addressed different audiences, it doesn’t preclude Paul from utilizing an older term which better his purpose. Just as modern speakers might use an archaic word to convey a ...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii While it’s true that Paul, Philo, and Josephus addressed different audiences, it doesn’t preclude Paul from utilizing an older term which better his purpose. Just as mode

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-18

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Terran also presents evidence that Philo and Josephus, who wrote around the time of Paul, used αὐθεντής to mean “murderer.” This usage is considered within the context of their literary style and their audience’s underst...

@ravensfoodblog @MikeWingerii Terran also presents evidence that Philo and Josephus, who wrote around the time of Paul, used αὐθεντής to mean “murderer.” This usage is considered within the context of

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-03

@PubliusJosephus @smashbaals Yes to Paul and the apostles. The rest don’t matte

@PubliusJosephus @smashbaals Yes to Paul and the apostles. The rest don’t matter as the foundation is on scripture.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-04

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII @PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 I’m all for more faithful men! Bring them on. But those men should be humble servants. You can’t blame society on the church. Unbelievers will be unbelievers. But if they see the church blindly doing ...

@IIIIIJOSHIIIII @PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 I’m all for more faithful men! Bring them on. But those men should be humble servants. You can’t blame society on the church. Unbelievers will be unbel

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@PubliusJosephus @Peacemaker811 @DickSaban1 We have no record in the New Testame

@PubliusJosephus @Peacemaker811 @DickSaban1 We have no record in the New Testament of anyone said to be the pastor or shepherd (Greek “poimen”) of any local church. No one is specifically identified

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus I’m still surprised that you thought

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus I’m still surprised that you thought I was making a claim to be an apostle. Seems totally out of the blue. Jesus had mercy on us in that while we were sti

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus “You are not an apostle, Ryan” Phew

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus “You are not an apostle, Ryan” Phew! PS> did I claim to be one?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus Every baby is the result of two part

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus Every baby is the result of two parties doing something. In the case of rape, the women should feel the full support of the entire church.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus You are just assuming your opinion. I have shown over and over that you are misconstruing the meaning of those texts. Then assuming your conclusion you assume Priscilla cannot teach a man. But it is very...

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus You are just assuming your opinion. I have shown over and over that you are misconstruing the meaning of those texts. Then assuming your conclusion you as

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus Christ submitted to die for the church. He did what was best for us not what was best for himself. He came to serve, not to be served. The leader is the one who serves everyone. We are all to follow his...

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus Christ submitted to die for the church. He did what was best for us not what was best for himself. He came to serve, not to be served. The leader is the

Philippians 2:5 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

RT @ryanschatz: @DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus “For the husband is

RT @ryanschatz: @DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus “For the husband is the source of the wife (since marriage is defined by the fi…

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus “For the husband is the source of the wife (since marriage is defined by the first couple and Eve came from Adam’s flesh and bone), as Christ also is the source of the church (how?) He Himself being the Sav...

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus “For the husband is the source of the wife (since marriage is defined by the first couple and Eve came from Adam’s flesh and bone), as Christ also is the so

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-03

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus But Paul talks about married women "managing" their households: “Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, and give the enemy no opportunity for reproach” (1 T...

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus But Paul talks about married women "managing" their households: “Therefore, I want younger widows to get married, have children, manage their households, an

1 Timothy 5:14 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-25

@OutOfThePocket Surely he knows of Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Suetonius, Thallus, Mara Bar Serapion, Lucian of Samosata, Josephus, and later apologists like Justin Martyr and Athenagoras? Also, regardless of Roman and Greek external sources, he int...

@OutOfThePocket Surely he knows of Tacitus, Pliny the Younger, Suetonius, Thallus, Mara Bar Serapion, Lucian of Samosata, Josephus, and later apologists like Justin Martyr and Athenagoras? Also, rega

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-21

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus I’m not asking you to justify Paul’s words (Paul did not restrict women because they were females); I’m asking you to justify your words. Paul’s reference to the anaphoric “a woman” is not any woman becaus...

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus I’m not asking you to justify Paul’s words (Paul did not restrict women because they were females); I’m asking you to justify your words. Paul’s reference

1 Tim 2:14 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-20

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus Qualifications are based on character, not one’s sex, skin color, whether they are married or not or their social status. You are reading into the requirements what you were brought up to believe. Not sur...

@DickSaban1 @Peacemaker811 @PubliusJosephus Qualifications are based on character, not one’s sex, skin color, whether they are married or not or their social status. You are reading into the requirem

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-17

@PubliusJosephus @Peacemaker811 @DickSaban1 Romans 16:3–5 (NIV): “Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus. They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Gentiles are grateful to them. **Greet also the chu...

@PubliusJosephus @Peacemaker811 @DickSaban1 Romans 16:3–5 (NIV): “Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus. They risked their lives for me. Not only I but all the churches of the Ge

Romans 16:3 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 @njbemont It’s not about teaching “authority” but a

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 @njbemont It’s not about teaching “authority” but about gifting. It’s a serving role for the growth, maturity and protection of the body, not a ruling over role.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-12

@DickSaban1 @PubliusJosephus @njbemont That is an idiom that means faithful in m

@DickSaban1 @PubliusJosephus @njbemont That is an idiom that means faithful in marriage. Paul wasn’t married and advocated for others to remain single as he was.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@DickSaban1 @PubliusJosephus @njbemont Elders are required to be able to teach,

@DickSaban1 @PubliusJosephus @njbemont Elders are required to be able to teach, not deacons. Deacons are appointed for works of service.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-10

@PubliusJosephus @njbemont @DickSaban1 Someone who serves as a leader of others is serving in the office of deacon. “that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you help her in whatever matter she may have need of you...

@PubliusJosephus @njbemont @DickSaban1 Someone who serves as a leader of others is serving in the office of deacon. “that you receive her in the Lord in a manner worthy of the saints, and that you he

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 How can you say it is exclusionary to men and not a

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 How can you say it is exclusionary to men and not also excluding unmarried men? The statement you are drawing on to say it is exclusionary to men says husband.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 There was a dividing wall between ethnic groups (Jew/Gentile), between those of the opposite sex (male/female) and those of different social status (slave/free), but all those walls came down in the church (Gal 3:26-29). ...

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 There was a dividing wall between ethnic groups (Jew/Gentile), between those of the opposite sex (male/female) and those of different social status (slave/free), but all t

Gal 3:26-29 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 Yes, the difference between deacons and elders is that elders must be able to teach. Surely you agree that women are also gifted to teach. So you must think they can teach children and other women? What makes men so un...

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 Yes, the difference between deacons and elders is that elders must be able to teach. Surely you agree that women are also gifted to teach. So you must think they can tea

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 If the requirement "one wife husband" is the same for both elders and deacons and females can be deacons, then on that basis there is no restriction females cannot be elders. Leadership leads to Christ and His Word; it i...

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 If the requirement "one wife husband" is the same for both elders and deacons and females can be deacons, then on that basis there is no restriction females cannot be elde

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-11

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 Paul nowhere says that Phoebe is an exception, so we have to consider whether our understanding of what Paul was intending in 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1 is correct. Further, it's not just Phoebe we have to consider, but even mo...

@PubliusJosephus @DickSaban1 Paul nowhere says that Phoebe is an exception, so we have to consider whether our understanding of what Paul was intending in 1 Tim 3 and Titus 1 is correct. Further, it'

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Theology verse entry

Luke 24:1-26

Sections: cross_references, debate_points, exegesis, greek_analysis

Luke 24:1-26 resurrection witnesses,women,testimony,unbelief,commission,egalitarian,prejudice
Theology verse entry

Hebrews 5:9-10

Sections: exegesis

Hebrews 5:9-10 source,aitios,archegos,salvation,christ,origin
Theology greek term

αἴτιος (aitios)

cause, source, author; responsible

greek
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Keener's only example of defensive household codes: Josephus' Against Apion

Mike examines the sole concrete example Keener offers.

Craig Keener Josephus Against Apion (Contra Apion)
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Josephus' household code actually supports complementarian view, not egalitarian

Mike argues the Josephus example backfires on the egalitarian case.

household codes Josephus Against Apion
Mike Winger idea 2022-08-15

Multiple problems with reading Ephesians 5 as cultural defense

Mike lists remaining issues with the cultural-bowing interpretation.

Ephesians 5 Ephesians 5 cultural bowing Josephus parallel
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-01

Historical evidence that Herod the Great was extremely paranoid and murderous — he killed three of his own sons and executed hundreds on suspicion alone, making the Massacre of the Innocents entirely consistent with his character

Mike builds a positive case that Herod killing children in Bethlehem is historically plausible

Matthew 2 apologetics historicity Herod the Great
Mike Winger idea 2018-12-01

Refutation of 'Romans never removed crucifixion victims': Josephus explicitly records that in Jerusalem, Jews were permitted by Romans to take down crucified bodies and bury them before sunset — directly supporting the Gospel burial account

Mike counters the 'no burial possible' claim with Josephus

resurrection apologetics crucifixion
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-20

Ancient historians' three-tiered hierarchy of sources: first-person, interrogated eyewitness, written account

Historical methodology framework used by ancient historians, applied to understanding Papias.

Richard Bauckham Josephus historical method
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-20

Luke does not criticize prior Gospel narratives; he adds to them with more data

Distinguishing Luke's prologue from other ancient authors who criticize predecessors.

Luke 1:1-4 Luke Josephus Gospel reliability ancient historiography
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-27

Women as witnesses - criterion of embarrassment in male-centered culture

Why early Christians would not invent women as the first witnesses

Bart Ehrman Women witnesses Criterion of embarrassment
Mike Winger idea 2019-02-27

Roman crucifixion burial practice rebutted by Josephus and archaeological evidence

Addressing main historical objection to empty tomb

Josephus Roman burial practices
Mike Winger idea 2019-03-14

Refutation of Paulogia's claim that Romans denied honorable burial to crucifixion victims: Josephus explicitly says Romans made an exception for Jews

Mike provides a specific example of responding to a resurrection objection

Josephus empty tomb swoon theory
Mike Winger idea 2019-04-03

Josephus, Antiquities 20: The death of James, brother of Jesus who was called Christ, under High Priest Ananus — a non-Christian, undisputed historical source

The strongest external confirmation of James's martyrdom — from a non-Christian Jewish historian

James the brother of Jesus Josephus apostolic martyrdom non-Christian attestation
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