by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. As stated last week, the raising of the dead is another special case similar to the cleansing of leprosy. Only in Matthew 10:8 did the Lord explicitly command the Twelve to “raise the dead,” while the mention of the dead being raised grouped together with the other miraculous signs and…
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The One Coming – Part 3
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. As mentioned last week, what the Lord instructed his disciples (i.e., to heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers and cast out demons) when he sent them out earlier as narrated only in Matthew 10:8, should be seen in parallel with the continuous occurring of such events contained in…
The One Coming – Part 2
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. As instructed by John the Baptist, his disciples approached our Lord Jesus and asked him this question (Matthew 11:3; cf. Luke 7:19, 20 with my formal translation): 3… Σὺ εἶ ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἢ ἕτερον προσδοκῶμεν; 3… Are you the One Coming or do we await/expect another? By asking if the…
The One Coming – Part 1
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. Now we explore another passage in the Gospel according to Matthew. Our text deals with the notable question of John the Baptist to our Lord Jesus about his identity as a messiah or the Messiah. This also has a parallel in the Gospel according to Luke. John was now imprisoned…
The Teaching of the Lord Jesus about Prayer – Part 5
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. As a wrap up, we will explore some theological nuances of the Disciple’s Prayer that are brought about by the way just one verse in that prayer, namely Matthew 6:13, is translated. And then we shall look at and revisit some other parts within the text of Matthew 6:9-15. Let…
The Teaching of the Lord Jesus about Prayer – Part 4
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. Now let us go back and concentrate on the petition section of the Lord’s Prayer and just one verse in that prayer, namely Matthew 6:11. Let us look at the Greek and some representative translations of Matthew 6:11 which is clearly a “petitioning” or asking God for this or that…
The Teaching of the Lord Jesus about Prayer – Part 3
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. As I wrote last week, we will study more about thanksgiving blessings as found in the ancient Jewish תפילת העמידה Amidah Prayer and those found in the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) and compare them with those found in the Gospels. Let us recall the thanksgiving section of the Amidah Prayer…
The Teaching of the Lord Jesus about Prayer – Part 2
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. As I wrote last week, the ancient Jewish תפילת העמידה Amidah Prayer or the שמנה עשרה Shemoneh Esreh, originally 18 benedictions or prayers but now 19 in number; were subdivided into 3 parts. There is a praise/worship section, a petition section and a thanksgiving section. Furthermore, the Amidah/Shemoneh Esreh/18 Benedictions…
The Teaching of the Lord Jesus about Prayer – Part 1
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. In the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord Jesus continues to teach on many and varied discipleship aspects about the Kingdom of Heaven. Then he teaches about prayer as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew (6:5-15), and with a (shorter) parallel in the Gospel of Luke (11:1-4). In Luke 11:1…
Fulfillment of the Torah and the Prophets
by Ptr. Art Calaguas Shalom. After finishing our explorations of the εγώ εἰμι (“I AM”) declarations of our Lord Jesus in the Gospel of John and the other New Testament (NT) books, we now turn to study certain narratives, periscopes and verses in the Gospel of Matthew. According to Bible scholars, the Gospel of Matthew…