Posts by Alex Dong

Team 5 Question 2

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The reason why Paul had to write to the churches in Galatia is because the new population of Gentile followers in Galatia were ‘unsettled’ about the issues centered on the application of the Mosaic laws, specifically, the issue with circumcision and whether Gentiles should follow the Jewish laws. Also according to Ehrman, Paul might be… Continue reading

Team 5 Question 2

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One of the best way to study the Scripture is to compare and look for the differences–Matthew, Mark and Luke as the Synoptic Gospels shares a great amount of the similarities than the differences, however, the Gospel of John, has it’s own unique sources and is different from the three Synoptic Gospels. The main difference… Continue reading

Team 5, Question 3

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There are multiple healing events that were presented in the Bible where Jesus and His fellow disciples heal the ills—but these 2 healing stories from Mark 8:22-26 and 10:46-52 that we will be examining has it’s significant remarks considering the fact that the concept of “blindness” is involved in both cases. Mark 8:22-26 described the… Continue reading