Tag «Theology»

Since episkopos, baptizmo, diakonos, etc. are “transliterated” often, could not evangelidzno also be justly transliterated as in e.g. Luke 9:6? [closed]

Since episkopos, baptizmo, diakonos, etc. are “transliterated” often, could not evangelidzno also be justly transliterated as in e.g. Luke 9:6? [closed]

Just as Christianity has co-opted Greek words, such as "baptism," and added new connotation to the Koine Greek, and did not "translate" it, could not, or should not, the word "evangelidzmo (sic) be also translitera…

Is this ancient explosive mixture mentioned in the Apocrypha plausible?

Is this ancient explosive mixture mentioned in the Apocrypha plausible?

I recently decided to read the Apocrypha. Sounded interesting. Anyway, when I got to The Book of Bel and The Dragon, there was this verse, which struck me as particularly interesting:
1:27 Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and did…

Is this ancient explosive mixture mentioned in the Apocrypha plausible?

Is this ancient explosive mixture mentioned in the Apocrypha plausible?

I recently decided to read the Apocrypha. Sounded interesting. Anyway, when I got to The Book of Bel and The Dragon, there was this verse, which struck me as particularly interesting:
1:27 Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and hair, and did…