Lexham PressSometimes Jesus’ words are confusing—like when he told the thief on the cross, “Today you will be with Me in Paradise” in Luke 23:43. What did he mean? In Navigating Tough Texts: A Guide to Problem Passages in the New Testament, Murray J. Harris...
While the core message of the New Testament is clear, sometimes complicated passages can make us scratch our heads—like why Jesus said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan!” in Mark 8:33. In Navigating Tough Texts, Murray J. Harris (author of the...
Anyone who is being crucified suffers from dehydration, with the mouth and throat unbearably dry and the tongue grossly swollen (see Ps 22:15). At first Jesus had refused the relief of the offered sour wine (Matt 27:34) so that all of his senses...
Jesus made seven statements about being the “bread from heaven,” but the first one might be the biggest head-scratcher: I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will...
The meaning of “binding and loosing” in Matthew 16:19 has caused many students of the Bible to scratch their heads: I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on...
By Murray J. Harris What does “lead us not into temptation” mean in the Lord’s prayer in Matthew 6:13? In this excerpt adapted from Navigating Tough Texts: A Guide to Problem Passages in the New Testament, Murray J. Harris explores this part of the...