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Tackling Tradition 66 - Simon & Cephas in Luke 24 & 1 Corinthians 15

To whom is Paul referring in 1 Corinthians 15:5?      Is it Peter or someone else?     and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. ( 1 Corinthians 15:5 , ESV) But Peter rose and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; and he went home marveling at what had happened.  ( Luke 24:12 , ESV) saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!”  ( Luke 24:34 , ESV) Most people believe that 1 Corinthians 15:5 is referring to Peter, based on their understanding that John calls Peter “Cephas” in John 1:42. One of the two who heard John speak and followed Jesus was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.  41  He first found his own brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which means Christ).  42  He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of John. You shall be called Cephas” (which means Peter).  ( John 1:40–42 , ESV) —-But ther...
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Once! For Everyone & When & Where

Isaiah 53:1–12 (NASB95): Chapter 53 The Suffering Servant    1 Who has believed our message?  And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?   2 For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot,  And like a root out of parched ground;  He has no stately form or majesty  That we should look upon Him,  Nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him.   3 He was despised and forsaken of men,  A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;  And like one from whom men hide their face  He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.   4 Surely our griefs He Himself bore,  And our sorrows He carried;  Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,  Smitten of God, and afflicted.   5 But He was pierced through for our transgressions,  He was crushed for our iniquities;  The chastening for our well-being fell upon Him,  And by His scourging we are healed.   6 All of us like s...
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John 17 : Christ’s High Priestly Prayer

 John 17:1–18:1 (ESV): The High Priestly Prayer 17 When Jesus had spoken these words, he lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, 2 since you have given him authority over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 4 I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do. 5 And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.  6 “I have manifested your name to the people whom you gave me out of the world. Yours they were, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. 7 Now they know that everything that you have given me is from you. 8 For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that yo...
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Isaiah 53

  Isaiah 53:1–12 (ESV): Who has believed what he has heard from us? Z And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?   2  For he grew up before him like a young plant,  and like a root out of dry ground;      he had no form or majesty that we should look at him,  and no beauty that we should desire him.   3  He was despised and rejected by men,  a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;      and as one from whom men hide their faces  he was despised, and we esteemed him not.   4  Surely he has borne our griefs  and carried our sorrows;      yet we esteemed him stricken,  smitten by God, and afflicted.   5  But he was pierced for our transgressions;  he was crushed for our iniquities;      upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,  and with his wounds we are healed.   6  All we like sheep have ...
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Matthew 22

  Matthew 22:1–46 (ESV): And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, 2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, 3 and sent his servants to call those who were invited to the wedding feast, but they would not come. 4 Again he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those who are invited, “See, I have prepared my dinner, my oxen and my fat calves have been slaughtered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding feast.” ’ 5 But they paid no attention and went off, one to his farm, another to his business, 6 while the rest seized his servants, treated them shamefully, and killed them. 7 The king was angry, and he sent his troops and destroyed those murderers and burned their city. 8 Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding feast is ready, but those invited were not worthy. 9 Go therefore to the main roads and invite to the wedding feast as many as you find.’ 10 And those servants went ...
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O LORD, Hear Our Prayers

Pray for India.
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Go & Sin No More - Easter As Eschatology

John 7:53 - 8:11 looks like a story that (to paraphrase my former New Testament Introduction professor, Maurice Robinson) has the appearance of a narrative that whoever compiled the text didn’t know where to place within the 4 Gospels. Does it belong to John or another author, like Luke? I agree, & I think it was providentially placed in John at a particular point in the narrative structure because it has a greater purpose than other pericopes.    It reminds me of the long ending of Mark & the Tower of Babel narrative in Genesis 11.  Like those 2 texts, when I consider the Pericope Adulterae, I am struck by their eschatological cast.    John 7:53 - 8:11  reminds me of the Book of Revelation, insofar as  Revelation is intended to be read as a short eschatological epic that depicts the full sweep of redemptive history, which is cyclical in nature.  Here’s what I mean by that… First, pay careful attention to the placement of the Pericope...
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