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Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic words behind our English Bibles: ruach, pneuma, paracletos, gennao, chokmah and more.
6 resources · 0 studies · 3 articles · 3 videos
The Nicene Creed is the most widely shared statement of Christian faith. Yona Tree affirms it — and respectfully proposes four clarifications, beginning with the difference between being begotten and being born.
A Woman who calls herself Wisdom claims to have been with God before the mountains were settled, rejoicing before Him as an architect at His side. Who is she? Scripture, history and Yona Tree's conclusion, kept distinct.
The masculine Greek pronouns usually cited for the Holy Spirit follow one noun, in three chapters of John. A look at paracletos, pneuma and ruach, and the difference between grammatical gender and identity.
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Was Wisdom present before creation? The Hebrew behind Proverbs 8 — nasak, hul, amon — Ezekiel's whirlwind and the Spirit brooding over the waters.
Scripture: Proverbs 8:22–35Ezekiel 1:4
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Why does the New Testament use "He" for the Spirit in John 14–16? Paracletos, pneuma, ruah — and the difference between grammatical gender and identity.
Scripture: John 14:26John 15:26
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Four phrases from the Nicene Creed — one baptism, catholic and apostolic, proceeding from the Father, and born of the Father — examined against Scripture.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:131 Corinthians 1:12–13
