matthew - Why are centurions featured so frequently in the New ...
2020年9月24日 · Centurions received a much higher rate of pay than the average legionary. Veteran legionaries often worked as tenants of their former centurions. Unlike legionaries, the Roman Centurions carried their swords on their left side as a sign of distinction and carried the pugio (dagger) on the right, as the sidearm.
Healing of the Centurion's παῖς (servant, son?) in Matthew 8:5-13
2015年4月1日 · I have heard it said that the Centurion in Matthew 8 was refering to his "παῖς" in the sense of servant or slave, and all translations seem to take it that way.
Did the centurion Cornelius of Acts 10 have an illicit family?
In Acts 10 it states: 1 At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion in what was known as the Italian Regiment. 2 He and all his family were devout and God-fearing; he gave generousl...
history - Were Roman Soldiers allowed to Marry? The Word παῖς …
Matthew 8:5-13 and Luke 7:1-10 mentions a story of Centurion whose servant was healed by Jesus. Matthew in 8:5 uses the word pais which may mean son. However, Luke 7:2 uses the word dulos specifyin...
matthew - Did the centurion have Saving Faith? - Biblical …
2022年6月8日 · We read in Gal 2:16 - know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ.So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
Why did the Jews accept the Synagogue built by a non-Jew in …
2023年5月23日 · Luke 7:4 KJV. And when they came to Jesus, they besought him instantly, saying, That he [the Centurion] was worthy for whom he should do this: 5 For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue
history - Who are the soldiers in John 18:3? - Biblical Hermeneutics ...
2013年4月10日 · Then he called two of his centurions and ordered them, “Get ready a detachment of two hundred soldiers, seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go to Caesarea at nine tonight. (Acts 23:23) Being so near the timeline of Christ this gives us an idea of how many soldiers may have been present at Christ's arrest.
leviticus - Did Peter cut off the slave's ear to disqualify him as a ...
This is a reasonable interpretation, but it seems to rest on your first two points, both of which aren't supported by the text, even if it doesn't contradict them: The text doesn't say that Malchus wasn't a priest by birth, and it doesn't say that Peter wasn't aiming explicitly for the ear (the fact that he was a fisherman doesn't seem significant; why would he be carrying a sword if he didn't ...
jesus - Why is the healing of Malchus’ ear only found in the …
2016年6月26日 · To assume that it is a fabrication, is an option, however, it is not the only or best option, given the contemporary witnesses to substantiate these claims, given the acceptance of Luke's gospel by those apostles who were there at that time, given the values and ethics of the followers of Jesus.
In Matthew 27:52, how were the bodies "raised" but only later …
2020年2月11日 · In Matthew 27:52, how were the bodies “raised” but only later “came out of the tomb”? There is reason to believe that this little story about the saints rising and wandering the streets of Jerusalem, whatever the timeline, got inserted later for whatever reason, i.e. it was not part of the original narrative.