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NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson X) John Bunyan (1628-1688) sees what Paul is talking about here in verses four and five as a reflection on what happened … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson IX) Early church writer Ambrosiaster (335 -397 AD), feels that the term “fullness of time” also refers to the cessation of all … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson VIII) And there was one more factor to consider, Jesus Himself says that no one should think that He came to do … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson VII) Andrew G. Roth translates verse three from the Aramaic text as follows: “Even so with us, when we were young, we … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson VI) Methodist pastor, professor, and writer Daniel D. Whedon (1808-1885) was a strong advocate of the doctrines of Arminianism and freewill versus … Continue reading →

WHAT’S IN A NAME – In 1852 an English Confectioner named Sam German was working for the Baker Chocolate Company, located in Lower Mills Village on the Neponset River between Dorchester and Milton, Massachusetts. He was experimenting with various blends … Continue reading →

FIVE MYTHS ABOUT WOMEN IN THE NEW TESTAMENT Many readers of the New Testament often imagine that women’s lives in the first and second centuries were highly restricted. While women were definitely not considered the equals of men in wealth … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson V) A contemporary of Augustine’s, Marius Victorinus, offers his insight on the matter. It is understood that every minor heir is under … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson IV) G. K. Barrett gives us an informative explanation of the Greek noun paidagogos (educator), a word for which there is no … Continue reading →

NEW TESTAMENT CRITICAL COMMENTARY by Dr. Robert R. Seyda PAUL’S LETTER TO THE GALATIAN CHURCHES CHAPTER FOUR (Lesson III) English theologian and Bishop of Durham, J. B. Lightfoot (1828-1889), looked at both the Roman and Jewish laws on tutorship related … Continue reading →