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The Kingdom of God is "among you." Where? context

The Kingdom of God is "among you." Where?

The words of Jesus recorded in Luke 17:20–21 belong to the best-known, and at the same time the most interpretatively burdened, statements concerning the ki…

Peter Van Heugten February 10, 2026
Back projection Back projection

Back projection

One of the most common interpretive errors in reading the Bible is retrospective projection: the attribution of meanings, questions, and cognitive categories t…

Peter Van Heugten February 09, 2026
Blessed are the poor in spirit, or who? Dynamic Equivalence

Blessed are the poor in spirit, or who?

The words of Jesus recorded in Mt 5:3 constitute the first condition of happiness in the Sermon on the Mount and at the same time one of the most heavily inter…

Peter Van Heugten February 09, 2026
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