Bible-related controversies

cities mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Qur'an

natural number

number associated with the beast in the Book of Revelation; either 666 or 616, depending on the manuscript

New Testament symbol

four men (James, Joseph/Joses, Judas, Simon) described in the New Testament as brothers of Jesus, along with unnamed sisters; in Christian denominations teaching the perpetual virginity of Mary, rationalized as half-siblings or other relatives

Interpolated phrase in verses 5:7–8 of 1 John

passage (John 7:53–8:11) from the Gospel of John that does not appear in the earliest manuscripts

summary of passages involving homosexuality in the Bible

Gospel according to Mark, chapter 16

one of the two beasts described in the Book of Revelation; the first comes out of the sea, while the second comes out of the earth and directs people to worship the first beast; they are defeated by Christ and are thrown into the lake of fire

a term used differently by different authors concerning biblical interpretation

The Judaizers were a faction of the Jewish Christians, both of Jewish and non-Jewish origins, who regarded the Levitical laws of the Old Testament as still binding on all Christians. They tried to enforce Jewish circumcision upon the Gentile converts to early Christianity and were strenuously opposed and criticized for their behavior by the Apostle Paul, who employed many of his epistles to refute their doctrinal positions.

Gospel according to John, chapter 21

position of preeminence that is attributed to Peter among the Twelve Apostles

Book of Leviticus, chapter 18

women mentioned in the Bible

characters in the bible

act that violates divine law and is unforgivable by God

arguments that prophecies of Muhammad exist in the Bible

slavery in the Bible

Catholic church's allowance on dissolution of marriage

Bible and violence

Protestant school of interpretation of Pauline literature, founded in the 1960s, seeking to lift Pauline literature out of the Lutheran-Reformed framework and interpret them based on what is said to be an understanding of 1st-century Judaism

thirty-first chapter of Numbers in the Hebrew and Christian Bible

Christian movement asserting the superiority of the King James Version of the Bible

bible specifically edited for slaves

dispute and controversy in Christianity

passages relating to homosexuality in the New Testament

Christian denomination in the United States

2020 controversial presidential photo op

Sexual violence in the Hebrew Bible

Biblical event recorded in the book of Exodus

Persecuted of Christians for their heterodox beliefs by a Jewish establishment in what was then the Roman province of Judea

Paul the Apostle and Jewish Christianity

summary of passages involving homosexuality in the Hebrew Bible

belief that the Christian New Testament was originally written in Aramaic

readings of the biblical Book of Genesis that treat elements of the narrative as symbols or types