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James Bejon

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James Bejon

@JamesBejon

Christian || Church-goer || Researcher @Tyndale_House || Student || by God’s grace. Views not to be blamed on others. Free Substack link below.

London, England

jamesbejon.substack.com

Joined May 2017

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James Bejon
@JamesBejon
Feb 8, 2024
THREAD: Strands of Salvation in the Synoptics Joseph isn’t the only beloved son to be given a multi-coloured coat. Jesus is given one too, though by the hands of ungodly men. In Matthew it’s scarlet (kokkinos); in Mark it’s purple (porphyra); …
James Bejon
@JamesBejon
Feb 26, 2024
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Michael Harriot
@michaelharriot
Feb 26, 2024
Who was the FIRST famous person whose death affected you personally?
James Bejon
@JamesBejon
May 19, 2022
🧵 THREAD: Time in the Gospel of John For John, Jesus’ crucifixion takes place at a highly significant moment: the 7th hour of a 7-week cycle of a 49th year. For more, please scroll down.
James Bejon
@JamesBejon
Dec 2, 2020
While people provide their guests with water and hospitality in the Bible, no one is ever said to wash anyone else’s feet; people are left to wash their own feet (Gen. 18.4, 19.2, 24.32, 43.24, Exod. 30.19, 21, 40.31, Judg. 19.21, Sng. 5.3)… …until we get to Jesus (John 13).
James Bejon
@JamesBejon
Nov 1, 2019
THREAD: Judas appears to die in quite different ways in the texts of Matt. 27 and Acts 1. That fact raises a number of important questions. The most obvious is how the two accounts are supposed to be reconciled. But an equally important question to consider is *why*...
James Bejon
@JamesBejon
Feb 9, 2021
THREAD: Once More into the Details of Judas’s Death. SUB-TITLE: An embarrassment to inerrantists or an embarrassment of riches? SPOILER: I’m of the latter view. I do, however, think Judas’s death presents inerrantists with a challenge, just not the normal one.
James Bejon
@JamesBejon
Jun 13, 2022
THREAD: Jesus’ Two Genealogies Why two? Why genealogies at all? And what if we don’t know the answers? For a few thoughts on the matter, please scroll down. #GodIsInTheDetails
James Bejon
@JamesBejon
Sep 20, 2023
When Egypt had run out of bread, Pharaoh told the people to go to see Joseph, who’d just turned thirty, and to do whatever he said (ὃ ἐὰν εἴπῃ ὑμῖν, ποιήσατε!). Sadly, his brothers didn’t recognise him. Some time later, when a certain wedding had run out of wine,…
James Bejon
@JamesBejon
Jan 9, 2025
Replying to @AriLamm
For me, a big problem with hypotheses like these is that you can spin them any way you want. For instance, suppose we want to have Aaron as the initial exodus-instigator and Moses as the added character. Well, we simply highlight a different set of ‘weird’ details and ask
James Bejon
@JamesBejon
May 11, 2019
THREAD: Ezekiel’s temple, John 19-21, and lots of numbers (153 included). SPOILER: Not for the faint-hearted. Over 100 posts to come. WHY? A general lack of material on two-cubit-jambs, five-cubit-vestibules, and their relevance to Peter’s haul of fish. #JambsMatter
James Bejon
@JamesBejon
Dec 12, 2022
🧵 THREAD: Into the Christmas Narratives Again… TITLE: The Shepherds, the Manger, the River Chebar, and the Siege of Jerusalem As the time for nativity sermons draws near, may I suggest a reconsideration of the sometimes overlooked connections between Luke and Ezekiel 1–11?
James Bejon
@JamesBejon
Jul 25, 2023
NOTE: In Revelation 4, John is taken into heaven’s throne-room. The appearance of the one seated there is compared to ‘jasper’ and ‘carnelain’ (σαρδιον), and around the throne is an ‘emerald’ rainbow. Why these gemstones in particular?
James Bejon
@JamesBejon
Dec 15, 2019
THREAD: The Genius of Matthew’s Genealogy. The more I study Matthew’s genealogy, the more impressed I am by its content and construction. What follows can probably best be described as καινὰ καὶ παλαιά = ‘things new and old’. Hopefully it’ll be of use to someone.
James Bejon
@JamesBejon
Mar 18, 2021
<THREAD> Matthew and Luke’s genealogies are often dismissed as irreconcilable. Elsewhere, I’ve tried to show that they’re not. Here, I’ll simply highlight some of their numerical and thematic harmonies, which, I claim, have significant implications.