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Matthew and Luke present genealogies of Jesus with different structures, directions, and Davidic branches. Learn how to compare the lists, understand Jacob and Heli, and separate t...
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A practical guide to the official October 3 to 12 schedule for choosing a day, Mass, novena, special celebration and live broadcast.
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The Holy See confirms two October celebrations presided over by Leo XIV: the Pontifical Universities Mass on October 8 and the closing Mass for the 10th anniversary meeting of Amor...
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In his September 16 catechesis, Leo XIV connects Gaudium et Spes with artificial intelligence and warns against transferring decisions proper to conscience to algorithms. Understan...
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Explanations of verses and passages that consider the full section, literary genre, historical context and major Protestant interpretations.
Bible & Translations11 articlesFormation of the canon, manuscripts, the history of the Bible and differences among translations used in Brazilian evangelical circles.
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The Vatican uses “witnesses to the faith” more broadly than canonical martyrdom. See where historical remembrance ends and a beatification cause begins.
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The Vatican note A Journey of Hope rereads Nostra Aetate without replacing it, reinforcing religious freedom, opposition to antisemitism and Islamophobia, formation for dialogue, a...
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The universal Church marks the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, but the Holy See authorized Brazil to keep its main emphasis on the last Sunday of September, alongside Bible Month.
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The universal decree sets October 9 for Saint John Henry Newman as an Optional Memorial and explains how the texts enter calendars and liturgical books.
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Learn why the Catholic calendar brings Michael, Gabriel and Raphael together on September 29, where each appears in the Bible, and how observance differs among Christian traditions...
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Matthew 6:12 uses Greek words for “debts/debtors,” but the context is the forgiveness of sin. See why some Portuguese translations preserve the metaphor while others make the sense...
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Learn the origin of Bible Day, its timeline in Brazil, what Law 10,335/2001 establishes and how to calculate the date each year.
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The 95 Theses challenged the preaching and use of indulgences, but they did not yet amount to the later Protestant program or a complete break with Rome.
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The final doxology of the Lord’s Prayer appears in many manuscripts but is absent from important ancient witnesses. See why translations include it, omit it, or flag it in notes.
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Explanations of verses and passages that consider the full section, literary genre, historical context and major Protestant interpretations.
Matthew and Luke present genealogies of Jesus with different structures, directions, and Davidic branches. Learn how to compare the lists, understand Jacob and Heli, and separate t...
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Formation of the canon, manuscripts, the history of the Bible and differences among translations used in Brazilian evangelical circles.
Understand the Comma Johanneum, the difference between Greek manuscript evidence and the Latin tradition, and why some translations retain the longer reading while others move it t...
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Acts 8:37 is an ancient textual variant: see why some Bibles retain it, others use brackets or footnotes, and what the manuscript evidence actually shows.
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Learn why many Bibles use LORD for YHWH, how Adonai fits the tradition, and what capitalization actually signals.
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Modern numbering appeared centuries after the biblical texts. See the timeline, earlier systems, and how to read beyond editorial divisions.
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In his September 16 catechesis, Leo XIV connects Gaudium et Spes with artificial intelligence and warns against transferring decisions proper to conscience to algorithms. Understan...
Read articleThe Vatican uses “witnesses to the faith” more broadly than canonical martyrdom. See where historical remembrance ends and a beatification cause begins.
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The Vatican note A Journey of Hope rereads Nostra Aetate without replacing it, reinforcing religious freedom, opposition to antisemitism and Islamophobia, formation for dialogue, a...
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Open Scripture is an informational blog about the Bible and Evangelical/Protestant Christianity. We explain passages, people, books, translations, beliefs, practices, denominations, historical events, and Christian dates using accessible language and identifiable sources. When different traditions reach different conclusions, we seek to show whose interpretation each one is and what evidence supports the discussion. The blog does not represent a specific church, does not replace pastoral guidance, and does not operate as a partisan or institutional news outlet.
