In – Αἰώνιος in the New Testament – the four adverbial instances -- Jefferson Vann shows that the four New Testament passages most likely to prove that the traditional understanding of αἰώνιος is correct – prove the opposite. The passages disprove the idea that αἰώνιος always refers to a perpetual process. Adjectives as adverbs In English, the adjective is sometimes used in … [Read more...]
From Death to Life Issue 76 March 2018
From Death to Life Issue 76 March 2018 is available online now. You can read it below or by downloading the full pdf linked: From Death to Life Issue 76 March 2018 … [Read more...]
sustenance and sacrifice
In sustenance and sacrifice, Jefferson Vann explains how the sometimes confusing passage of John 6:24-59 is consistent with the Johannine theme “Christ offers to raise believers to permanent life.” As one reads through the Gospel of John, a major theme develops and presents itself. That theme could be summarized by the simple statement: “Christ offers to raise believers to … [Read more...]
swept away
In swept away, Jefferson Vann discusses a fourth Old Testament word for final punishment that implies literal destruction. We conditionalists are often accused of using words like “destruction” in a simplistic, non-biblical sense. But in three previous articles, I examined the Old Testament Hebrew concepts of חרם (charam)1 and אבד (abad)2 and שחת (shachat),3 and showed that … [Read more...]
Recent studies of 1 Corinthians 15 (an annotated bibliography)
Jefferson Vann summarises scholarly studies done in 1 Corinthians 15 since the turn of the millennium. 1 Corinthians 15 is a normative text for the doctrine of the resurrection, and – as such – is an integral part of conditionalist arguments for the centrality of the resurrection. The passage also refers to dead Christians as having fallen asleep (6). It says that without … [Read more...]