Principles To Live By: July 2024

Saturday, July 13, 2024

Demons

Binsfeld's classification

Lucifer: pride
Mammon: greed
Asmodeus: lust
Leviathan: envy
Beelzebub: gluttony
Satan: wrath
Belphegor: sloth

King James classification

Comparisons between magic, sorcery, and witchcraft.

Lemures or Spectra: Spirits that trouble houses or solitary places
Obsession: Spirits that follow upon certain people to outwardly trouble them at various times of the day
Possession: Spirits that enter inwardly into a person to trouble them
Fairies: Spirits that prophesy, consort, and transport

Ref:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_of_demons

/2022jul12, GP

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Duplicate Names in the New Testament

How many Marys are in the Bible?

https://www.gotquestions.org/how-many-Marys.html

1. Virgin Mary - Mother of Jesus Christ, wife of Joseph of Nazareth. Mother of James, the author of the Gospel of James. Mother of Jude, the author of the Gospel of Jude.

2. Mary Magdalene - of Magdala. Jesus cast 7 demons from her. She traveled with Jesus.

3. Mary of Bethany - sister of Martha and Lazarus

4. Mary, wife of Jacob/Clopas/Alphaeus, mother of James the Younger

5. Mary the mother of John Mark, the author of the Gospel of Mark

6. Mary a member at the church at Rome.

7. Mary Salome/Salome, sister of Virgin Mary, wife of Zebedee, mother of James the apostle and John Beloved Disciple, apostle

The Main Characters Named Mary

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Marys

Which Marys were at the crucifixion?

1. Virgin Mary - Jesus' mother.

2. Mary Magdalene - Jesus' faithful disciple.

4. Mary of Jacob - Jacob was Joseph's brother.

Which Marys were at the tomb?

2. Mary Magdalene

4. Mary of Jacob

7. Mary Salome, wife of Zebedee

https://www.gotquestions.org/virgin-Mary.html

https://www.gotquestions.org/Mary-Magdalene.html

https://www.gotquestions.org/life-Mary-Bethany.html

https://www.gotquestions.org/Salome-in-the-Bible.html

Twelve Disciples of Jesus Christ

Names of the 12 disciples of Jesus Christ

Simon (also known as Peter)
Andrew (Peter's brother)
James (son of Zebedee and John's brother)
John (son of Zebedee and James’ brother)
Philip (friend of Bartholomew/Nathanael)
Bartholomew (friend of Philip; the Gospel of John refers him as Nathanael)
Matthew (the publican, or Levi son of Alphaeus^[6])
Thomas (also called "Didymus" (lit. "twin"), a Greek calque of his Hebrew name)^[7]
James (son of Alphaeus to distinguish him from James son of Zebedee)
Simon (the Canaanite)
Judas Iscariot (son of Simon Iscariot;^[8] the characterization "Iscariot" is used to distinguish him from Jude the Apostle)
Jude (also Thaddaeus or Lebbaeus;^{[citation needed]} sometimes called "Judas of Jacob";^{[citation needed]} "Judas the Zealot" in some translations^[9])