writing. There is a paragraph sen tence to summarize the statement. Then the matter is elaborated on with more complete description. This is good literary style for writ ing as well as speaking. Q. Santa Cruz, Calif. "When did the Word of God come to be known as the Bible?" A. This comes from the Latin word "biblos" which originally meant a book or awriting. When the canon of Scripture was compiled it was known as The Book or The Bible. It no doubt took a long period of time before the descriptive title was applied almost exclusive to the Word of God. There is no rec ord to give us specific dates. Q. Bremerton, Wash. "Is there a record of the number and names of Jesus' sisters? Could you refer me to some publication which deals with Jesus' family?" A. In answer to your last question you will find help in some good Bible dictionaries. If you would like guidance write to our Biola Book Room, 13800 Biola Avenue, La Mirada, Calif. 90638. Smith's Bible Dictionary and The Interna tional Standard Bible Encyclopedia are two good suggestions. We have no record of the number or names of Jesus' sisters. There is simply the statement that He had them (Matthew 13:55); that there were brothers and sisters of our Lord Je sus and a mother. But He had no human father, except his legal fath er, Joseph. So there we do know the names of two of His "half brothers," James and Jude. Q. Golden, Colo. "When Christ paid the price to whom was it paid? Was it to God or Satan?"
1:21). Into a physical body the sec ond Person of the Trinity took His abode. Christ had existed from all eternity. In the Old Testament the Hebrew equivalent would be Josh ua. The word means, "the Lord is salvation." Christ refers to "the annointed one." Christos in the New Testa ment is the Messiah of the Old. It is primarily a title and generally has the word "the" as a prefix, al though it has come to be almost a proper name for our Lord. Q. "Could you explain the mean ing of 'Emmanuel' for me in rela tion to the account of the incar nation of our Lord?" A. Matthew 1:23 gives us this blessed title. It comes from Isaiah 7:14. Some may wonder when He was ever called Emmanuel. Keep in mind that calling one by a cer tain name indicates not only his title but also his character. This name indicates our Saviour's per sonality. It shows the marvelous blending of deity and humanity. Emmanuel means "with us," in our our physical state. He was bone of our bone, and flesh of our flesh. He was not just another human being but actually "God with us." Q. Escondido, Calif. "In Genesis 1:26-28 and 2:7-25 we have ac counts of man's creation. Is this a report of the same act? If not, what happened to the man in the first account?" A. These two passages deal with the same event but give us two different sides to the creation. The one is a complete comprehensive statement while the other fills in all of the details. This is in exact keeping with the Hebrew style of Page 26
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