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And the Word “Pitched His Tent” Among Us
3 Comments Published by Cynthia R. Nielsen March 2nd, 2006 in Gospels, Herman Ridderbos, Incarnation, New Testament, ScriptureCommenting on John 1:14, particularly the last phrase, “και εσκηνωσεν εν ημιν,” (“and the Word tabernacled or dwelt among us”), Ridderbos notes that the verb σκηνοω means “to pitch one’s tent” and recalls “numerous Old Testament statements in which mention is made of God dwelling in the midst of Israel, the fundamental motif being the [...]
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