ConsequentAtheist
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Best I can tell, the phrase "only begotten Son" is limited to John, e.g., 1 John 4:6. What, if anything, does the phrase intend?
Only Begotten Son
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Concept of God's "Begotten Son" was lifted from Psalms 2:7
The phrase "only begotten son" appears a total 5 times in the KJV; three of those appear in the gospel of John (1:18, 3:16 and 3:18), and one appears in 1 John 4:9. The other occurance of this phrase can be found in Hebrews 11:17, which talks about Abraham offering up his only begotten son, Isaac, as a sacrifice to God.
But I believe the concept of God having an "only begotten son" was taken from Psalms 2:7, which was actually supposed to be King David talking about himself.
For more information, please see the following webpage:
"Kiss the Son"??? Is there A "Son" in Psalm 2?
The phrase "only begotten son" appears a total 5 times in the KJV; three of those appear in the gospel of John (1:18, 3:16 and 3:18), and one appears in 1 John 4:9. The other occurance of this phrase can be found in Hebrews 11:17, which talks about Abraham offering up his only begotten son, Isaac, as a sacrifice to God.
But I believe the concept of God having an "only begotten son" was taken from Psalms 2:7, which was actually supposed to be King David talking about himself.
For more information, please see the following webpage:
"Kiss the Son"??? Is there A "Son" in Psalm 2?