https://thepaperthinhymn.com/2009/11/02/the-myth-of-the-eye-of-the-needle/ The Paperthin Hymn; a blog about theology and church life Fri, 21 Sep 2012 02:04:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ https://thepaperthinhymn.com/2009/11/02/the-myth-of-the-eye-of-the-needle/#comment-436 Sun, 11 Sep 2011 15:34:27 +0000 http://thehasbeenhymn.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-436 [...] As far as I can tell it is pure myth, much like the myth of the disruptive Corinthian women, and the myth of the eye of the needle gate. It is certainly not a biblical practice and has no scriptural attestation, and yet it is often [...]

]]> https://thepaperthinhymn.com/2009/11/02/the-myth-of-the-eye-of-the-needle/#comment-14 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:54:37 +0000 http://thehasbeenhymn.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-14 Good info! Looks like some preachers should check a background commentary first, my IVP one mentions at all three references that the gate did not exist until medieval times. One of a number of times when commentaries are helpful!

]]> https://thepaperthinhymn.com/2009/11/02/the-myth-of-the-eye-of-the-needle/#comment-13 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:14:44 +0000 http://thehasbeenhymn.wordpress.com/?p=567#comment-13 Things just get harder and harder for the rich, eh?

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