{"id":22140,"date":"2024-12-29T01:06:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T01:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=22140"},"modified":"2026-09-19T21:37:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T21:37:53","slug":"does-500-appear-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/does-500-appear-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"500 Has No Meaning in the Bible \u2014 but 500 Witnesses Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Five hundred has no symbolic meaning in the Bible. But it appears in one sentence that is arguably the boldest claim in the New Testament, and it is worth the visit. The five hundred witnesses Paul is writing to Corinth, summarising what he received and passed on: After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers and sisters at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. (1 Corinthians 15:6) Read\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five hundred has no meaning in Scripture, but Paul names five hundred witnesses and says most are still alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104158,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[223],"class_list":["post-22140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education","series-biblical-numerology"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5635,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/luke-a-closer-look-at-the-gospel-writer\/","url_meta":{"origin":22140,"position":0},"title":"Luke: A Closer Look at the Gospel Writer","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"7\u6708 10, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover who Luke was in the Bible and learn about his profession, whether he is mentioned in the Old Testament, and what we know about him from biblical accounts. 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