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Why “The Way”?
Before they were called Christians, the first followers of Jesus were known simply as people of “the Way.”
Acts 9:2 · 19:9, 23 · 24:14, 22 · John 14:6
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What sets The Way Bible apart
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Every divine voice in color
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MATTHEW
Chapter 02
The Magi from the East
1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, magib from the east arrived in Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star at its rising and have come to worship Him.” … 15 … to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, “OUT OF EGYPT I CALLED MY SON.”
b · 2:1 — magi (μάγοι / magoi)
Tier 1 — Lexical Anchor: From an Old Persian word for a member of the Median and Persian priestly class. TWB keeps “magi”: “wise men” hides the priestly sense, while “magicians” adds a negative one Matthew does not intend.
Tier 2 — Canonical Mesh · Tier 3 — Historical Horizon continue in the full note
Study notes
Three layers beneath every key word
Every major note follows the same three tiers, so you always know where you are: from the original word, across the whole Bible, back into the ancient world.
Lexical Anchor
The Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek word with its transliteration, grammar, root, and range of meaning, and why TWB chose the English it did.
Canonical Mesh
Linked cross-references tracing the same words, themes, and covenant threads through the whole of Scripture.
Historical Horizon
How the first readers heard it: Ancient Near Eastern background, Second Temple Jewish writings, the Greco-Roman world, and the biblical picture of God’s heavenly council.
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