tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14696592.post821836505592094856..comments2024-03-20T17:04:44.789-05:00Comments on Westing Peacefully: Mmm, Watermelon Juice in the Lord's Supper....Kent Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04419374220761564120noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14696592.post-13790723116678188242012-06-03T12:57:53.940-05:002012-06-03T12:57:53.940-05:00A brother at church inspired me to look at the Bib...A brother at church inspired me to look at the Biblical references to "vine", to see if that sheds any light on what the "fruit of the vine" might be, so I did a search in an electronic Bible for "vine". I found that the word is used either in association with grapes, or not in association with any specific fruit, but consistent with grapes.<br /><br />So when there's a definite association of "vine" with a specific fruit, the fruit is always grapes.<br /><br />Then, we find James (3:12) asking if a fig tree can produce olives, or a vine figs. The implication is that "vine" is understood to refer to a specific type of fruit.<br /><br />Using the associations from the rest of the Bible, it would seem that Biblically, "vine" refers to a grapevine, though I would hesitate to be dogmatic about it.Kent Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419374220761564120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14696592.post-68724604447265015812010-08-23T20:08:55.801-05:002010-08-23T20:08:55.801-05:00Wendy, but from where do we get this contextual kn...Wendy, but from where do we get this contextual knowledge? From the Bible, or from extra-Biblical sources? If from the Bible, where? If not from the Bible, that's my point.Kent Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419374220761564120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14696592.post-57614978480906935152010-08-23T17:39:40.709-05:002010-08-23T17:39:40.709-05:00Kent, contextually we know they use wine in the Pa...Kent, contextually we know they use wine in the Passover dinner. This was during the Passover dinner. Hence wine...Wendyhttp://wjcsydney.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com