The Hebrew scriptures, as used in a strictly Christian context.
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How do Jewish scholars differ from Christian scholars in their approach to the Tanakh?
What are the characteristic differences between how Jewish scholarship approaches the text of the Tanakh (Old Testament) and that of Christian scholars? If their approach was the same I assume they ...
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“You are gods” in John 10:30-36
In John 10:30-36 (NASB), Jesus responds to an accusation of blasphemy by quoting the Old Testament:
30I and the Father are one.”
31The Jews picked up stones again to stone Him. 32Jesus ...
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What is the significance of “east” in the Scriptures?
There seems to be some significance to the east in the Scriptures.
The garden is planted in the east of Eden
Cherubim are stationed on the east side of the Garden of Eden
Parts of the burnt offering ...
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What does “when children come to the moment of birth and there is no strength” mean in this context?
In 2 Kings 19 king Hezekiah faces a great threat to Jerusalem from the Assyrian king. He delivers a message to Isiah with the following words:
This day is a day of distress and rebuke and ...
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Does “days” in prophecy equal “years” (Daniel 9 - Seventy Weeks)
A lot of theologians take Daniel's seventy weeks and interpret the seventy weeks to be 490 years, a year for each day. From a hermeneutic standpoint, I seek to know if this type of calculation is ...
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Rod and Staff (Psalm 23)
I am under the impression that the two are actually one physical item. That on one end was a kind of hook (staff) that was used to aid his duty as a Shepard and on the other end more of a club (rod) ...
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What do we learn from the different usages of “aman” and “batach” in the OT?
aman (Strong's H539) and batach (Strong's H982) are both used in the OT to imply some level of trust in God.
And he believed (aman:H539) in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. ...
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What belief does Job refer to in Job 19:25?
Oh that my words were written!
Oh that they were inscribed in a book!
Oh that with an iron pen and lead
they were engraved in the rock forever!
For I know that my Redeemer lives,
and at ...
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Why was there a Sabbath year?
Leviticus mentions a 'Sabbath year' where they were supposed to give the land a rest:
The LORD said to Moses on Mount Sinai, 2“Speak to the Israelites and say to them: ‘When you enter the land I ...
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Were there 600,000 Israelites, or 600 “soldiers”? [duplicate]
This question is a follow-up from this answer where a user on Christianity.SE claimed that the Hebrew words for "thousand" and "soldier" were mixed up in the transcription and translation of the ...
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Original meaning of the expression “sexual immorality” in modern translations of Old Testament
For the Old Testament, a modern tool will translate the hebrew ערוה as “unchastity”, “nakedness” or “incest”.
This term is translated in modern versions as “sexual immorality”, but that expression is ...
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Old Testament connection between circumcision and (re)birth? [closed]
In the New Testament, spiritual circumcision is equated with the new birth.
Does a circumcision-birth connection exist in the Old Testament or Tanakh? I've thought about posting this at Judaism.SE or ...
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Who is the captain of the Lord's Host spoken of in Joshua 5:13-15? [duplicate]
Joshua 5:13-15 And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua ...
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Where does the Tanakh differ from the Christian Old Testament?
Relating to this question: Is the Jewish Tanakh same as the 'Old Testament' which Christians use?
Do they contain the same books and is the textual content same? If not where do they differ?
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Are the Rabbinic rules of hand washing before eating bread related to their ruling that the scriptures were unclean?
In trying to understand why the Pharisees insisted on washing their hands before eating bread (Mark 7:5). I have come across some interesting subjects but have not yet come to a conclusive reason for ...
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Was Abiathar the son of Ahimelech or was Ahimelech the son of Abiathar? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Was Abiathar the son of Ahimelech or was Ahimelech the son of Abiathar?
According to the following three verses, Abiathar was the son of Ahimelech:
1 Samuel 22:20.
1 ...
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Should Christians get tattoos or avoid them (biblically) [closed]
Many denominations of Christianity look down on tattoos and tattooing as a practice. Some look down on it because it's a "worldly practice", other's I've talked to say they are against tattoo's ...
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Does the NT concept of grace exist in the OT? [closed]
Though interpretations may differ on how/when/why it works, grace, as discussed at length in the New Testament, is commonly understood to mean a free gift from God that aides in mankind's salvation.
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How many people were killed by violence in the old testament?
Reading the Old Testament, there a many instances where tens of thousands of people are killed at a time in battles, worshiping other Gods, etc. How many people in total were killed in the Old ...
