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What kind of theological meaning does “pantokrator” carry?
Revelation 4:8 refers to God as κύριος, ὁ θεός, ὁ παντοκράτωρ, generally rendered Lord God Almighty. I'm interested in the last word: ὁ παντοκράτωρ. Would this have connoted omnipotence as the English ...
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Who is judging who in Revelation 20:4?
The following verse towards the end of Revalation has an interesting turn of phrase:
Revelation 20:4 (ESV) (emphasis mine)
4 Then I saw thrones, and seated on them were those to whom the ...
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Many difficulties with Samuel 14
In Samuel book 1 chapter 14 a confusing scenario arises. First Jonathan (and his armor bearer) go out to the camp of the Philistines. Then King Saul curses anyone who will eat bread that day until ...
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“A believers' virginity” or “a believer's daughter's virginity” in 1 Corinthians 7:36-38?
I heard somewhere that in 1 Corinthians 7:36-38
But if any man think that he behaveth himself uncomely toward his
virgin, if she pass the flower of [her] age, and need so require, let
him do ...
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Who was taken captive in Numbers 21:1?
And the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who dwelt in the South, heard tell that Israel came by the way of Atharim; and he fought against Israel, and took some of them captive.—Numbers 21:1 (JPS)
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In Dispensationalism what rule determines applicability of a scriptural demand?
This is an attempt at re-scoping this.
Dispensationalism as an interpretive framework closely related to a doctrinal predisposition and a literal hermeneutic.
Given that an interpretive framework, ...
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Perfect love in 1 John
A few days ago I heard someone mentioning fear, and he said, "Yes, I know perfect love casts out all fear, but who of you has perfect love?" But I thought to myself, "In the context of first John, I ...
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How can we understand “another gospel” in its historical context?
I frequently hear of approaches used by "other" Christian preachers and groups referred to as competing "gospels", such as the "social gospel" or "prosperity gospel" (or sometimes "health and wealth ...
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Who are the “little children” in 1 John 2?
2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. ...
12 I am writing to you, little children,
because your sins are forgiven for his name's sake.
13 I am ...
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In Romans 2:4, is καταφρονέω more properly translated as 'presume' or 'despise'?
Question:
In Romans 2:4, is καταφρονέω more properly translated into English as 'presume' or 'despise'?
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This is a key point that Paul is making, but since 'presume' and 'despise' are two ...
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Question about translation of Romans 4:9
In church this morning, I stumbled across Romans 4:9 in my bilingual English/Spanish NIV/NVI Bible, and was puzzled by the Spanish translation of this verse. (Emphasis added for sake of comparison.)
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Why is the logic in 1 Cor 2:15 when Paul says “the spiritual person…is himself to be judged by no one”
14The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. 15The spiritual person ...
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Is Hosea 6:1-3 a quotation?
Many translations wrap Hosea 6:1-3 in quotation marks. For instance, in the NJPS:
“Come, let us turn back to the Lord:
He attacked, and He can heal us;
He wounded, and He can bind us up.
In ...
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Disqualification in 1 Cor. 9
In 1 Cor. 9:27, Paul says:
But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. (ESV)
What is meant by being "disqualified"?
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What is the referent of “body of Christ” in 1 Corinthians 11:29?
In 1 Corinthians 11:29 Paul warns about judgment on those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ:
So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy ...
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How does “Sensus Plenior” differ from Allegory, Gnosticism, Kaballah, and Midrash?
People are divided on hermeneutic approaches. This is probably more true with the introduction of Sensus Plenior to the discussion. It would be helpful to have an explanation of it and how it differs ...
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The time span of growing into Christ the Head in Ephesians 4:13-15
Ephesians 4:13:
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of
the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of
the fulness of Christ
Does this ...
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What does 'Salt of the Earth' mean?
"You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost
its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and
trampled underfoot as worthless."
- Matthew 5:13 (NLT)
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Does Paul counsel against marriage or remarriage in 1 Corinthians 7:27b?
What situation is Paul addressing in 1 Corinthians 7:27b?
I think that in view of the present distress it is good for a person to remain as he is. Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. ...
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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 can I find Greek and Hebrew plain text sources? [closed]
Source texts are available with software
There are numerous Biblical source texts available (free, in "public domain") for download into Bible software type programs.
Where else are they available? ...
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Will the NABRE New Testament be primarily a scholarly or liturgical text or both?
The U.S. Catholic bishops last year announced that the NABRE New Testament, last revised in 1986, will be revised again so that the same text could be used for both study and liturgical proclamation ...
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Pi in the Bible [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Does 1st Kings say that pi = 3?
This is a standard question often asked about the accuracy of the Bible.
And he [Hiram] made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one ...
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Why did David advise Solomon to kill Joab [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why did David advise Solomon to kill Joab?
Joab was a loyal captain in charge for King David
He won lot of battles for his king.
He had also risked his life in many ...
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What does hate mean in Luke 14:26? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Jesus' command to hate your father and mother in Luke 14:26
Luke 14:26 If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and
mother, his wife and children, his ...
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Apparent inconsistencies in the vision of the four chariots
In Zechariah's vision of four chariots in chapter 6 of his book, an angel tells him that the chariots are going to go to the "four winds of heaven," (verse 5)—in every direction. However, in verse 6, ...
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What does “healed” refer to in James 5:16?
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. —James 5:16
When James ...
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Genealogies of Jesus by Matthew and Lucas (Luke) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Jesus's genealogy: 28 generations or 41 since David?
Can anyone explain me why the difference between the two genealogies of Jesus give by theses two authors?
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What is the difference in meaning between Χριστός Ἰησοῦς and Ἰησοῦς Χριστός?
In the New Testament, sometimes the authors use Χριστός Ἰησοῦς ("Christ Jesus"), where Χριστός precedes Ἰησοῦς, yet other times they use Ἰησοῦς Χριστός ("Jesus Christ"). What is the difference in ...
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Is there any exegetical reason for believing the seven churches of Revelation correspond to seven successive “church ages”?
The Book of Revelation self-identifies as a letter to seven churches:
John to the seven churches that are in Asia -v.4
John explains his experience to them as follows:
I, John, your brother ...
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Who was Moses supposed to say sent him, “Ehieh” or “Yahweh”
Continuing the response to the meta call for contradiction.
In Exodus 4:13-14, Moses is talking to God:
And Moses said to God, "Here I come to the sons of Israel, and I told them, the God of your ...
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What else can “Fifteen cubits from above” in Gen 7:20 mean?
When translating Genesis, I took pains to preserve the implied flat-Earth cosmology that a naive reading suggests. One of the places where this made a big difference is in the story of Noah. Noah is ...
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What does Cain say to Abel in Genesis 4:8?
The Masoretic version of Genesis 4:8 reads as follows:
וַיֹּאמֶר קַיִן, אֶל-הֶבֶל אָחִיו; וַיְהִי בִּהְיוֹתָם בַּשָּׂדֶה, וַיָּקָם קַיִן אֶל-הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַיַּהַרְגֵהוּ.
And Cain said to his ...
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When a new translation of the Bible is created
When a new translation of the Bible is created or revised (such as NIV) do they go back to the original text and re-translate? Or do they change an existing version?
I realize that this may have ...
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Is Hosea 4:11 teaching total abstinence from alcohol?
In Hosea 4:11 (ESV), God seems to condemn drinking wine:
They shall eat, but not be satisfied;
they shall play the whore, but not multiply,
because they have forsaken the Lord
to cherish ...
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Baptismal Formula [closed]
I seem to recall something about the baptismal formula i. e. "in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit," not being specified by scripture but being mentioned in the letters of the fathers of the ...
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How does the rule of non-contradiction differ between Greek logic and Biblical Hermeneutics?
The rule of non-contradiction is key to Greek logic. The Socratic method often walks through a binary tree of false dilemmas [1] until a conclusion is reached.
In Hermeneutics contradiction seems to ...
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Grammar-Literal Translation of Genesis 1:3 and 12:3
In Biblical Hebrew there are two simple verb types (Qal and Niphal) which convey no causation. Are the below revisions of the King James Version more accurate to the thoughts expressed by the grammar? ...
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Romans 16:7 : “fellowprisoners” in the book of Romans?!
According to Wikipedia, scientists are unanimous about Romans being written before Paul's imprisonment. But I just came across Romans 16:7:
Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my ...
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Who does Jesus refer to by the phrase “another who testifies about me” in John 5:32?
There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony that he testifies about me is true.
ἄλλος ἐστὶν ὁ μαρτυρῶν περὶ ἐμοῦ καὶ οἶδα ὅτι ἀληθής ἐστιν ἡ μαρτυρία ἣν μαρτυρεῖ ...
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Is Jesus equal to or less than the Father [closed]
Joh 10:30 I and my Father are one.
Joh 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again
unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto
the Father: ...
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What is Leviticus 13:55 all about?
Continuing the response to the meta call for contradiction.
Here is Leviticus 13:55 in context:
And he burned the cloth or the warp or the woof, of wool or of linen, or any of the leather ...
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Do any Hermeneutical approaches have a specific meaning for the number 11?
I have read that in biblical numerology the number 11 indicates a system or period given to chaos or disorganization, and a survey of the text seems to bear this out. See, for example: Meaning of ...
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Is their a name for a hermeneutic that includes experiential esthetics as a criteria of truthful exegesis?
This question is about the experience of a text. It is therefore a little lengthy because I have to provide some sample experience that I mean.
Background:
As a young man I was introduced to a ...
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What do pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet material look like?
This is the 1st time I'm asking this website a question.. But what do the pomegranates in blue, purple and scarlet material look like? Are they actual pomegranates (which as far as I know, are red... ...
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At what point in his narrative does the prophet Yona appear to die?
Christ essentially appealed to Yona being dead three days and three nights in the heart of the sea as proof that he too would be dead three days and three nights in the heart of the earth (i.e., the ...
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What is special about the Feast of Tabernacles in Zechariah 14?
In his closing vision of the end-times prosperity of the people of God, Zechariah writes,
Then the survivors from all the nations that have attacked Jerusalem will go up year after year to worship ...
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The number two in the book of Zechariah
Reading Zechariah, I have been struck by the frequency of the occurrences, explicit and implicit, of the number two. The most prominent are:
Two angels in chapters 1 and 2
Two dimensions:
"To ...
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Connotation of πλεονεξία in Colossians 3:5
Looking at Colossians 3:5 in Greek:
Νεκρώσατε οὖν τὰ μέλη τὰ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, πορνείαν ἀκαθαρσίαν πάθος ἐπιθυμίαν κακήν, καὶ τὴν πλεονεξίαν, ἥτις ἐστὶν εἰδωλολατρία.
Πλεονεξία, often translated ...
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What did Jesus mean by “the queen of the South”?
Answering a different question, I noticed this passage:
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” But he answered them, “An evil and ...
