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Apr 29 |
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Where did the idea that the law was administered through angels come from? But in 19-20 the text mentions an angel zero times. We're all certainly free to believe what we choose, but I'm asking you to support that from the text. |
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Apr 29 |
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Where did the idea that the law was administered through angels come from? So what happened in Ex 20? |
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Apr 29 |
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Where did the idea that the law was administered through angels come from? There is no mention of angels as law-givers/administrators anywhere in torah that I'm aware of (certainly not in Exodus 19-20, where God speaks directly to the people). This is a good question: where did the later writers get that idea? |
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Apr 29 |
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Where does the Tanakh differ from the Christian Old Testament? @konwayk (1) It's generally a bad idea to ascribe motives to others; you are not in a better position than Noah to know what he thinks. (2) "Superiority" is not all or nothing; you seem bent on "proving" that one source is completely superior to another when in reality they both have things to teach us. Your treatment of it as an all-or-nothing deal makes you sound like someone with an axe to grind, not someone interested in open scholarship. I say this not to criticize but to point out the impression you're giving so that, if it's wrong, you have the opportunity to alter it. |
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Apr 29 |
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Where did the idea that the law was administered through angels come from? @MikeBull, if you can source that, it sounds like an answer. Otherwise, it's just speculation and assertion and we're no closer to anything about angels administering the covenant. |
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Apr 28 |
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Why did the Masoretes take away 100 (or 50) years from the age of the fathers at their first sons' dates of birth? For reference, the passages quoted from the MT are in Gen 11. |
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Apr 28 |
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Where did the idea that the law was administered through angels come from? While God sometimes speaks through messengers, the law was given directly (Ex. 19-20). The passages in the question, however, claim that the law was given through angels. Can you address that? What you wrote is interesting but it doesn't seem to answer the question, unless I'm missing something? |
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Apr 28 |
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When does it all start to go wrong for Solomon? added 354 characters in body |
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Apr 28 |
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What are the limits to the Christological hermeneutic? Hi Jordan. Since you mentioned typology (and contrasted it with allegory), it sounds like you might be able to contribute to this question, so I thought I'd point it out to you. Thanks! |
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Apr 28 |
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How strong was Midian's army? Oh I see -- you're saying that the victory had to be clearly ascribable to God, hence unbalanced numbers, and therefore Moshe wouldn't want to send a superior force? |
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Apr 28 |
answered | When does it all start to go wrong for Solomon? |
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Apr 28 |
answered | Who were the scholars responsible for the New English Translation? |
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Apr 28 |
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How strong was Midian's army? God is stronger than anybody, but by that logic Moshe could have sent one guy. Please reread my final paragraph; I'm trying to understand, within the context of the narrative, why this was so unbalanced (or, if it wasn't, why it isn't). |
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Apr 28 |
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Are the twenty-four elders of Revelation 4-5 angels or humans? @MikeBull, that would be a better argument, but it's not the one you made in this answer. Your answer proceeds from an unsupported, faulty premise, that angels administered the Jewish covenant. In Tanakh the relations are person-God (for patriarchs, prophets, and those at Sinai) or person-prophet-God or person-priest-God (for regular folks). None of those involve angels; while divine messengers do of course show up, (1) they're not the only or even main way and (2) they don't administer. |
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Apr 28 |
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Where does the Tanakh differ from the Christian Old Testament? I, too, do not see how this answers the question. |
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Apr 26 |
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How strong was Midian's army? added the text and a little more explanation |
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Apr 26 |
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Where did the idea that the law was administered through angels come from? This only establishes that God has a heavenly court, so to speak. Where do the Christian scriptures get the idea that these angels are in charge of anything having to do with the covenant? |
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Apr 26 |
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What's wrong with cooking a kid in its mother's milk? added R. Kook from Mi Yodeya post |
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Apr 26 |
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When does it all start to go wrong for Solomon? True, but the chapter boundaries aren't original and don't always make sense (consider the very first chapter break). Hmm, are questions about the history of those divisions on-topic? |
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Apr 26 |
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When does it all start to go wrong for Solomon? Good question. I think your final quote is the answer -- against that clear directive in torah, the end of chapter 10 should cue the forboding music, so to speak. But I'm not sure how to go about proving or disproving that. |
