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Apr 21 |
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Why is God called the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob? I can answer based on tanakh, but it would be helpful if you could edit your question to say where Jesus says this. |
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Apr 21 |
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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? Without some specific citations of where the texts differ, this will be hard to answer. |
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Apr 21 |
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Why is Genesis careful to record the exact dates of the flood? Thank you for supplying this detailed reasoning. Interesting stuff! (Usually in a lunar calendar 29- and 30-day months roughly alternate, because the lunar cycle is between those two numbers, but I suppose you can be more flexible for something this early?) By the way, do you know what he bases judgment on Shabbat on? It's usually a day of rest, not a day of judgement, except for Yom Kippur, the "Shabbat of shabbatot". (But Yom Kippur isn't in the spring, so he can't be alluding to that directly.) |
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Apr 21 |
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What does “break bread” mean in Acts 20:7 and 11? Colloquially, in English "to break bread" means to share a meal. So you probably need to start by going back to the Greek to see if this is a literal or idiomatic translation. |
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Apr 21 |
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Did Abraham leave Haran before or after his father died? @BruceAlderman, and we up-voted each other too. :-) Sometimes on this site you'll get different, good answers and there won't be a clear winner. You can accept the one that helped you the most (it's your judgment, not a global value statement), or accept neither, or wait for something else to come along. |
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Apr 19 |
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God challenges us humans - by His Name? What text are you quoting? I don't recognize most of it. Exegesis questions need to start from the text, so please edit that in. Thanks. |
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Apr 19 |
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Was Balaam a true follower of Yahweh? While Bilaam refers to God as "my God", nothing in the text there conveys exclusivity. So that's consistent with the NetBible interpretation. |
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Apr 18 |
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Does John distinguish between terms for love? @hannes, could you edit your answer in light of Dan's and your comments? Thanks. |
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Apr 18 |
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Is Elijah fed by ravens or Arabians? I quoted Gen Rabbah 33:5 in this answer to another question. The rabbis there were talking about Noach sending out the raven; he thought it was expendable, and God told him that no, He had another purpose for the raven later -- to feed Eliyahu. |
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Apr 17 |
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Why does Mark provide two feeding accounts? That passage makes it pretty clear that it's not a "documentary hypothesis" thing (editing anomoly). |
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Apr 17 |
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Differences in Genesis creation stories Thanks for making the effort! Your English is already better than my (insert any second language here). By the way, if you ever want to discuss your answers (or questions), or just get to know some of the people on the site better, drop into Biblical Hermeneutics Chat and say hello. |
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Apr 16 |
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Differences in Genesis creation stories Documentary Hypothesis (or similar) is a valid approach to answering questions, but could you spell it out more in your answer? We're looking for answers that show the path to a conclusion rather than just jumping to the end. Teach us to fish by showing your work, in other words. Thanks. |
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Apr 16 |
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What did Job believe? You presumably already know this, but it's worth noting that headings like the one you link are purely editorial. That's not part of the text, just one interpreter's gloss on the chapter. |
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Apr 16 |
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Who is an authority on what can be called a “Bible”? @Caleb, I'll defer to you on this, but I thought hermeneutics was about techniques, not necessarily about scope. |
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Apr 16 |
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Differences in Genesis creation stories On what do you base the interpretation that the same word means different things in the two chapters? It's possible, but could you show us how you got there, working forward from the text? |
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Apr 16 |
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Are kruvim also angels? @H3br3wHamm3r81, you should add that to the question. Sure, some people won't know the word, but some will and for those who do, it clarifies your question. (Perhaps you could link to the Strong's entry or some such, to help those who don't know it.) |
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Apr 16 |
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How should the Valley of Hinnom be translated? Hi hannes and thank you for asking your first question here. I'm having a little trouble understanding what you're asking. Are you asking a theological question (which might be better on C.SE)? Are you asking a translation question, and if so could you include the verse(s) you're asking about? Thanks. |
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Apr 15 |
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Who is an authority on what can be called a “Bible”? There are no global authorities across all religions and academic disciplines. Perhaps this would work better on C.SE, asking about who each Christian denomination accepts as authoritative? |
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Apr 15 |
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How should James 2:18 be translated? @Joseph, thanks for the edit. That's much clearer! |
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Apr 15 |
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How can the sacrifice of one animal atone for many? Thanks! I look forward to seeing your update. |
