Caleb

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I am a scripting language connoisseur, regular expression aficionado, network geek, general lover of Linux and a frequent contributor to open source software. I transitioned to programming from other work because I was too busy automating my own work environment to actually do the other work. I have a hobby interest in cartography. For more see my personal site. Most importantly, my life is defined by the grace of God given to men through Jesus Christ. It is my ambition that everything I do would reflect His glory and point people towards Him.

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May 8	comment	“A god” or “God” in John 1:1? In order to judge what you were saying here, I had to sort through your post and fill in articles -- both definite and indefinite as appropriate. How are we supposed to buy an unsubstantiated claim about the usage of articles out of a post that doesn't use them correctly? Beyond that, the verses you pick are terribly out of context. Colossians goes on to describe how all the fullness of God was made visible in the person of Jesus. I'm voting this down because I don't see how the argument holds water. Perhaps you can edit to fill in the gaps and make a full argument for us?
May 8	revised	“A god” or “God” in John 1:1? Fixed basic usage of English.
May 1	revised	Why is the Greek word ἀγάπη often translated as “charity” in the New Testament? Formatted quoted block for clarity
Apr 30	comment	What are the limits to the Christological hermeneutic? I'm afraid this answer left me with nothing more than a vague confusion about what you were talking about. How does this relate to the question? What does the rambling about the nature of Christ have to do with the hermeneutical method raised in the question? Your first line makes me think you're trying to address something related, but I can't connect the dots. What principle are you talking about, how is that related to the Christological hermeneutical method and how does this answer relate to the limits of that method?
Apr 29	awarded	Enthusiast
Apr 28	accepted	Is dispensationalism a theological framework or a hermeneutical approach?
Apr 27	revised	Where does the Tanakh differ from the Christian Old Testament? added 78 characters in body
Apr 27	comment	Where does the Tanakh differ from the Christian Old Testament? @Ali This doesn't even really answer your original question. The issue of using the Masoretic Text vs. the Peshitta Tanakh as a base for translations has almost nothing to do with the issue of Canonical differences between the Jewish Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. The issues described here are of an entirely different sort. Do you realize that the nature of the little details raised in this answer are actually pretty solid proof that the overall state of preservation of both text sources is actually quite good?
Apr 27	revised	Where does the Tanakh differ from the Christian Old Testament? added 1 characters in body
Apr 27	comment	Where does the Tanakh differ from the Christian Old Testament? I realize you are not writing in your native language, but please take the time to review the revisions I made to this answer and note particularly the repeated issues that made your original very hard to follow. Usage of "the" is quite important, and the formatting changes so that it is clear when you are quoting and when you are commenting makes the answer a lot easier to follow.
Apr 27	revised	Where does the Tanakh differ from the Christian Old Testament? added 102 characters in body
Apr 27	revised	Has the meaning of “Love” changed enough to warrant substitutions in Bible translations? added 10 characters in body
Apr 27	reviewed	Reviewed What does 'Salt of the Earth' mean?
Apr 26	comment	Do the Dead Sea Scrolls argue against Aramaic primacy? Could you edit this down to something that directly addresses this question and selectively quotes your other content as relevant backup or links it for further reading?
Apr 26	comment	Do the Dead Sea Scrolls argue against Aramaic primacy? I realize that this is your original content, but as a generality across Stack Exchange sites we really like to see answers tailored to the exact questions asked. This is the same content dealing with the broader topic that you've posted on your block and on several other answers on both this site and C.SE. I understand that parts of it are directly relevant to this question, but each question is unique and one of the things that makes useful answers is how directly they speak to those unique issues.
Apr 26	reviewed	Reviewed Genesis 23 — Why does the Bible change the spelling of Ephron's name?
Apr 22	comment	God challenges us humans - by His Name? We can't work backward from a doctrinal issue on this site, only forwards from a textual one. You have some texts here how, but your question still sounds doctrinal to me. Can you edit to change the focus to a specific textual issue?
Apr 22	comment	God challenges us humans - by His Name? The main problem I see is that nobody is quite sure what you are asking or even what text is spawning the issue. This site isn't a place to speculate on doctrinal issues, but we can delve into the possible ways to interpret specific text. I see you have already edited with some references to the verses here, but its still really confusing to me how they relate. Perhaps you could break the question down into an exact quote of a verse or two highlighting your issue and explain what specific part of the text is confusing you?
Apr 22	comment	God challenges us humans - by His Name? I don't know how familiar you are with how Stack Exchange sites work, but please bear with us a little bit. I have closed this question for the moment, but you should understand that question closure is not an automatic death sentence for a question but more like a holding zone while issues get worked out so that a question is clear and answerable. It even takes less votes to get re-opened that closed. Closed questions that don't get sorted out eventually get deleted, but questions that get edited into shape can get opened and answered. So lets talk about the issues with this question [cont…]
Apr 17	comment	What is the referent of “body of Christ” in 1 Corinthians 11:29? Um ... no you're not exactly making sense. At least I am having a hard time following the threads here or even quite clear on what your interpretation has this meaning. Perhaps it would be useful to edit this with more of the actual verses you think are related and show how the 1st Cor text is related. Maybe connecting the dots for us will make it easier to understand where you ended up.