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Sep 11 |
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Why are the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) significant? @brilliant i say that they're closely-related because they're seeking the same sort of information but within different milieus. i'm not saying that they're exact duplicates, but they're within the same vein so i imagine that there's some sort of underlying quest here. just trying to help you write a good question that'll get some better traction. |
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Sep 10 |
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Why are the Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) significant? Hi. You've just asked two closely-related questions. I was wondering if there was anything more specific that you were hoping to find. Answers to both questions are quite easy to find with a quick Google Books/Google Scholar search. |
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Sep 6 |
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Why the human brain is never mentioned in the Bible? @brilliant in that case, given your two most recent responses, i'd consider the answer by Jon to be more satisfactory. |
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Sep 6 |
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Why the human brain is never mentioned in the Bible? for the purposes of clarification I'd like to ask whether or not you're seeking a theology of the human (anthropology) as it relates to "mind", "body", "spirit", "soul", etc. or are you seeking a biblical historical understanding of human constitution. meaning - if "thought" was so important, why didn't the ancients address the organ that we now know to be the center of "thought?" |
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Sep 6 |
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Why the human brain is never mentioned in the Bible? I disagree. I take the question as what it is. Regardless, your answer still reads present knowledge into ancient texts. You also attempt to develop a theological anthropology based on this question which borders on the debate of the nature of the human as dichotomous vs. trichotomous. I see no justification for your accusation of confusion between spiritual and material - I was simply directing you to the reality that your answer (as with most of your answers) are decent theological responses but that there is a basic logical error in its formulation as a response to this question. |
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Sep 5 |
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Why the human brain is never mentioned in the Bible? "How can we confuse the spiritual with material I can never comprehend, or entertain." That's not the question. The question is why the Bible never mentions the "brain." You're confusing modern science and medicine with ANE science and medicine. |
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Sep 5 |
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Why the human brain is never mentioned in the Bible? This is the better of the available answers |
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Sep 5 |
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Why the human brain is never mentioned in the Bible? But why would it have been strange? You're looking at this anachronistically. The reality is that the ancients had zero conception of the brain, as evidenced by the Egyptians' discarding of the brain and preserving of the heart during mummification. |
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Sep 4 |
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What is “the gift of God” in Eph 2:8 (nitpicky) you should more clearly bring out the aspect of the perfect tense verb. |
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Sep 2 |
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Why is Rahab and not the spies included in the “Hall of Faith”? Fascinating. I wonder who this RK Phillips character is. I can't find him anywhere and the link in Wikipedia is dead so I can't evaluate the source. |
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Aug 31 |
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Was 'σκύβαλον' (skubalon) profanity? The inherent flaw in all of this is that we are presuming that such a term was profane, or that the variety of cultures from 4C BCE through 1C CE held the same standards for the profane that we do in "modern" culture. It could still be extremely emphatic without being "profanity." |
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Aug 31 |
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Why is Rahab and not the spies included in the “Hall of Faith”? but how is that a demonstration of faith? |
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Aug 30 |
reviewed | Close What does “made him to be sin” mean? |
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Aug 30 |
reviewed | Close Was Adam created as complete man containing both male and female? |
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Aug 30 |
reviewed | Close Did women contribute to the temple in exodus 35:22? |
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Aug 30 |
answered | Why is Rahab and not the spies included in the “Hall of Faith”? |
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Aug 28 |
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Doesn't Titus 1:12 show that apostle Paul promotes racism? Mike, I appreciate your response I am having trouble connecting the dots within it. If I understand correctly, you start well with addressing contemporary culture, but then you talk about where Paul came from. I don't see the logical connection in your bold section - how his sacrifice clears him of accusations of racism. Then, finally, you briefly mention the Cretan poet. I was wondering if you could flesh out these logical connections, perhaps cutting some things that may be extraneous, and then focus a bit more on the poet, and the immediate context of the verse. |
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Aug 22 |
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Did Abner take Saul's concubine? I would venture a guess that if the affront to the throne is accurate, then Abner probably did not take Saul's concubine, given the broader context of Abner's coalition with David to reunify the kingdom under David's reign. Additionally, Abner calls down a curse upon himself during this confrontation with Ish-Bosheth if he does not complete this activity. |
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Aug 21 |
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Was 'σκύβαλον' (skubalon) profanity? Apparently, it's not a very common word |
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Aug 21 |
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Was 'σκύβαλον' (skubalon) profanity? @Eric this is a good question, by the way. It's easy to associate it with crap or some more forceful term to us and pastors love to emphasize both sides (there's no need to cuss, or "hey look how forceful Paul was being"). However, I suspect that the answer to the question (based on your comment) will be more readily answered with a survey of literature contemporary to Paul. |
