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Feb 6 |
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Literary independence of the synoptics I think that it will be important for you to specify what you mean by literary. Are you literally meaning literary (which would allow for oral tradition interdependence) or are you asking for folks who argue for no interdependence whatsoever? |
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Feb 4 |
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How authentic is Codex Sinaiticus? This is an excellent answer, Frank. |
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Feb 1 |
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Does Peter allude to the stones removed in the Maccabbean revolt? My initial response is that this is temple imagery but that its not likely related to the revolt. The audience profile doesn't really fit and would have been lost on them. |
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Feb 1 |
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Under Christian exegesis, where should the Messianic application begin and end in Jacob's blessing to Judah? Please cite your sources. "Most everyone" is quite broad and such unsubstantiated claims erode credibility. Additionally, you're falling into at least one fallacy with your "no purpose" statement in the fourth paragraph. As this is a site for hermeneutics, and not just prophetic interpretation of historical events with reckless disregard for the significance of their historical and literary placement, please ensure that you cover these areas. Even Christian exegetes recognize the significance of these disciplines. |
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Jan 30 |
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Does Theophilus of Antioch's statement have any bearing on interpreting Mathew 5:28? Hiya. You have some very good thoughts in here but many of them are incomprehensible due to formatting. I was wondering if you would mind going through the answer and cleaning it up. Primarily, I'd like to see you stick with either Unicode Greek or the transliteration consistently throughout. Also, your πρὸς τὸ statement seems somewhat arbitrary (though correct) after a few citations of Matthew. I'd rather see a reference to Mounce or even something that says "Greek grammarians such as Mounce note ..." |
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Jan 29 |
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To what extent do deductive approaches consider authorial intent? Finally, I will say that if God is all of the omnis that we Christians claim that he is, then he still has jurisdiction over "biblical scholars [who] to do nothing but enforce their unbelief on scriptures not knowing that they are filled with the faith of the original author." Good can still come from that but you need to be discerning as to what the "good" is. Overall, +1 from me. |
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Jan 29 |
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To what extent do deductive approaches consider authorial intent? I also agree with your bolded paragraph, though I'd back off at the "true dogmatic pressures derived from previous inductions upon the text are required" because it's not necessarily a requirement to apply critical methods to a text. It is a requirement if you're applying critical methods in order to arrive at a theological conclusion and you wish that conclusion to be fully integrated with your extant theology :). |
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Jan 29 |
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To what extent do deductive approaches consider authorial intent? A few quick comments. Deductive study is "topical." It is the approach by which we start with a concept and search through a corpus finding places where the works within that corpus address that concept. Inductive study relies on drawing conclusions from observations on the text. Both are quite susceptible to misuse which is why I wholeheartedly agree with your encouragement to use both. I will say that starting with deduction shouldn't be so strongly pressed because tremendous benefit can also come from induction. |
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Jan 29 |
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Does Theophilus of Antioch's statement have any bearing on interpreting Mathew 5:28? I guess I was just hoping for more of the research and less of the results. Also, I noted that I'd like to see a bit more interaction with the texts. That's the point of hermeneutics. The distillation is nice, but belongs better in the Christianity site. The process (which you've clearly done) is appropriate for here. I share your sentiment but would just like for you to share the research too. |
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Jan 28 |
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Why did the tabernacle use the colors blue, purple and scarlet? Hi Mark, and welcome to Biblical Hermeneutics. We normally strive to have answers that are based on statements of fact that will help lead to solid exegesis. Answers containing conjecture tend to be downvoted. I'd like to see a bit more development of this answer with either sources, or a survey of biblical material that confirm your statements. |
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Jan 28 |
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Does Theophilus of Antioch's statement have any bearing on interpreting Mathew 5:28? Fraser - thanks for the answer. I've noticed a couple of good answers that you've made and this one just seems a bit different. It's not blatantly incorrect, but it's also not really up to the standards you've set for yourself or for this site. I'd recommend a bit more research and textual evidence so that you can either supplement the current answer or critically interact with it. |
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Jan 25 |
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Who is speaking in Song of Solomon 8:6-7? @Caleb you did a great job. Much better now |
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Jan 24 |
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Who is speaking in Song of Solomon 8:6-7? You do realize that you're eliminating a wide range of scholarship with the a priori assessment that this work is, in fact, allegorical. As such, I fear that there may be gaps in the exegesis and interpretation. |
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Jan 24 |
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Does Theophilus of Antioch's statement have any bearing on interpreting Mathew 5:28? The link you provided is a truly fascinating rant and has quite a few logical fallacies. I'm posting this as a comment because it's not directly related to the text, but the logical fallacy upon which this is based is painful. The author notes that he's using the "biblical" definition of a few words, but uses Strong's. I'm not against Strong's, but I'm not going to say that it's "inspired" or the only resource available. Bauer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature |
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Jan 22 |
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Would it matter if the ID of 'Autor' was revealed and who are the potential candidates? Also, this statement doesn't really follow your logic. "It is also on the ground which I feel it is unlikely anyone wrote it except Paul, who was the deepest Apostle which Peter admits wrote things hard to understand to the Hebrews." Hebrews would be more readily understood by a Jewish audience because of its OT foundations, right? Peter was noting that Paul wrote things that were difficult for Jewish readers to understand. Also, I find Paul as the "deepest" author to be subjective. Ultimately I agree with your answer, I'm just trying to help you shore it up a bit. |
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Jan 22 |
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Would it matter if the ID of 'Autor' was revealed and who are the potential candidates? As an aside, please feel free to edit my answer if you'd like to have the publisher/publication city in the citation. I have blanke parentheses just for that purpose. |
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Jan 22 |
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Would it matter if the ID of 'Autor' was revealed and who are the potential candidates? Do you mean "Liberal Theologians" or theologians that have a more liberal bent? I'm pretty sure there are some Evangelical scholars who could argue convincingly for "a woman" as the author (even if they ultimately don't hold her as the author). |
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Jan 21 |
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Would it matter if the ID of 'Autor' was revealed and who are the potential candidates? Has there been any other significant research or investigation into this topic since the 17th century? |
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Jan 18 |
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Coherence-Based Genealogical Method vs. Local Text-Types Theory @theosis Splendid answer. As for matters of doctrine and jurisdiction, we're still working those things out. You can drop into chat sometime and weigh in. |
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Jan 16 |
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Is the ending of the Gospel of Mark (16:9-20) original? Excellent answer. Thanks for editing with the source. |
