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Mar
7
comment What portions of the New Testament are purported to have originally been written in Aramaic?
Hi James, the account merge didn't work for some reason so I just deleted the other account: I hope that's ok with you :)
Mar
5
comment A word for the fallacy of assuming whatever brings God the most glory is the correct interpretation a text?
"theologia gloriae"?
Mar
5
comment Where does the Tanakh differ from the Christian Old Testament?
@TRiG the chart is great though, don't you think?
Mar
4
comment Where does the Tanakh differ from the Christian Old Testament?
Thanks for the useful link resends: please can you summarise the content within your answer in case it doesn't last forever?
Mar
2
comment Meaning of N .. N+1 pattern in Amos, Proverbs, Job and Psalms
+1 for a great question, but this is a possible duplicate?
Mar
1
comment A word for the fallacy of assuming whatever brings God the most glory is the correct interpretation a text?
google.com/…
Mar
1
comment New American Standard Bible vs English Standard Version: Which one's more faithful to the original text?
@Caleb even now I don't think the question is objective or constructive: they are both good accurate translations and neither is perfect: everything else is a matter of opinion isn't it? OTOH if you and Jon want it open I shall not complain, but in that case we should probably clean up the comments :)
Feb
27
comment Historical interpretations of Ezekiel's vision of a temple
Thanks for contributing Rod, and welcome to the site. I hope you find more questions that spark your interest :)
Feb
26
comment A word for the fallacy of assuming whatever brings God the most glory is the correct interpretation a text?
-1 It is already clear from the comments that 'Calvinism' is not the answer Leaper is looking for.
Feb
26
comment Did Adam and Eve not have sex in the Garden of Eden?
thought-provoking as usual, thanks
Feb
25
comment In what way is OT Scripture profitable . . .
@H3br3wHamm3r81 I agree that is a reasonable supposition, but not that it is certain. The earliest of Paul's letters were probably written many years earlier than 1 Timothy and indeed the chronology is highly uncertain. Secondly, the term 'from childhood' does not strictly imply that the 'canon' could not have changed during Timothy's life. It is the nonchalance of Peter's reference to Paul's letters being scripture that introduces the doubt: apparently there was no need even to explain the assertion.
Feb
25
comment In what way is OT Scripture profitable . . .
"This was written before the "NT" was written/collected as such" 2 Peter 3:16 shows that Paul's letters at least were already regarded as scripture when Peter wrote it.
Feb
23
comment What, if any, is the significance of the color of the cord that Rahab hung out of her window?
I realise this is not a 'historical-cultural analysis or even historical analysis.' but I hope that you might find it constructive nonetheless!
Feb
22
comment Were the Nephilim in Genesis 6 aliens?
I think the references to aliens were tongue-in-cheek ;)
Feb
22
comment What portions of the New Testament are purported to have originally been written in Aramaic?
Hi James, here is the link for merging your 2 accounts: hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/help/user-merge if you have trouble please let me know and I'll ask one of the team to do it for you!
Feb
22
comment Were the Nephilim in Genesis 6 aliens?
lastly, thanks for putting in the time to contribute here!
Feb
22
comment Were the Nephilim in Genesis 6 aliens?
specifically, I'm suggesting you assume less Christian background in your audience (and certainly less understanding of your whole-Bible theology), and that you quote/summarise sources more often in the body of your posts: by 'source' I mean the Bible text, your own published works whether online or books and any other source you reference like the link to James Jordan's article here—if the text of the rest of the third paragraph is a summary of the article it would be great to make that explicit.
Feb
22
comment Were the Nephilim in Genesis 6 aliens?
Mike, I appreciate many of your answers here on the site including this one: we approach the text from completely different angles which means following the plot your way is much harder for me than some other contributions. That bridge is even harder to cross for some of our contributors, especially those from other faiths—who generally try and upvote posts they don't agree with if they a) understand them, b) are well sourced. If you are willing to meet them half-way I hope they will stop downvoting and others might feel more able to vote up!
Feb
21
comment A word for the fallacy of assuming whatever brings God the most glory is the correct interpretation a text?
Interesting question, I don't know the answer but I'd like to
Feb
21
comment Did Jesus endorse tithing for all when addressing the Pharisees?
Many thanks for putting this together, I appreciate the effort!