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| bio | website | fivesecondreview.wordpress.co… |
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| location | Pasadena, CA | |
| age | 39 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 7 months |
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My day-to-day work is with a combination of C, ksh and PL/SQL. I enjoy asking and answering questions that come up at work. I also dabble in Perl, lua and LaTeX. My boss has asked me to learn Python as well.
I'm married, with three children: a son and a set of mixed-gender twins.
My favorite living philosopher is Alvin Plantinga and my favorite dead philosopher is Blaise Pascal. I think Paul of Tarsus is too little credited as a force in Western philosophy. If you think I'm a Christian, you're right.
Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. -- 1 Corinthians 1:20-25 (ESV)
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Feb 14 |
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Will glory be revealed “in us” or “to us” in Romans 8:18? To answer the consequences question: Paul chose his words carefully. Especially in Romans. Especially in Romans 8. ;) These sorts of details mattered to Paul. That said, eis seems open to several possible translations. |
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Feb 13 |
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In the Peshitta NT, what was the original meaning of the word often translated “first day of the week”? Hi Sarah. I don't know if I've formally introduced myself, but welcome to the site. I made a few edits to the question so that I can understand it better. If you don't like them, you can always re-edit. I think the question marked "New" would make a great independent question for the site. How does that sound to you? |
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Feb 12 |
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What is the “Water” of Genesis 1:2? @Derek Scott: Thanks. On further reflection, that probably belongs in the answer itself and not in the comments (which are second class citizens here ;-). |
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Feb 12 |
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What is the “Water” of Genesis 1:2? @Jack: I took a stab at making this a question that works well for the site. Derek: feel free to answer the question yourself if you feel lead! Also we can meet in our site's chat and go over things there. (Comments are great, but chat works better for real discussions.) It was an interesting question to answer and I hope we get some more opinions on it! |
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Feb 12 |
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How is literary dependence or relationship established? An excellent answer with an even better postscript! Thank you! |
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Feb 11 |
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How is literary dependence or relationship established? I pulled in the quote I think you were aiming at. In this case, it sounds like literary reliance consists of using Paul's sign-off (c.f., Colossians 4:18). Critically, Rothschild isn't asserting that Paul wrote Hebrews (the opposite in fact), but rather that the author was copying Paul's style. I'm not sure that's so much a scientific assertion as, well, a literary or artistic assertion. |
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Feb 11 |
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Romans 16:7 : “fellowprisoners” in the book of Romans?! Is your question about the word(s) that is translated "fellowprisoners" or about when Romans was written? I'd like to edit the question to be more along the lines of 'Does the word "fellowprisoners" in Romans 16:7 indicate that Paul was under arrest at the time of writing?' Is that more or less what you were looking to have answered? |
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Feb 11 |
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What was lacking in Christ's afflictions? @Dan O'Day: That was very helpful. I also found the earlier edition is online and provided a link. Thanks! |
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Feb 8 |
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Why did the tabernacle use the colors blue, purple and scarlet? Hi Derek. I deleted some comments that were getting us off on the wrong foot. I'm sorry about that. I went ahead and edited your answer based on some ideas from your comments and I hope I helped make your answer better. If not, feel free to edit again. (We are a little different sort of site than you might be used to. It can be a bit hard to get used to, but we think it's totally worth it. ;-) |
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Feb 8 |
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Why did the tabernacle use the colors blue, purple and scarlet? @swasheck: Blue dye (technically indigo) was also expensive for the same reason purple dye was: it was difficult to obtain from nature. It's likely that the specific shade of scarlet used was also expensive, though reddish dyes are fairly easy to obtain from natural sources. |
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Jan 30 |
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Does Theophilus of Antioch's statement have any bearing on interpreting Mathew 5:28? A couple of times you wrote "God(The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit)". I'm curious why you don't just say God or (possibly) the Trinity? We aren't a Christian site, so things like that tend to rub people the wrong way around here. By the way, have you seen our FAQ? The first few sections might help you fit in a bit better. |
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Jan 30 |
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Is there something significant about Avram's tactics in rescuing Lot? Related is my answer to How big were the nomadic clans of the patriarchs? 318 is bigger than my estimate for Avram's clan. I'm not sure how many people could be mustered from the cities of the four kings, so that's not a complete answer. As for the night battle, it seems dangerous because of the potential for confusion. (See Gideon's rout of the Midianites.) I'm not sure the final paragraph will be necessary, but it doesn't hurt to make your criteria clear upfront! |
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Jan 30 |
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What are the limits to the Christological hermeneutic? I'd like to thank you for the link. I've listened to the first few sessions and it really is eye-opening. My pastor needs to listen to it! |
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Jan 29 |
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What are the exegetical supports for each side of the debate concerning annihilationism? This question seems to come from a doctrine rather than any particular passage in the Bible. I'm going to close the question while you are working on it, but I'd be happy to reopen when you are done. |
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Jan 28 |
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Was Origen Adamantius an “allegorist” in the modern sense of the word? I'm not sure you will get a Catholic perspective here; Christianity seems to be where they hang out. I wonder if there are other possibilities such as (C) Protestants have rejected the claims of allegorists, such as Origen. What modern definition of "allegory" are you using? |
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Jan 23 |
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Which 'modern' English translation of the Bible is considered the 'closest' or most accurate translation? @theosis: I'm mostly relying on Wikipedia and the impression I've received from reading introductions to various translations. See also my answer to "Why is the Septuagint (LXX) significant?" Can you point me to the articles you are thinking of? (And welcome to the site, by the way. ;-) |
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Jan 11 |
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Pre-Christian, Jewish interpretation of Psalm 22 @Dan O'Day: Good plan! |
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Jan 11 |
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Pre-Christian, Jewish interpretation of Psalm 22 See also: What ancient sources discuss the meaning of Psalm 22? |
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Jan 9 |
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What are the holy Scriptures that Timothy has known from his youth? It also seems to me that Paul would have been unlikely to call his own letters "the holy Scriptures". |
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Jan 9 |
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Who are the 144,000 sealed in Revelation 7? Nicely done and thanks for all the sources! It's nice to have a summary of the various viewpoints. Since I tend toward Preterism, it's easy to look up what other Preterists believe. Or, since I tend to see the 144,000 as representing God's people in general, I can see which framework(s) agree with that. This is a model answer. |
