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Would Genesis 9:4 prohibit eating meat taken from living animals?

Genesis 9:2-4 reads (NKJV, emphasis mine): And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be on every beast of the earth, on every bird of the air, on all that move on the earth, and on all the fish ...
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Did Jesus practice eisegesis in Matthew 4:4 and Luke 4:4 [closed]

It has been suggested here that these verses prove that Jesus practiced eisegesis simply because his OT source is not familiar. Is there a plausible source for his teaching which does not require ...
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Did Jesus practice eisegesis?

Eisegesis can be defined as the process of interpreting text in such a way as to introduce one's own presuppositions, agendas or biases. It is commonly referred to as reading into the text. It is ...
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