Questions tagged [historical-interpretation]
Questions about the interpretation of a passage across different periods of history.
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KJV & NKJV translate Isaiah 9:1(b) by stating affliction/oppression becomes worse but NASB1995 & ESV translate that it becomes more glorious
Isaiah 9:1 New American Standard Bible 1995
9 [a]But there will be no more gloom for her who was in anguish; in
earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali
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Son of theos vs son of kyrios
I'm hesitant to speak in absolute terms about this, but perhaps it can be generally agreed upon that in many cases where we see Χριστὸς we tend not to see κυριος as a relational lexicon to describe ...
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Why does Revelation 19:18 mention commanders on horses when this future prophecy is likely to not have actual horses? [closed]
The text:
“Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud
voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble
for the great supper of God,
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Is Ephesians 6:5-9 inapplicable with modern Christians who don’t have a “slave”?
Paul says:
“Slaves, be obedient to those who are your masters according to
the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the sincerity of your heart, as
to Christ; not by way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers, ...
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Was there a Biblical change of day when Jesus sat and ate the Passover, and was there a change of day when Joseph came to the cross the first time? [duplicate]
If there was a Biblical change of day when Jesus sat and ate the Passover, and there was a change of day when Joseph came to the cross (the first time), this would show major differences between what ...
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Was the stone at the tomb of Jesus square shaped? [closed]
Archeologist Amos Kloner claims that it isn't historically probable that Jesus' tomb had a circle shaped rock blocking it.
Kloner argues that we don't find many circle shaped rocks blocking tombs ...
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Is "God is light" more than metaphor in 1 John 1:5?
1 John 1:5 states that God is light - but Genesis 1:3 describes God creating light. Obviously God cannot create himself; nor does his nature change.
I see a few options here, and I'm wondering which, ...
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Is the trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin too illegal to be true?
The story that we have in the gospels of Mark and Matthew (Mark 14:53-65; Matthew 26:57-68) of the Trial of Jesus before the Sanhedrin seems to contradict many passages in the Mishna in the tractate ...
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Job 38 :32 - hapax legomenon "Mazzaroth" - impact on interpretation
The message of the Job 38:32 rhetorical flourish is plain to see: God appears to be pointing out the narrow confines of Job's knowledge and ability. However, the manner/angle in which God communicates ...
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Any patristic sources on 1 Timothy 2:11-12 that address whether the context is the church?
1 Timothy 2:11-12 has been variously understood. One view I recently heard is that it teaches women to be silent not only in church, as is the case in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, but also in secular ...
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How do we reconcile Matthew 6:14-15 with 1 John 2:1?
The verses in dispute:
“For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your heavenly
Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, then
your Father will not forgive your ...
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What was the pre-Christian interpretation of Psalm 2:7?
What was the common interpretation among the Jews Psalm 2:7, before the birth of Jesus?
I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:
He said to me, “You are my son;
today I have become your father.
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Would Proverbs 26:18-19 be relevant to scenario cases that involve bullying/hazing/ragging?
Closely related posting:
Does Proverbs 26:18-19 condemn tricking people for a joke?
Proverbs 26:18-19
New American Standard Bible 1995
18 Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows and death, 19 So ...
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Could someone please give an elaborate explanation as to how Wisdom, knowledge & understanding are different and/or overlap in Proverbs 24:3-5?
( reference: https://www.gotquestions.org/wisdom-knowledge.html )
Proverbs 24:3-5
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 By wisdom a house is built,
And by understanding it is established;
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(Proverbs 23:1-3) what does Not desiring deceptive food have anything to do with behaving while dining with important leaders?
(Proverbs 23:1-3)
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 When you sit down
to dine with a ruler, Consider carefully [a]what is before you, 2 And
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Textual Variants of John 19:26-27 (Entrustment of Mary)
Are there any known historical variants, interpolations, or alternate interpretations regarding the Entrustment of Mary in John 19:26-27?
Specifically the four bold words in verse 26 below?
John 19
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What can we learn from Barak's stipulation that Deborah accompany him as he mustered the Israelite men for war, & from Deborah's response?
What can we learn from Barak's stipulation that Deborah accompany him as he mustered the Israelite men for war, & from Deborah's response?
I might just be asking the obvious. Is Barak's ...
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What could the future significance of the 2300 evenings and mornings, mentioned in Dan, 8, represent? Antiochus' later persecution of the Jews aside
Besides there being a general consensus of opinion (see Biblehub.com/commentaries on Dan, 8:14, 8:26) that Daniel in his vision is previewing Antiochus Epiphanes' persecution of the Jews, in the 2nd ...
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Does Proverbs 20:16b warning about pledging to someone narrowly focus on sexual promiscuity Or is it a broader warning?
20:16 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex לְֽקַח־בִּ֭גְדֹו
כִּי־עָ֣רַב זָ֑ר וּבְעַ֖ד [נָכְרִים כ] (נָכְרִיָּ֣ה ק) חַבְלֵֽהוּ׃
( Proverbs 20:16 ) (NASB 1995)
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What was the Pharisee’s view of “demonology”?
“We read “As they went out, behold, they brought to Him a man, mute
and demon-possessed. And when the demon was cast out, the mute spoke.
And the multitudes marveled, saying, “It was never seen like ...
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Proverbs 18:22's grossly oversimplified, glib, nonchalant view about getting married [closed]
Most of the verses in the Bible's Proverbs can be read by and in
themselves. In other words, in general, for the most part, we would
Not need to apply hermeneutic tools like
scripture-interprets-...
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(Proverbs 17:16) "fools" setting a "price" on "wisdom" when they have "No sense" and/or they have "No heart" for it (Multiple /layered meanings)
( Related Postings: Psalm 37:4 & Psalm 20:4 "...grant you your heart’s desire..." and "...give you the desires of your heart..." "dual-natured layers of meaning" )
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Elaborate on what Proverbs 14:9a says about "fools" and "sin" in order to get a deeper understanding. (layers of meaning)
משלי 14:9 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex אֱ֭וִלִים יָלִ֣יץ
אָשָׁ֑ם וּבֵ֖ין יְשָׁרִ֣ים רָצֹֽון׃
Proverbs 14:9 (New American Standard Bible 1995)
9 Fools mock at
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1st John 1:1 “Word of Life” is this “Jesus” or the “Scripture”?
We read:
“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have
seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have
handled, concerning the Word of life—
the life was ...
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Does Job 42:11 imply that Job’s wife came back to him?
How else did Job have additional kids? Job’s wife is not explicitly mentioned, or is she?
We read:
And the Lord restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job twice ...
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In Jeremiah 13:17 what does Jeremiah mean by “My soul will weep”?
Q: so in Jeremiah 13:17 is Jeremiah being literal, figurative(as if He is grieved), or metaphorical when he says “my soul will weep”???
Hear and give ear: Do not be proud, For the Lord has spoken. ...
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Does 1 Corinthians 7:7 mean God sovereignly decree’s some people to be married & others to singleness?
We have the similar question: Is celibacy a gift according to 1 Corinthians 7:7?
I’m not asking if Celibacy is a gift, but my question is: Q: Does 1 Corinthians 7:7 mean God predestines some to be ...
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What is the deeper contextual meaning of Mark 4:11's "outside"?
Mark 4:10-12
New American Standard Bible 1995
10 As soon as He was alone, [a]His followers, along with the twelve,
began asking Him about the parables. 11 And He was saying to them, “To
you has been ...
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Anyway of interpreting adultery verses in Proverbs 2,3,6,7 & 9 in a more gender-neutral / gender-inclusive / politically correct manner [closed]
Proverbs 2:16-19
Proverbs 5:3-20
Proverbs 6:24-35
Proverbs 7:5-27
Proverbs 9:13-18 ( may be more broader than just adultery, sexual
fornification, sexual lust because it could also include being
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Galatians 5:4 “fallen from grace/failed to grasp grace” Greek roots
I heard a Pastor through a teaching sermon on Galatians make mention that Galatians 5:4 is spoken from Paul in terms of “failing to grasp grace” rather than “falling from grace” as if justified ...
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Hebrew referring to Adam & Eve in Genesis 1-3
In Genesis there is word play for man (ish איש) and woman (ishah אשה); also in regards to Eve, the name (chawah חוה) means living or life bearer does it not? With this in mind, in regards to the ...
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Why the Offence?
MATTHEW 15:11 Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.” 12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were ...
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Do the (Isaiah 29:7-9) and (Ecclesiastes 5:3) bible verses relate to dreams and visions associated with fleshly desires as opposed to Godly?
Related Question Postings:
https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/a/30584/19810
Analyzing ( Jeremiah 29:8 ) rejection of other prophets prophecy by keeping Jeremiah 28 & Jeremiah 29 in context
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Implications of disregarding Samuel's warnings
Samuel 8:10-18 (KJV):
And Samuel told all the words of the Lord unto the people that asked
of him a king.
And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over
you: He will take your ...
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How did Paul became a Roman citizen?
In Acts 16:37 we read that Paul was Roman (emphasis mine)
But Paul said unto them, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being
Romans, and have cast us into prison; and now do they thrust us out
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Analyzing ( Jeremiah 29:8 ) rejection of other prophets prophecy by keeping Jeremiah 28 & Jeremiah 29 in context
@b-a 's answer in this related posting is quite good, and I just wanted to spawn out some more questions about it:
Related Question Posting: https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/a/30584/19810
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What is the most accurate rendering of Psalms 11:7
4 different translations:
“For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance
beholds the upright.” Psalms 11:7 NKJV
“Certainly the Lord is just; he rewards godly deeds; the ...
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What is the most accurate rendering of Psalms 7:11 (Textual Criticism)
A few different translations:
“God judgeth the righteous, And God is angry with the wicked every
day.” Psalm 7:11 KJV
“God is a righteous judge, And a God who shows indignation every day.”
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What is the more accurate rendering of 2 Thessalonians 1:9 “ruin” or “destruction”?
We read two different translations:
“These will pay the penalty of eternal ruin, separated from the
presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power,” 2
Thessalonians 1:9 (NABRE)
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What is Peter speaking about in 1 Peter 5:10?
Applying the historical-grammatical method in our exegesis, looking at the Greek text as well, how can I understand what Peter is saying in 1 Peter 5:8-11, specifically verse 10?
I have a few ...
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What does it mean that the Lord stirs someone up? 1 Chronicles 5:26
We read:
So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria,
that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria. He carried the Reubenites,
the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into ...
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Romans 1:21 “nor were thankful/or give thanks” how do we interpret this?
I’ve studied Romans 1:18-32 for some time, so I understand the context. God’s wrath being revealed from Heaven against godless humanity who rejects God & His revelation. Yet, there is a ...
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Why did Jesus use the words “sons of the kingdom” in Matthew 8:12?
We read:
“I tell you, many will come from the east and west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven, but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer ...
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Do we have any modern medical knowledge of the type of Disease God struck Jehoram with? (2 Chronicals 21:15,18,19)
We read:
12 And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying,
Thus says the Lord God of your father David:
Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, or
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4 different ways to interpret 2 Peter 2:20-22?
Given the surrounding context of 2 Peter 2:20-22 we might come to 4 different conclusions on the interpretation of this verse. Given the rule of rational deduction, can we interpret 2 Peter 2:20-22 ...
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John 3:36 & Continual Wrath
Q: What does the analysis of the Greek text indicate for “continuous wrath” against the “object”(person who disbelieves) in Christ?
Put it another way: Does the Greek text show from John 3:36 that the ...
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Job 32:8 & the nature of “spirit”
I’ve always quoted this verse when evangelizing to people (in the past), with reference to man having a spirit. I assumed this scripture was a direct reference to the biblical implications of an ...
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John 6:39 and Jesus' Confidence
I've done a decent amount of study from theologians and teachers of the Word regarding John 6:37-40, I've even studied it apart from the teachers. It seems most apparent and obvious that Jesus will ...
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Hebrews 6:2 and the Greek understanding of "Eternal Judgement"
"Therefore, leaving the discussion of the elementary principles of
Christ, let us go on to perfection, not laying again the foundation of
repentance from dead works and of faith toward God,
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Psalm 149:5-9's indication that "godly ones" will execute "vengeance" in light of Romans 12:19 & Leviticus 19:18 prohibiting vengeance?
How do we reason the use of Psalm 149:5-9's indication that "godly ones" will execute "vengeance" in light of Romans 12:19 & Leviticus 19:18 emphasizing prohibiting vengeance?
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