Questions tagged [historical-interpretation]
Questions about the interpretation of a passage across different periods of history.
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Why is Revelation 19:11-16 interpreted by some to refer to Jesus Christ?
I observe that a lot of people interpret that the rider on the white horse is Jesus Christ.
I used to hold to this view, but when I study the rider in more detail, I am not convinced that the rider is ...
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Luke 14:25-33 (Discipleship Tested/Counting the cost Parable) as instructions for Personal Financial Planning/Project management/Business Planning
Is evaluating Luke 14:25-33 verses which discusses the Parable about Discipleship Tested / Counting the cost as instructions for Personal Financial Planning/Project management/Business Planning be ...
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What does Acts 4:22 mean by referring to the age of the man that was healed?
In Acts 4:22 (NIV) one reads
For the man who was miraculously healed was over forty years old.
What was the purpose of mentioning the age in this context?
I understand that it may be a way to note ...
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Why do some think that Ezekiel had his first vision on his 30th birthday?
Why do some think that Ezekiel had his first vision on his 30th birthday in [Ezekiel 1]?
The Bible Project mentions the vision happening on Ezekiel's birthday in this video
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Does Romans 16:11 reveal the apostle Paul (Saulus) was related to Herod Agrippa?
Based on Paul's request in [Romans 16:11] from the NKJV :
"Greet Herodion, my countryman" (ἀσπάσασθε Ἡροδίωνα τὸν συγγενῆ)
and "Antiquities of the Jews" by Josephus, Book XX (CH 9.4) :
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What deeper understanding can the bible reader get from the 2 Samuel 8:2's account of how David killed off the defeated people of Moab?
( Related Posting: Was the use of a measuring line literal or symbolic in 2 Samuel 8:2?
Related Posting: What are the Dangers of the Judgemental side of David's life in the Bible?
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What is the meaning behind Acts 2:44-45?
In Acts 2:44-45 (KJV) one reads
44 And all that believed were together, and had all things common;
45 And sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all men,
as every man had need.
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Would it be correct so say that James 4:17 is tryijng to say "one who 'spiritually, mentally' strongly grasps the right thing to do"?
James 4:13-5:3 New American Standard Bible 1995
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say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, and spend
a year there and engage in business and make a profit.” 14 [a]...
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What is meant by meditation in Psalm 48:9 and Psalm 104:34?
What is meant by meditation in Psalm 48:9 and Psalm 104:34?
The English word “meditate” evolved its meaning in the mid- to late-1900’s. Previously, it had been more like ”to contemplate”. So how can a ...
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In Jeremiah is evil always associated with the north regardless of geographical location?
The motif of evil coming forth from the north is repeated many times throughout Jeremiah. Already in the first chapter Jeremiah prophesizes that evil will come from the north. Then again in 4:6; 6:1 ...
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Who first interpretated John 8:58 ego eimi as Yahweh claim?
What is the oldest record of the interpretation that the "I am" ego eimi in John 8:58 claim is Yahweh claim of Exodus 3:14?
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham ...
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Reconciling Revelation 13 with Revelation 11
Continuing on from my previous question, I’m after some further understanding of this same section in Revelation.
Consider this ... 1st - Here the beast was given authority ..
REV 13:5 And he was ...
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Who is giving this Entity Authority?
This passage has me curious...
REVELATION 13:5 And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.
I’ve always assumed that it ...
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“Nothing beyond what is written”?
In 1 Corinthians 4:6, Paul tells us to learn the meaning of the saying,
“Nothing beyond what is written.”
Does this mean we are to take the plain and obvious sense of what is actually said, being ...
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Are there any academic scholars ,who interpreted Isaiah 11, non messianically? [closed]
Are there any academic scholars ,who interpreted the Stump of Jesse ,and all the predictions in the Isaiah 11, as NOT a reference to the far future Messiah and his messianic age,as believed by Jews ...
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Book of Esther's major theme is that God's people may have Unwillingly strayed away from God, but God is still Loving towards said people
I'm trying to approach the Book of Esther in the Bible in a holistic manner ( taking a bird's eye view ) of God's varying calibrated auspices of His chosen Israelite nation.
Also I am taking into ...
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Why is Jeremiah so opposed to a Jewish settlement in Egypt?
Jeremiah 42:7-19
Ten days later the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah. 8So he called
together Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers who were with
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Did the Egyptian curse Yahweh (blasphemy) or the Israelite in Leviticus 24?
Leviticus 24:10-12
וַיֵּצֵא בֶּן אִשָּׁה יִשְׂרְאֵלִית וְהוּא בֶּן אִישׁ מִצְרִי בְּתוֹךְ
בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּנָּצוּ בַּמַּחֲנֶה בֶּן הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִית
וְאִישׁ הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִי. יא וַיִּקֹּב בֶּן ...
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When was the prophecy in Ezekiel 29:12 (Egypt's downfall) fulfilled?
Note : There are two other questions on this, not as precise (I would say) as this one, but neither of those two questions has any answers, nor do they posit my suggestion of the second section (2).
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The Land of Israel Joshua 21:43-45
I was reading Joshua 21:43-45
Joshua 21:43(A)Thus the Lord gave to Israel all the land that he swore to give to their fathers. And they took possession of it, and they settled there. 44 (B)And the ...
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Is the "cutting off" in Leviticus 20:3 evidence of the afterlife?
Leviticus 20:1-4
Say to the Israelites: ‘Any Israelite or any foreigner residing in
Israel who sacrifices any of his children to Molek is to be put to
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Reading from the book of the Acts of the Apostles (3,13-15.17-19)
In those days, Peter told the people: “The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus, whom you handed over and rejected before Pilate, when he had ...
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Evidence that Shallum is king Jehoahaz?
In 1 Chronicles 3:15 we find a list of king Josiah's four sons:
The sons of Josiah:
Johanan the firstborn,
Jehoiakim the second son,
Zedekiah the third,
Shallum the fourth.
Then in Jeremiah 22:11-12
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Is there any interpretative room for considering the prophetic predictions of Matthew 24:29-31 as already fulfilled?
Matthew 24:29-31 (YLT):
29 `And immediately after the tribulation of those days, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from the heaven, and the ...
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Which Covenant?
1 COR 11:25 In the same manner He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
Which covenant is Paul/...
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Does Judges 5:14 imply that Ephraim had distant Amalekite roots?
Judges 5:14
Some came from Ephraim, whose roots were in Amalek; ; Benjamin was
with the people who followed you. From Makir captains came down, from
Zebulun those who bear a commander's staff. (NIV)
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What is the correct interpretation of וְנִשָּׂ֥א In Daniel 11:12
Daniel 11:12 KJV
And when he hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up; and he shall cast down many ten thousands: but he shall not be strengthened by it.
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Why does the ESV translate ‘South’ as ‘Wilderness’ in Psalm 75:6?
While King James and some other versions cited ‘South’ in Psalm 75:6, ESV appears to translate South as ‘Wilderness’.
For not from the east or from the west and not from the wilderness
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What evidence exists that confirms the view that the early Hebews held to a solid dome cosmology [duplicate]
It is often stated that the early Hebrews believed in a cosmology that differed greatly from what we believe today.
For example, it is claimed that the Hebrews believed that the sky was a solid dome ...
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How are ancient Hebrew texts deciphered? [closed]
Someone is telling me that the Bible is inaccurate for the reason that ancient Hebrew (specifically the dialect of Hebrew that the Torah was written in) is a lost language and nobody knows anything ...
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Should it read גִלְעָד or גַלְעֵד?
Genesis 31:47-48 reads as follows:
וַיִּקְרָא-לוֹ לָבָן, יְגַר שָׂהֲדוּתָא; וְיַעֲקֹב, קָרָא לוֹ
גַּלְעֵד. מח וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן, הַגַּל הַזֶּה עֵד בֵּינִי וּבֵינְךָ
הַיּוֹם; עַל-כֵּן קָרָא-שְׁמוֹ, ...
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What does "all things visible" refer to in Colossians 1:16?
What does "all visible things" refer to in Colossians 1:16?
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What is the justification for English translations capitalizing “Word” in John 1:1?
What is the justification for English translations capitalizing “Word” in John 1:1?
ΕΝ ΑΡΧΗ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν,
καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος.
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What does "sanctified" mean in John 10:36?
John 10:36 KJB "Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?"
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What does 1 Corinthians 14:36 mean?
What does
1 Corinthians 14:36 What? came the word of God out from you? or came
it unto you only?
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What does the phrase "are of full age... and by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern" mean in Hebrews 5:14?
What does the phrase "are of full age... and by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern" mean in
Hebrews 5:14 “But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even ...
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Blood as cause for ritual defilement in Lamentations 4:15?
Hebrew in Lamentations 4:14-16 reads:
נָעוּ עִוְרִים בַּחוּצוֹת, נְגֹאֲלוּ בַּדָּם; בְּלֹא יוּכְלוּ,
> יִגְּעוּ בִּלְבֻשֵׁיהֶם. {ס} טו סוּרוּ טָמֵא קָרְאוּ לָמוֹ, סוּרוּ
> סוּרוּ אַל-...
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Psalm 49:7(NASB) translation seems to say "No human being" can redeem his brother but Psalm 49:7(KJV) refers to those with earthly riches
Psalm 49:5-9 (NASB)
5 Why should I fear in days of adversity, When the iniquity of my
[b]foes surrounds me,
6 Even those who trust in their wealth And
boast in the abundance of their riches?
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Who Demands a Ransom?
Col 1:14 - In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
Redemption , from the Greek ‘apolytrōsis, (‘Strongs Lexicon: G729- Liberation procured by the payment of a ransom’...
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Should Psalm 47:4 use of word "inheritance" associated with Ancient Israel's land's physical borders or inheritance in Jesus Christ?
Psalm 47:2-6 (NASB)
2 For the Lord Most High is to be feared, A great King over all the
earth. 3 He subdues peoples under us And nations under our feet.
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Was Melchisedeck eternal in Hebrews 7:3?
Was Melchisedeck eternal in Hebrews 7:3?
Without father, without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest ...
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What does ονομα mean in Matthew 28:19?
What does ονομα mean in Matthew 28:19?
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name (ονομα) of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19 NRSV).
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What was the usage of the “dove dung” mentioned in 2 Kings 6:25?
When reading about Samaria's condition, I have came across the following:
2 Kings 6:25
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged
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Is the "four hundred years" the equivalent of the "four generations" in the Gen. 15:13-16 prophecy?
Gen. 15:13
Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred
years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own
and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there.
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In Dan, Ch. 12, we are told about the "man dressed in linen",. What period is "he" referring to in verses 5, 6 & 7 and who are the holy people
In Dan, Ch 12, the first 3 verses are in reference to the end-times. In verses 4, 8 & 9, an angel and Daniel converse regarding concealment (of words) until the end-times. Verses 10 through 13 are ...
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Did God prefer to view the Israelites as a Simple & humble Shepherded nation, and less about manly macho-ism, manly patriotism?
God and Samuel response to the Ancient Israelites request for a King seem to suggest that God & Samuel preferred the Israelites to be seen in God's eyes as a simple nation of shepherds, fisherman, ...
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What is the meaning of the phrase "purge your conscience from dead works" in Hebrews 9:14?
What does "purge your conscience from dead works" mean in
Hebrews 9:14 how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your
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What does Scripture mean by the "doctrine of baptisms" in Hebrews 6:1-2?
What does Scripture mean by the "doctrine of baptisms" in
Hebrews 6:1-2 Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation
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Who is the "possessor of heaven and earth" in Genesis 14:19. Abraham or God?
Who is the "possessor of heaven and earth" in
Genesis 14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the
most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: 20 and blessed be the
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Was Moses put in a basket in accordance with Pharaoh's new decree?
This is the chronology of events. First Pharaoh decrees to throw all boys in the Nile (Exodus 1:22)
Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: “Every Hebrew boy that is born
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