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Does Hebrew שׁלום have the connotation of death? [closed]
Albright (1931) notes two possible etymologies for the name of the Semitic god Šulmân (The Syro-Mesopotamian God Šulmân-Ešmûn and Related Figures. Archiv für Orientforschung. p. 168):
The ...
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Why does LXX use both "salvation" and "peace" for Hebrew "peace"?
Why does LXX use both "salvation" (Strongs 4991) and "peace" (Strongs 1515) for Hebrew "peace" (Strongs 8002)?
For example, in Exodus 20:24, the LXX uses 4991:
θυσιαστήριον ἐκ γῆς ποιήσετέ μοι ...
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How should we understand the "Cleansing of the Temple"?
As a preface, I was talking with some good friends last night and this passage came up. On of my friends contributed an interpretation that made my blood boil. He was clearly wrong and clearly ...
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Why is "rega`" translated "peace" in Job 21:13?
Job 21:7-13 (ESV)
Why do the wicked live,
reach old age, and grow mighty in power?
Their offspring are established in their presence,
and their descendants before their eyes.
Their houses are ...
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What does "reconciling all things" mean in Colossians 1:20?
In Colossians 1:19-20 (NIV) we read:
For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by ...
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Does Daniel 12 imply the righteous will become stars?
The penultimate chapter of Daniel tells of a time of great war between the "King of the North" and the "King of the South". For the purposes of this question, it probably doesn't much matter who ...
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Should we read Melchizedek in Genesis 14 to be metaphorical?
Genesis 14:17-20 (NJPS):
When he returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh, which is the Valley of the King. And ...