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How did Nephilim reappear after the flood?
We all know that after Noah's flood, all living things on the earth were destroyed including the Nephilim from Genesis 6:4. It is presumed that one of the reasons God destroyed the earth was because of these Nephilim, their offspring, and also the…
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Whose meaning are we trying to find?
If hermeneutics is the study of the meaning of a text, whose meaning are we trying to find when we study the Bible? How does Scripture being inspired by God but penned by men affect our ability to understand its meaning?
How does hermeneutics, as a…
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How should John 3:13 be understood in view of the OT statements about Enoch and Elijah?
How should John 3:13 be understood in view of the OT statements about Enoch and Elijah?
John 3:13 states:
No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from
heaven – the Son of Man. (John 3:13 NET)
However, the OT accounts of…
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David's righteousness in the Psalms
In the Psalms, there are several places where David portrays himself as righteous and blameless. For example, Psalm 26:
1Vindicate me, O Lord,
for I have walked in my integrity,
and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
2Prove me, O…
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Why did Jesus call His mother "Woman"?
In John 19:26 it says,
When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by,
whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, Woman, behold thy son!
This isn't the 1st time Jesus uses the word "woman" to refer to His mother, in John 2:4,…
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Is there an "official" Septuagint; that is, one that is univesally recognized as such?
On the site called "Elpenor," they show Psalm 13:3 of the Septuagint text like this:
www.ellopos.net/elpenor/greek-texts/septuagint/chapter.asp?book=24&page=13
3 πάντες ἐξέκλιναν, ἅμα ἠχρειώθησαν, οὐκ ἔστι ποιῶν χρηστότητα, οὐκ ἔστιν ἕως ἑνός*
But…
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Did Joseph actually practice divination?
Now Joseph gave these instructions to the steward of his house: “Fill the men’s sacks with as much food as they can carry, and put each man’s silver in the mouth of his sack. 2Then put my cup, the silver one, in the mouth of the youngest one’s…
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What does Lev 18:18 "Rival Wife" Mean?
Leviticus 18:18 (NIV):
Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.
I always wondered why it says it like this. Instead of, "do not marry your wife's sister while she is alive," it…
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In Genesis 32 what is the significance of Jacob's injury?
In some kind of divine encounter Jacob receives a hip injury:
NIV Genesis 32:
22During the night Jacob got up and took his two
wives, his two servant wives, and his eleven sons and crossed the
Jabbok River with them. 23After taking them to…
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What does "Defiled with women" mean in context with Rev. 14:4?
Rev. 14:4,
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are
virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.
These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and
to the Lamb.
I have 2…
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Was the Leningrad Codex a direct descendant of the Aleppo Codex?
Here is what I think I know about these two codices
(correct me if I'm wrong):
both the Aleppo and Leningrad Codices were complete codices of the Hebrew Old Testament
the Leningrad Codex was (is?) corrected by the older Aleppo Codex
around 1947…
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What is the significance of the skull of Golgotha?
Matthew: And when they came to a place called Gol'gotha (which means the place of a skull).
Mark: And they brought him to the place called Gol'gotha (which means the place of a skull).
Luke: And when they came to the place which is called The…
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What does "before me" in Exodus 20:3 mean?
In Exodus 20:3, we read:
You shall have no other gods before me. [ESV]
The ESV here provides a textual note on before, saying "or besides." And indeed, many translations use that phrasing.
Personally, I have understood the word "before" here as…
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In 1 Corinthians 11:4 why does Paul consider it a dishonor for a man to cover his head when praying or prophesying?
Why does the apostle Paul consider it a dishonour if a man prays with his head covered in 1 Corinthians 11:4?
NIV-UK Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonours his head.
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To whom does El-Gibbor refer in Isaiah 9?
I've asked about the translation philosophy of the long title in Isaiah 9. This question drills down into one of the phrases: El-Gibbor. According to Wikipedia, there are two basic options:
The meaning of Pele-joez-el-gibbor-abi-ad-sar-shalom is…
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