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Why did John make such a big deal about being a faster runner than Peter?
John 20:3-8:
So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter,…
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According to Romans 5, is death caused by individual sin, or Adam's sin?
In Romans 5, Paul says:
Romans 5:12 (ESV)
12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men because all sinned—
Which seems to indicate that death is caused by individual…
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What is the meaning of "rod and staff" (Psalm 23)?
I am under the impression that the "rod and staff" are actually one physical item. That is, that on one end was a kind of hook (staff) that was used to aid one's duty as a Shepard and on the other end more of a club (rod) used for protection. Is…
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What does "put the branch to their nose" in Ezekiel 8:17 mean?
Reading Ezekiel 8 in the ESV I came across verse 17 today and was puzzled by phrase there:
Is it too light a thing for the house of Judah to commit the abominations that they commit here, that they should fill the land with violence and provoke me…
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Pros and Cons of Barth's Commentary on Romans
What are the merits/problems with Karl Barth's commentary on Romans?
How much does he treat the details of the Greek?
What is his overall hermeneutic of the book? (Please steer away from explaining his theology of it in favor of noting what…
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Were "the thieves” who reviled Jesus on the cross only one person?
I recently ran across this answer on C.SE reconciling Luke’s account of the repentant thief on the cross (Luke 23:40) with Mark’s statement - also present in Matthew - that both thieves reviled Jesus (Mark 15:32, Matthew 27:44). One solution…
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In Exodus 3:2-4 does God stand beside the angel in the burning bush?
I am reading in the book of Exodus chapter 3 (KJV) about the angel of the Lord appearing to Moses in the burning bush.It is written,
Exodus 3:2
And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of
the midst of a bush: and he…
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Is Ecclesiastes a book of negative wisdom?
When I was younger, I thought that because Ecclesiastes was so dour, it was a sort of negative wisdom—something like, "This is how crazy you get when you don't follow God." However, this approach to Ecclesiastes has some problems. Life is not a bed…
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Does Romans 2:22 refer to temple robbery or sacrilege?
The word in question is ἱεροσυλέω, a hapax in the NT.1 It’s a compound from ἱερός (temple) and συλάω (rob), and most modern translations indicate that "rob temples" is the appropriate meaning here. However, it doesn’t make much sense to me in the…
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Is "The Name of Yahweh" a name for God?
I have often been told that "name" in the Old Testament has much more weight than it does to us today. Then I noticed this passage recently:
See, the Name of the Yahweh comes from afar, with burning anger and dense clouds of smoke; his lips are…
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Did Paul take the Nazarite vow in Cenchreae? If so, why this vow?
In Acts 18:18 the English Standard Version states:
At Cenchreae he had cut his hair, for he was under a vow.
The cross-references for this point to Numbers 6:2, 18 which describe the Nazarite vow. Reasons for this vow have been described as: taken…
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Does Luke's supposed profession matter when interpreting his work as an author?
Paul makes reference to a physician named Luke:
Luke the beloved physician greets you, as does Demas.—Colossians 4:14 (ESV)
Tradition also assigns Luke as author of the gospel that bears its name and the history of the early church: the Acts of…
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How tall was Goliath?
In 1 Samuel 17, David intends to battle against Goliath and ultimately wins by slinging a single stone into his forehead before decapitating him. As Wikipedia can confirm, there are multiple accounts regarding the height of Goliath, but there…
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Does Isaiah 11:3 involve smelling?
This question was inspired by this recent answer which offered a translation of the first part of Isaiah 11:3:
and his smelling is with the fear of Yahveh...
I was surprised to find that none of the translations included in biblegateway.com…
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Luke 22:38 - ἱκανόν ἐστιν - Does it mean, "It is enough" or "Enough!"
In Luke 22:38, did Jesus mean that two swords were enough (i.e., sufficient) or did he intend to say, “Enough of this!”?
English translation according to the King James Version:
36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take…
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