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What does Song 1:1 tell us about Solomon's relationship to the book?
Song 1:1:
שִׁ֥יר הַשִּׁירִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לִשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ (BHS)
The Song of Songs, which is Solomon’s.(ESV)
I have seen it postulated* that the final word here (a lamed preposition prefixed to the name Shlomo) may mean:
To Solomon: The book is dedicated…
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Daniel 7:27 translation
I hope someone can help me with this one.
Question - What is the correct translation of end of Daniel 7:27? Is it Him (God) or it (kingdom)?
As much as I looked, all English translations say Him - ESV,NASB,NET,HCSB,ASV,KJV,YLT and so on.
But! I'm…
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How is this passage on the authority of women to be interpreted?
I have heard it said that 1 Timothy 2:11,12 is to be examined through the "lens" of culture but what Paul writes right after it in verses 13 and 14 seems to nullify that.
A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. 12 I do not
permit a…
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In Luke 17:37 who are taken, who are left behind and where are they taken?
Luke 17:33-37 says,
"Remember Lot's wife.
Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever
shall lose his life shall preserve it.
I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the
one shall be taken, and…
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Why was crocodile (תנין) from Exodus 7:10 translated as snake or serpent?
In Exodus, chapter 7, verse 10, Aaron throws his staff of the ground in front of Pharaoh and it becomes a תנין in the Hebrew Bible as well as the Leningrad Codex.
The Septuagint translates it as δρακων, which reads similar to "dragon", most…
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Assessments of the evidence for the "Gap Theory" reading of Genesis 1:1-2?
Ever since the emergence of an understanding of "geological time" in the 18th Century, there has been a perceived tension with the six-day account of creation in Genesis 1 -- at least, if those "days" are reckoned as 24-hours in duration.
One early…
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What is "the law of liberty" in James 2:12?
James mentions the law of liberty in v12 of this passage of scripture:
James 2:9-13
8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: 9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin,…
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Has the Apostle Paul ever been to Spain?
Paul expresses his intention to go to Spain in Romans 15:
24I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain, and to be helped on my journey there by you, once I have enjoyed your company for a while. 25At present, however, I am going to Jerusalem…
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Per 1 Cor 10:8, when did God kill 23,000 for sexual immorality?
I was going through 1 Corinthians 10, doing my best to not fixate on verse 13 until i knew the context :) when I read this:
8 We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did—and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. 9 We…
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Who wrote Lamentations?
As part of the Meta Call for questions related to the Five Scrolls.
Traditionally, Lamentations has been attributed to Jeremiah, the reason it follows Jeremiah in the Christian ordering of the Old Testament. However, Jeremiah is no longer generally…
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What is meant by "the times of the gentiles" in Luke 21:24?
To what does Luke refer, when he records Jesus’ phrase: "the times of the gentiles" (Luke 21:24)?
Young's Literal Translation renders the verse in question as follows:
“and they shall fall by the mouth of the sword, and shall be led captive to all…
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How does Canon Criticism relate to the concept of a Gesamtbiblische Theologie?
It is my understanding that Brevard Childs's so-called canonical (or canon) criticism places an emphasis on looking at the Bible as a complete work. This reminds me of the concept of a Gesamtbiblische Theologie (a whole-bible biblical theology),…
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Why is 1 John 5:7-8, found in the KJV, kept in the NKJV when it is believed to be inauthentic?
1 John 5:7-8
King James Version (KJV)
7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the
Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the
water, and the…
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Does the Hebrew in Judges 4:4 explicitly identify Deborah as a woman?
I have no skill at reading Hebrew, so I was using some tool to try and parse the sentence in Judges 4:4. I noticed that the definition given for the second word (אִשָּׁה) is "woman"; but what I'm unable to figure out is whether it is a modifier of…
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Whose blood is on the white rider's robe?
The vision in Revelation 19:11 and following describes a rider on a white horse making war against the nations. While introducing the rider, verse 13 mentions, "He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood." There seems to be a possible connection to…
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