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"Adultery in your heart" verse
Matthew 5:27–28: Ἠκούσατε ὅτι ἐρρέθη· οὐ μοιχεύσεις. ἐγὼ δὲ λέγω ὑμῖν
ὅτι πᾶς ὁ βλέπων γυναῖκα πρὸς τὸ ἐπιθυμῆσαι αὐτὴν ἤδη ἐμοίχευσεν αὐτὴν
ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ.
“You heard it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery,’ but I say to you
that everyone…
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Ancient Hebrew Calendar(s) and Modern Translations of "Years"
When we read Genesis or Samuel/Kings/Chronicles (or any OT book that attempts any sort of reliable chronology), what are reasonable meanings of the word (translated) "year?"
Suppose I wanted to construct a timeline of the kings of Israel and Judah.…
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Jesus's genealogy: 28 generations or 41 since David?
These questions keep me wondering:
Firstly, how is it possible that Matthew and Luke came up with completely different genealogies of Jesus ancestors, if they are both following the masculine line?
And more importantly, if I'm overlooking something…
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Structuralism's influence on Biblical interpretation
What is the structuralist view of literary criticism, and how has structural literary theory influenced modern approaches to Biblical interpretation?
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Are bats described as birds?
Leviticus 11:13,19 reads:
And these you shall detest among the birds . . . the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture . . . and the bat. (ESV translation)
Does the bible describe bats as being a bird?
Modern science indicates that…
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Where was Daniel when Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were thrown into the fire?
In chapter 3 of book of Daniel we find the story of the three young men that are thrown in fire because they refused to worship the image of gold that Nebuchadnezzar made.
King Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, sixty cubits high and six cubits…
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Why is the fact that the Muratorian Fragment included Luke in its canon considered an external evidence for Luke's authorship?
The Muratorian Fragment is said to be evidence that the Gospel of Luke was in fact written by him:
Tradition unanimously affirms this author to be Luke. This is attested
by the early heretic Marcion (who died c. AD 160; Luke was the only
Gospel…
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In Romans 8:28 do "all things work together" or does "God work all things together" for the good?
Romans 8:28 (NA28) reads:
Οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν τὸν θεὸν πάντα συνεργεῖ εἰς ἀγαθόν, τοῖς κατὰ πρόθεσιν κλητοῖς οὖσιν.
There is also a textual variant that explicitly makes 'God' the subject of συνεργεῖ.
Here are some popular English…
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What does 'prayers' mean in 1 Timothy 2:1 as distinct from supplications, intercessions, and thanksgivings?
In 1 Timothy 2, Paul urges four activities that might all fall into the range of meaning of the English word 'prayers' as it is used today:
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all…
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In James 1:7 is Lord referring to God the Father or Jesus Christ?
Please help me to write this acceptably.
James 1:5 in the NIV states that:
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously
to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
James 1:7 tells us:
That person should not…
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Is the breaking of bread in Luke 24:30 meant to be understood in terms of the Last Supper?
Luke 24:30-31 NIV describes Jesus' meal with two disciples after the resurrection:
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he…
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Did Jesus drink wine?
http://biblehub.com/luke/7-34.htm
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and
you say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking,
and you say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax
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In Genesis 6:4 how should נְפִילִים (nephilim/giants) be translated?
Are there other translations of the word "Giant"? Please note that this question is related to this question.
Genesis 6:4 KJV
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that,
when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of…
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Turning to the right or the left in Isaiah 30:21
In Isaiah 30:21, the prophet writes:
Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears…
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How was the Apostle Paul a Debtor to the Greeks?
Romans 1:14
I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the
wise, and to the unwise.
In what sense was Paul a debtor to these groups of people? I can't find any context in the immediate verses around this passage.
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