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Which reading is the original text of Ruth 1:2 (and other similar verses)?
As I noted in Usage of "fields of" vs. "land of" Moab in Ruth, in the first Chapter of Ruth, the term שדי/שדה מואב or "field(s) of Moab" is used to refer to the land of Moab.
In the text I have of Ruth 1:2 (as well as 1:1, 1:6a, and 1:22), the…
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How is Psalm 34 linked to 1st Samuel 21?
The annotation of Psalm 34 (ESV) reads:
Of David, when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, so that he drove him out, and he went away.
Clearly this is a reference to 1 Samuel 21:10-15 (ESV):
And David rose and fled that day from Saul and…
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Exodus 12.40: Did it originally mention Canaan?
Just as Moses finally leads the Israelites out of slavery, Exodus 12.40 tells us how long the Israelites had lived in Egypt:
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The time that the Israelites had lived in Egypt was four hundred and thirty years.
Instead, I've just learned that a…
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How did Matthew and Luke get different prices for sparrows?
I got the idea for this question from:
Have any biblical scholars investigated the question of why Luke was getting a better price on his sparrows than Matthew?—@browserdotsys on Twitter
The tweet included images of two parallel passages:
Are not…
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What did Joseph mean that he was a father to Pharaoh?
When Joseph finally reveals himself to his brother in Genesis 45, he explains in verse 8:
"So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt."
What is meant by the…
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Markan priority, Q, and the parable of the mustard seed
I am familiar with and generally accept the current consensus of the writing of the gospels:
Mark was written first
Q is not extant but was thought to be a common source for Matthew and Luke
Matthew and Luke wrote independently, with Mark and Q as…
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Are there gaps in the genealogy from Adam to Noah?
It is clear that biblical genealogies regularly skip over intermediate generations in order to fit a scheme of numbers such as a multiple of 7.
However, the fact that the age of fatherhood is specified for each generation in Genesis 5 would argue…
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When is the "ruler of this world" driven out? Jn 12:31
NIV John 12:31 Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the
prince [ruler] of this world will be driven out.
In that verse he was speaking about his upcoming crucifixion.
But in Ephesians, Paul said:
NIV Ephesians 6:12
For our…
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According to Hebrews 11:5, did Enoch actually die? (Compare Hebrews 11:13)
According to the Book of Hebrews, did Enoch actually die? How is this "contradiction" resolved?
Excerpted from this answer, https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/a/27939/6338
By faith Enoch was translated that he - should - not see death; and was…
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In the story of Tamar and Judah,. Gen 38:14-16, how did a prostitute's veil differ from a common veil?
Is there a difference in historical records of a prostitute's veil and a common veil worn by women of that time? How did Judah know that Tamar was prostituting herself?
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Given the differences between Hebrew and Aramaic, how are the Aramaic sections identified?
There are a handful of Aramaic passages in the Bible; notably in Daniel and Ezra. Since the writing system of these two was the same, how are the Aramaic sections identified?
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What language are people translating the Bible from?
Say a publisher or other organization creates "a new translation" of the Bible: What's the source text? Are they experts in ancient Aramaic? What exactly is the text being translated from in modern times?
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Coherence-Based Genealogical Method vs. Local Text-Types Theory
The NA28 text marks a departure from the traditional methodology of textual criticism. As described by Jeff Kloha in the Concordia Theology Journal,
Previous generations learned to classify manuscripts based on
“text-types,” such as…
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Why doesn't Leviticus 18 forbid a man from incest with his daughter?
Leviticus 18 goes through a whole litany of relationships, forbidding a man from incest with his mother, step-mom, granddaughter, sister or half-sister, step-sister, aunt, sister-in-law, etc... But one relationship seems to be missing: one's own…
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Ancient custom to change vassal king's name
I noticed two places in the book of Kings where a king changes the name of his vassal king. One is found in 2 Kings 23:34 where Pharaoh Necho changed the name of his vassal king to Jehoiakim. The other one is in 24:17 where Nebuchadnezzar changed…
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