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Does Romans 3:31 refer to the Law or the law?
In Romans 3:21, most English translations distinguish the two uses of νόμος (law) by capitalizing the second:
Νυνὶ δὲ χωρὶς νόμου δικαιοσύνη θεοῦ πεφανέρωται μαρτυρουμένη ὑπὸ τοῦ νόμου καὶ τῶν προφητῶν, (NA28)
But now the righteousness of God has…
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Why does Genesis 10:5 say their tongues were divided, when Genesis11:1 says "And the whole earth was of one language, and one speech"?
In Gen. 10:5 it says,
By these were the isles of the Gentiles divided in their lands; every
one after his tongue, after their families, in their nation (KJV)
Yet, in Gen. 11:1, it says,
And the whole earth was of one language, and of one…
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Could saying that Melchizedek was "without beginning of days or end of life" possibly be a textual error?
Few mysteries of the Bible have attracted more interest than the mystery of the identity of Melchizedek. He is mentioned in Genesis 14:14-20; Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 5:6, 10, 6:20, 7:1-17; but Hebrews 7:1-3 is the most intriguing:
7 This Melchizedek…
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Why does Strong's have two different entries for the word "Adam"?
As far as I can tell, these are the exact same word, down to the cantillation marks. And H121 even says, "the same as H120".
From Strong's:
H120 - 'adam אָדָם, from אָדַם (H119):
man, mankind
man, human being
man, mankind (much more frequently…
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How convincing were the proofs of the resurrection in Acts 1:3?
In studying Acts this week in Turkish, I noticed that there is considerable difference in between translations of Acts 1:3. A quick look through English translations shows a similar range of possibilities, but it caught my attention that the ESV is…
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Why is "bloods," translated as "blood," in Genesis 4:10?
When trying to understand the meaning of "the cry of Abel's blood," as recorded in Genesis 4:10,I found this interesting article which reads,
In our lesson, taken from here , we look into an interesting
Midrash regarding the word “Blood” in…
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In Colossians 1:27, what is the meaning of “this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory”?
In Col. 1:24-29, it is written,
24 Now I rejoice in what was suffered for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church. 25 I have become its servant by the…
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Did Joshua execute innocents?
We read that Achan confessed his sin of taking spoil that was proscribed for the Lord:
Achan answered Joshua, “It is true, I have sinned against the Lord, the God of Israel. This is what I did: I saw among the spoil a fine Shinar mantle, two…
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In Revelation 8:1 does opening the seventh seal do anything?
In Revelation 6 the Lamb begins to open the seven seals of a scroll. Six seals are opened in this section. After the sixth seal is opened and its judgements unleashed, everyone hides from the wrath of the Lamb. There is then an interlude in which…
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Should different but synonymous words be translated differently?
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On Matthew's account of the temptation of Jesus in the desert, the exchanges between the tempter and Jesus are recorded for three temptations. The last one ending with Jesus sending the tempter away: Ὕπαγε, Σατανᾶ (SBLGNT).
Focusing on…
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In Genesis 6:3 is it "is flesh" or "is also flesh"?
This is a translation issue which the meaning changes greatly on, depending on how it is rendered. For a Christian reader this matter of spirit or flesh (or both) would be highly relevant.
Some texts read like this:
American King James Version
And…
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How should 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 be interpreted?
We ask you, brothers, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ and our assembling with him, not to be shaken out of your minds
suddenly, or to be alarmed either by a "spirit," 2 or by an oral
statement, or by a letter allegedly from…
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In Exodus 32:20, why did Moses make the Israelites drink the ground calf & water mixture?
The English translation of Exodus 32:20 according to the King James Version states,
And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strawed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of…
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How can the Pastoral Epistles not be Pauline?
According to my own reading and Wikipedia:
On the basis of their language, content, and other factors, the Pastoral Epistles are today widely regarded as not having been written by the Apostle Paul, but after his death. (Although the Second…
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Linking NT Greek to Hebrew through the LXX
What tools are the necessary tools to determine what NT Greek words correspond to the Hebrew words that were translated into the LXX?
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