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Did Peter's intimate interaction with the Crucifixion through "Betrayal" and "Therapy session" add weight to his "Eye-witness Credibility"?
The Early Church declared that their Faith was based on eye-witnesses, not rumor, nor mythology, nor hypnosis, etc. (1 Corinthians 15:1-11)
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WHERE did the event of the Holy Spirit "Out-pouring" occur on the Day of Pentecost?
The writer of Luke's Evangel stated that the Apostles (and disciples) returned to Jerusalem...and stayed continually at the Temple. (Luke 24:52, 53)
There is recorded in Acts, however, that, returning ...
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Interpretation of verses regarding the extent of the atonement
Hello I posted a similar question a couple days ago regarding allowed assumptions that we are allowed to make when reading. This is a slightly different question.
I wanted to focus on the fact that ...
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What is the Significance of Jesus mentioning Three Different books?
This is what I told you while I was still with you: 'Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms. (Luke 24:44)
Why not just say, "the ...
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Is the term “Hebrew” etymologically derived from Abraham’s association with Hebron? [closed]
In the Book of Genesis, Abraham is described as dwelling in Hebron (e.g., Genesis 13:18).
At the same time, Abraham is also referred to as a “Hebrew” (e.g., Genesis 14:13).
This raises a question ...
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Does understanding Job 2:4 in the context of Genesis 3:21 explain why Job suffers and the related questions of theodicy?
In Genesis we see that the LORD clothed the first man with coats of skin.
Genesis 3:21 “Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make
coats of skins, and clothed them.” KJV
In Job 2:4, ...
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Early Church Fathers influence on the first printed English Bibles?
To what extent did the Early Church Fathers' allegorical interpretations of the parables influence the literal translation choices in the first printed English Bibles?
Has the English translation been ...
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Was Jehosheba the Daughter of Athaliah or of another wife of Jehoram?
2 Kings 8
24 Jehoram rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the
City of David. And Ahaziah his son succeeded him as king.
2 Kings 11
1 When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that ...
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Does “Ur of the Chaldeans” imply Abraham was Babylonian or Mesopotamian?
In Book of Genesis 11:28 and 11:31, Abraham (Abram) is described as coming from “Ur of the Chaldeans.” This raises a question about how this designation should be understood:
Does the phrase “Ur of ...
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Interpretation with the assumption of pre-knowledge of the historical audience
This question likely has an obvious answer, but I am looking to work through a counter argument.
Heb 2:9 - But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the
angels, because of the suffering of ...
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How is the “I” in “the Father is greater than I” understood as referring to Jesus’ human nature while the other I in John 8:58 to his divine nature?
In Gospel of John 14:28, Jesus says, “the Father is greater than I,” which is often used in arguments about the relationship between the Father and the Son.
Some interpret the “I” here as referring ...
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Did Deuteronomy 17:12 (“the man who shows contempt for the judge or priest shall die”) apply to kings in Israel?
In Deuteronomy 17:12, the text states:
“The man who acts presumptuously by not obeying the priest who stands to minister there before the LORD your God, or the judge, that man shall die. So you shall ...
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Matthew 27:29: Why was Jesus made to hold the staff by his right hand?
Mtt 27:27-29( NIV):
Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, and then ...
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Textual criticism of Ezk 19.10A1: intertextuality and literary form considerations
The MT of Ezek 19.10A1 behdAmehkA, ess.,
“Your mother is like a vine in/with your blood”
was reproduced in the Vulgate, but subsequently in only a few translations, like KJV. It is rejected as “...
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Based on current scholarly research, is there evidence that Gospel writers were influenced by Pauline theology in how they shaped Jesus’ crucifixion?
I welcome correction if I’m mistaken from a mainstream scholarly perspective. I understand reasonable scholars may disagree or vary on precise dates, but I’m asking with reference to general consensus....
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