Questions tagged [authorial-intent]
Questions investigating a text's meaning by discerning what its author intended it to mean.
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How To Tell When A New Paragraph Starts and When A New Subject is being Discussed?
(I originally posted this in https://christianity.stackexchange.com/ || I accidentally thought I was posting it to this group though. Here's my post)
When I'm reading the Word, how can I tell that a ...
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What point is made by specifying quantity in a statement "..out of whom went N devils" in Luke 8:2 and Mark 16:9?
There is a story about several women being delivered by Jesus from multiple struggles. But only for one, for some reason, the exact quantity is specified. I feel that it is important to discover what ...
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Ezekiel 14:14, why were names Noah, Job and Daniel mentioned in non-chronological order?
Ezekiel 14:14, YLT:
and these three men have been in its midst, Noah, Daniel, and Job -- they by their righteousness deliver their own soul -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah.
Leaving aside the ...
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In light of Ezekiel 28:2-9, what is the point of Ezekiel 28:12-19 being in the book at all?
First, let us compare, verse by verse, Ezekiel 28:2-9 and Ezekiel 28:12-19; all verses are taken from NKJV, text in curly braces is of mine. I will give two corresponding verses, then my note, and so ...
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What does Jeremiah 15:17-18"..I sat alone..You filled me with indignation...my pain been perpetual.." hint about Jeremiah's mental health/personality?
What does Jeremiah 15:17-18"..I sat alone..You filled me with indignation...my pain been perpetual.." hint about Jeremiah's mental health/personality?
(Note: Jeremiah is known as the "...
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What can one infer from Jeremiah 12:14-17 regarding the complex dynamic relationship btwn God, Israelites (Christians) & the Gentiles (nonChristians)?
Related posting: Can we infer/induce/deduce that (2 Corinthians 6:14) bible verse's use of "yoked"/ "bound" / "close association" applies to marriage?
Jeremiah 12:14-...
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Does Mat 6:22-24 and Mat 10:28 together teach that each human created with two “bodies” or one “essentially two-part” body?
Jesus gave a parable for a crowd in Matthew 6:22-24, YLT:
22 'The lamp (“soul”?) of the body is the eye, if, therefore, thine eye may be perfect, all thy body shall be enlightened, 23 but if thine ...
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Are "power" in Matthew 28:18 and "authority" in Mark 13:25-6 meaning the same?
Matthew 28:18 (YLT):
18 And having come near, Jesus spake to them, saying, 'Given to me was all authority (ἐξουσία) in heaven and on earth
Mar 13:25-26 (YLT):
25 and the stars of the heaven shall ...
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Was Queen Vashti Honorable or Dishonorable when she rejected her husband's command to bring her in front of others who attended his celebration?
I've searched the internet for commentaries, and I've heard both sides of the argument.
The narrative is difficult to evaluate. ( Please continue to read my freewriting after the bible passage excerpt ...
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Matthew 7:21-27, how does 'working of lawlessness' (v. 23) relate semantically to 'building on sand' (v. 26) and what's the exegetical significance?
Matthew 7:21-23 and Matthew 7:24-27 can be considered a cohesive unit semantically, as they both emphasize the importance of true discipleship and obedience to Jesus' teachings rather than mere verbal ...
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Why did Saint Paul prioritize the identity of Christ's body with the Church over the analogy of the scripture to the Word?
This question comes from a deconstructionist and literary perspective, so it’s not about the transubstantiation of the bread into the Body of Christ by God, but that of the symbols into information by ...
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Exodus 20:13 What does the author mean by "shall/must"?
Exodus 20:13 NLT
You must not murder.
Several translations use the word "shall" in this verse yet the NLT uses "must". In conversation with a gentleman, he posits that "must&...
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Are there any passages in the OT where the grammar is simplified to help children learn to read and write? (and speak!)
This is about both the Ancient Hebrew and the Septuagint, across the widest area and the longest timespan.
I'm terribly underpowered in anything to do with history, but I know that archaeology ...
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Eve is a Deliverer (ezer עֵ֫זֶר)?
For most of my life I read Eve's role in Genesis 2:18 as suitable helper:
Genesis 2:18 (NASB) Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the
man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable (ezer ...
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Why are "ha-adam" and "adam" often translated inconsistently in Genesis?
The word, adam, means “man” (SH 120) and it’s also a name, Adam (SH 121), and it can mean “red” (SH 119 with the same vowel points). Ha means “the” in Hebrew, so ha-adam means “the man.”
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