Tag: #Bible
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Is Calvinism Biblical?
Let us start with, who was Calvin? Born as Jehan Cauvin in 1509 ce in northern France and he was one of the important people in reformed theology which took a more radical view of the Protestant reformation. Although Cauvin himself did not know anything of Calvinism it was his theology that inspired his followers…
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Scribal error and Psalm 22
Starting here with this quote from Emmanuel Tov’s Exegesis in the Bible. “Omission of ʿayin (in Yeshayahu in Qumram) indicates the weakening oflaryngeals and pharyngeals. Supralinear letter added. ומי בימי ביAddition of waw is probably due to Aramaic influence. עזיהו עוזיהShort theophoric names are more frequent in the Second Temple period.יחזקיהו יחזקיה See the previous…
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How should Hebrews 6:4-6 be looked at?
So what is the letter to the Hebrews chapter 6 verse 4 about anyway? (ESV) English standard version. 4 “For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the…
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A historical look at the Nikud נקוד, the Hebrew vowels
In ancient Hebrew the language was written without vowels in the script itself and the pronunciation of words was handed down in oral tradition. I (this is my opinion) look at it this way. For instance we know that you put ketchup on hamburgers and you put mayo on a turkey club or horseradish on…
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What is divine inspiration?
So when we say the Bible is the word of God, what is meant by this? Did the Bible just drop from heaven? So most peoples understanding both those who believe in the truth of scripture and those who do not. It sort of goes like, a prophet goes into a daze or trance and…
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The Yom Kippur confessional
So what is the Yom Kippur confession or the Viduy ashmnu meaning confession of our guilt. This is recited several or many times in the 24 hours of Yom Kippur by Orthodox Jews. If you do noy know Yom Kippur is the Biblical day of atonement which is every year on the 10th of Tishrei…
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The case against Rome fabricating Christianity
(Disclaimer) This is not a specific response to one person’s Roman creation theory or a bad review of one book but is an abstract refute of all notions that in any way Rome could have invented Christianity. This is a full abstract debunk of the general idea as a whole, I am aware multiple people…
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A look at the Word of Faith movement
So what is then the “Word of faith movement”? The basic answer is that it is a Pentecostal Christian based theology with heavier emphasis on reciting scripture out loud and also believing by blind faith ahead of time that you have already received what you have prayed for. For instance this from Mark 11:22-24 would…
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Section 3 Late Biblical Hebrew and Mishnaic Hebrew
What is late Biblical Hebrew ? In general it is the post exilic style found in the mid 500’s bce and forward. This is third evolution in Hebrew itself as I show down below. Pre Biblical Hebrew- from the Patriarchs to about the Judges era 1800 bce to just later than about 1100 bce using…
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Section 2 Analysis of Early Biblical Hebrew
Before I formally begin the article I want to give you a pronunciation guide if you do not know the nikud (vowel points in diacritics). A- A as in father ‘ The apostrophe is the quickest e that is almost silent. E- E as in pet. Ei- E as in they or A as in…
Truth in Mikra 