Tag: #Biblediscussion
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Who was Ashurbanipal and why does he matter?
First of all who was he? Ashurbanipal (Neo-Assyrian Akkadian: 𒀸𒋩𒆕𒀀, romanized: Aššur-bāni-apli, meaning “Ashur is the creator of the heir”)or Osnappar (Imperial Aramaic: אָסְנַפַּר, romanized: ’Āsnappar) was the king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire from 669 BC to his death in 631. He is generally remembered as the last great king of Assyria. Ashurbanipal inherited the throne as the favored heir of his father Esarhaddon; his 38-year reign was among the longest…
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Annihilation theory and is it supported by scripture?
First of course ,what is annihilation theory? It is the belief that the unsaved ,the lost ,the wicked and in general those whose names are not written in the Book of Life.That all those people are not tormented forever but cease to exist and are in a eternal thoughtless,feelingless existence without any consciousness at all…
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The Christian history of Western Massachusetts.
This is one I have been wanting to do for a long time but I have put it off for a long time. I suppose I wanted to focus on Biblical content and not my own interests but it feels right to do this article now.First question you may want to know is what is…
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Translations part II
Now let us look at the Amplified Bible Same Corinithians 15 quote from the ESV I quoted 3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to [that which] the Scriptures [foretold], 4 and that He was buried, and that He was [bodily] raised on…
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How important is your Bible translation?
How important is it assuming you are an English speaker for this article does not delve into Bibles that are not in English or go past the original Hebrew and Greek and for those who know me you know I use a lot of Hebrew.We are dealing with English translations from Hebrew and Greek but…
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What is race and ethnicity?
This post is not political or about race in the modern United States or about oppression or social justice but on the Biblical view of race and ethnicity. Mainly a response to this video First of all is does race really exist? And again we are not saying here that persecution based on skin color…
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The obvious and hidden of Habakkuk
So who was Habakkuk or Chavakuk חֲבַקּ֖וּק which means to hug or embrace Not much is known about him and only that he may have lived just before the Babylonian exile,around the late 7th century BCE.He is considered one of the 12 minor prophets of Tanakh or the Old Testament.So let us jump in and…
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Early dating on the Gospels
So you see our subject so the question then becomes what are currant views by scholars on the dating of the Gospels? These mind you are dates by secular scholars not theologians of true faith in our Lord Jesus.But let us unpack the secular point of view for it is them we at truth in…
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Was and is Hebrew the original language of creation ?
First let me say that yes Hebrew is the Holy tongue because on Mt Sinai God gave his first revelation to humankind in the Torah.The Torah is the earliest part of the also called the 5 books of Moses or the Chumash (meaning of 5) The Torah consists of Genesis,Exodus,Leviticus,Numbers and Deuteronomy.So yes Hebrew is…
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A look at Genesis 4.26 and it’s meaning ?
Genesis 4:26 New International Version 26 Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on the name of the Lord. So what is the big deal or controversy seems pretty simply right? Some feel this should truly read that “in that time they profaned the name of the Lord”…
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