Biblical Hermeneutics Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, May 28, 2015

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Top new questions this week: Why are the crowds amazed when they see Jesus in Mark 9? Mark 9:14-29 tells the story of the healing of a boy with a spirit that 'makes him mute' and causes some sort of seizure or fit. When Jesus arrives on the scene, the crowd "were greatly amazed" ... mark healing   asked by Jack Douglas 4 votes answered by e.s. kohen 0 votes Psalms superscripts: completion or choirmaster? Many (56) of the Greek Psalms begin (in what is the superscript in English on most chapters, not represented at all in a few): Εἰς τὸ τέλος. This is a mystery to me. The NETS translates it, ... psalms septuagint   asked by Susan 4 votes answered by e.s. kohen -1 votes Why is "Elyon" Translated as "The" Most High? I checked some bible translation here: http://www.biblestudytools.com/deuteronomy/32-8-compare.html Almost every translation translates Elyon as the Most High. The Hebrew Names Version1 translation ... translation-philosophy names-of-god   asked by Jim Thio 4 votes answered by Schuh 2 votes Where is Dalmanutha? Jesus crosses the Sea of Galilee several times from feeding the 5,000 in Mark 6 to the 4,000 in Mark 8, and He finally sails to the district of Dalmanutha: 10And immediately he got into the boat ... mark geography   asked by Jack Douglas 4 votes answered by Davïd 2 votes Are Exodus 24:9-11 and Exodus 24:12-14 two separate trips, or two stages in one trip? I'm having trouble understanding the sequence of events here. first we see this: Ex. 24:9-11   Then Moses went up with Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and they saw ... exodus   asked by Jacob 3 votes answered by Lee Woofenden 1 vote Where is Moses when the ten commandments are given? Reading from Exodus 19-20: Ex 19:24 Then the LORD said to him, "Go down and come up again, you and Aaron with you; but do not let the priests and the people break through to come up to the LORD, ... exodus moses   asked by Jacob 2 votes answered by S2C 0 votes Ephesians 1:12 - Translation of "προηλπικότας" I'm a super-newbie to translating NT Greek, so please be gentle. I'm curious about how to translate "προηλπικότας", found in Ephesians 1:12. A couple of translations: ESV: "were the first to hope" ... greek ephesians hapax-legomenon   asked by mbm29414 2 votes answered by Susan 3 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: "A god" or "God" in John 1:1? John 1:1 (NWT): In [the] beginning the Word was, and the Word was with God, and the Word was a god. This translation, the Jehovah's Witnesses New World Translation is, I think, unique in using ... john greek new-world-translation   asked by Wikis 36 votes answered by Frank Luke 45 votes What is the difference in the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God? Some assert the Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God refer to the same thing while others say they are different. Which is accurate? For example: Luke 17:21 uses Kingdom of God while Matthew ... matthew luke mark synoptics gospels   asked by Frank Luke 14 votes answered by H3br3wHamm3r81 17 votes Can you answer these? What was written on the stone tablets? The wikipedia page, and most other depictions of the tablets are that they are of the ten commandments. When I read Exodus, it seems at least to me a little less clear as to what exactly was written, ... exodus law covenant   asked by Jacob 2 votes Translating κυριακὸν and κυριακῇ as an adjective (dominical) instead of indicating belonging A translation of the bible in Spanish (La Biblia Textual - 3ra Edición) translates: κυριακὸν δεῖπνον = cena dominical (dominical supper) — 1 Corinthians 11:20 and κυριακῇ ἡμέρᾳ = día ... greek revelation 1-corinthians grammar   asked by Paul Vargas 1 vote

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