Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, December 29, 2016

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Top new questions this week: In Daniel 7:15, what is the meaning of the word נִדְנֶה? In Dan. 7:15, the Aramaic text states, טו אֶתְכְּרִיַּת רוּחִי אֲנָה דָנִיֵּאל בְּגוֹא נִדְנֶה וְחֶזְוֵי רֵאשִׁי יְבַהֲלֻנַּנִי which the King James Version translates into English as, 15 I ... word-study daniel aramaic   asked by Simply a Christian 5 votes answered by fdb 4 votes Why did the magi seek a king? In Matthew 2:1-3 (NET), the author states: After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, "Where is the one who has ... matthew jesus new-testament nativity   asked by James Shewey 4 votes answered by Revelation Lad 3 votes In what sense is the phrase "Gentiles in the flesh" used in Ephesians 2:11? (KJV)Ephesians 2:11 Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; ... word-study ephesians   asked by collen ndhlovu 3 votes answered by Abstraction is everything. 0 votes Does Galatians 1:1 preclude the Lord Jesus Christ from being just a man? In Gal. 1:1, it is written, 1 Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) KJV, 1769 Αʹ Παῦλος ἀπόστολος οὐκ ἀπ᾽ ... galatians christology   asked by Simply a Christian 3 votes answered by user34445 1 vote In Isaiah 53:11, how is "by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many" to be understood? In Isa. 53:11, it is written, 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. KJV, ... isaiah   asked by Simply a Christian 2 votes Is there really a hearing/seeing theme in Revelation? Many claim there is a hearing/seeing theme in the book of Revelation, where John hears something, then sees something (or the other way around), and that both what he sees and hears have the same ... hermeneutical-approaches revelation literary-structure   asked by למה זה תשאל לשמי 2 votes answered by enegue 0 votes Was Jonah's prophecy of Nineveh's destruction fulfilled? Regarding prophecy, the Zondervan Encyclopedia states: Sometimes one feature of a prediction may involve a condition though the prediction as a whole is unconditional. The conditional nature ... prophecy jonah   asked by למה זה תשאל לשמי 2 votes answered by user34445 5 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: How old was Samuel when Hannah took him to the temple? In 1 Samuel 1:24 we read: After he was weaned, she took the boy with her, young as he was, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of ... hebrew 1-samuel cultural-analysis samuel   asked by Ionică Bizău 12 votes answered by James Shewey 7 votes Did Abraham leave Haran before or after his father died? Genesis 11:31-12-1 appears to indicate that Abram left Haran after his father Terah had died. (The author of the New Testament book of Acts certainly saw it that way.) Terah took his son Abram and ... genesis contradiction acts abraham chronology   asked by Bruce Alderman 12 votes answered by Jas 3.1 11 votes

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