The Bible is a canonical set of books representing holy Scripture believed to be the inspired Word of God.
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Into how many languages has the Bible been translated?
I understand that the Bible has been translated into more languages than any other book in the world. What is the current total of languages into which the Bible, or part of the Bible, has been ...
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What Christian doctrine supports being ultra-patriotic in America? [closed]
In an answer to this question What Doctrine Supports The Christian Gun Culture? an answer touches on a observation that many do agree on:
"Often, you will find casual Christians who are ...
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What Doctrine Supports The Christian Gun Culture? [closed]
In America, there is a large group of people where being a Christian, active in the gun culture and protecting their right to fire arms is proudly the basis of their identity.
For example, at the ...
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What is the “gospel” supposed to mean?
What is the gospel supposed to mean? In what ways can it be used? What do Christians generally mean when they use the term "gospel"?
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“Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani”?
In all Christian bibles the translators wrote this verse in the same language and translated it. ( Maybe its Hebrew which Í don't know) but why only Mark 15 vrs 34 in the whole, is it because when ...
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Criteria for translation
I know there are a TON of translations out there and that some people prefer things like King James Only. But I was wondering: What are some good criteria for choosing a translation and why?
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What is the “Kingdom of God” supposed to be?
everlasting blissful happiness and peace on earth
heaven after death / afterlife
a metaphorical way to describe that righteousness would be made on earth by the power of the holy spirit, and that ...
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Why did the Catholic Church decide to have a Bible?
As far as I know, the Catholic Church considers God's revealed truth in Sacred Scripture to be part of, but by no means the sum total of Divine Revelation. Sacred Scripture is the written part of our ...
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Torah and the Old Testament [closed]
Both Torah and the Old Testament relate to Jews. How different or similar is Torah and the Old Testament of Bible?
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How do we know Jesus is God incarnate?
In John 17:3 it says that Jesus called the Father the "only true God" and called himself sent by the Father.
Also, in Matthew 4:10, Jesus himself says to:
‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve ...
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What are the relationships between Bible, Hebrew Bible, Aramaic Bible, Tanakh…?
What are the relationships between Bible, Hebrew Bible, Aramaic Bible, Greek Bible, King's Bible, Torah, Tanakh, Old Testament and New Testament?
Wikipedia seem to have separate articles for each of ...
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What is the true purpose of animals?
I'm no vegetarian, and I enjoy my fair share of steak. The idea of vegetarianism always intrigued me, because in my eyes animals are to be eaten by humans for nourishment.
Obviously animals serve a ...
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What does it mean to interpret the Bible literally?
Here are some common definitions from a dictionary for ‘literal’:
Being in accordance with, conforming to, or upholding the exact or primary meaning of a word or words.
Word for word; verbatim: a ...
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What is “The Parable of the Shrewd Manager” about?
The Parable of the Shrewd Manager (full text below) is perhaps one of the hardest parables to interpret. At first glance it seems to be about rewarding dishonesty!
What lesson is Jesus teaching His ...
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Why was Peter Fishing Naked (John 21:7)?
John 21: 7
7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the
Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his
fisher's coat unto him, (for he was ...
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What major translations of the Bible are in the Public Domain and therefore not subject to Copyright?
Quoting Biblical text is technically a dicey proposition. While the original manuscripts are obviously public domain, not every translation is.
Indeed, the NIV even posts the following copyright ...
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The Bible seems to allow polygamy. Why doesn't the church?
In Exodus 21:10 and Deuteronomy 21:15-16 (among many other passages), it talks about polygamy as if it were acceptable.
Indeed, there are several holy men (Abraham and Solomon come to mind offhand) ...
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What is the meaning of “anything” in Matthew 18:19-20?
In Matthew 18:19-20, Jesus says:
“Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come ...
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What happened to the tribe of Dan in Revelation?
Compare the twelve tribes of Israel, according to Genesis 35:23-26 (left column) and Revelation 7:5-8 (right):
Asher : Asher
Benjamin : Benjamin
Dan : Gad
Gad : Issachar
Issachar : Joseph
Joseph : ...
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If Jesus died for our sins, why is there a lake of fire?
We believe that Jesus died for our sins but why, if we commit a sin, do we need to ask for forgiveness whilst Jesus already died for that sin?
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Is there any account of a religious marriage ceremony in the scripture?
I was studying the Puritans recently, and discovered something interesting about William Bradford. According to Wikipedia, he married his wife in a civil ceremony, because "the Separatists could find ...
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Are there any examples of sarcasm in the bible?
The closest in tone to sarcasm, though somewhat different, that I am aware of is John 1:45-46
Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the ...
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What does it mean “born of water” in John 3:5?
John 3:5 (NKJV)
Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of
water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Does "born of water" means baptism i.e., ...
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What is the modern Evangelical view on tithing?
Do modern Evangelical (by which I mean, taking the Bible as the ultimate earthly source of authority) Christians believe giving 10% of your income is a law for Christians?
Note: this question is ...
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What is meant by the expression “living in darkness”?
At my church (Calvary Chapel) we have guest speakers from time to time. Many of them mention the same phrase "living in darkness", refering to the time before they were saved.
Are there Biblical (or ...
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What is the meaning of “Let the dead bury their dead”
In Mathew 8:21-23 says "And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.
And when he ...
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What is the difference between the grave and Hades?
John 5 vrs 28-29 (NIV)
" Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out those who have done good will rise to live, and those who ...
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Whose morals are being referenced by NT authors in the expression “sexual immorality”?
When the expression "Sexual Immorality" appears in bible translations (Namely, when Paul uses that word/phrase 1 Corinthians) — to whose morals is it referring?
The morals of the body of the church ...
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How did the world get populated according to Bible?
Adam and Eve had only three sons (Cain, Abel, and Seth), but no daughters: how did the world get populated?
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Troubled people showing interest in reading the Bible: how to explain to them that faith is a lifestyle and not an “ATM”?
I get that often. I meet a lot of people who have some sort of troubles in their life and they show interest in reading the Bible to heal themselves.
However, the majority of these people just ...
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Did the Lord God agree with “an eye for an eye”? [duplicate]
In the Old Testament there is a scripture about an eye for an eye law:
[Exodus 21:23~25] And if [any] mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, ...
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Which denominations use the King James Version?
Which denominations primarily use the King James Version of the Bible?
I did a search on Google and could not find anything reliable.
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Bible translations accepted by Southern Baptist Convention
Is there is a list of which tranlations of the Bible are accepted by the Southern Baptist Convention?
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Who are innocent people according to Bible?
My question stemmed from this wiki article under the heading "Views and Marches" where I was bit puzzled on the definition of innocent people as given by this personality in UK.
How does ...
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Voltaire and his house being used by the biblical society?
His there any valid source that one of Voltaire house have been used by the Bible Society? I heard many times the illustration, but I never read a valid source of this.
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What does the parable of the Fig Tree mean?
Luke 13:6-9 (NIV)
6 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in
his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find
any. 7 So he said to the man who took ...
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Proverbs 14:4 - What does this mean?
Proverbs 14:4
Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,
but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.
I've been reading proverbs lately, but I haven't been able to understand ...
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What does it mean to be perfect?
Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. (Matthew 5:48 NKJV)
So, God expects us to be perfect. What is meant by "perfect"? How can any human be without error, ...
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Can we trust the Septuagint?
I've previously used the Apostolic Bible for digging deeper into the meanings of passages. However, I've found that some passages in the Old Testament make no sense compared to the modern ...
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How is modern day Christian morality reconciled with the morality of the Bible?
Morality changes over time
Morality is not a constant; what a group of people finds to be morally acceptable or morally unacceptable evolves over time, generally because of an increased understanding ...
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Are there any other books, divined by God, regarding Christianity? [duplicate]
To my understanding, the bible is divinely inspired by God? However is this the only book that has been inspired or developed through this method? Are there other books equivalent or near equal to the ...
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What does the Bible say about Science?
It's a debate that atheists seem to thrive on. Fact vs. Faith.
Personally, I believe in a co-existence of the two, but I'm interested in what the Bible has to say about us learning about our ...
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Is there a projection of when Bible translation into all the languages of the world will be complete?
The Bible has been translated into more languages than any other book by far. Wycliffe Bible Translators and others continue to do this in more and more languages. This is seen by many to be part of ...
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Who produced the first Concordance?
Prior to this new-fangled electronic thing called the internet, people who were looking to find a particular verse in the Bible resorted to a manual index called a concordance. In such a book, ...
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How do I track the history of changes to a given verse's actual text? How do I discover it's “lineage”?
Has there been a project that traces the genealogy of each verse of the scripture?
I.e., for each verse, it traces back through all the documents it was translated from, the default translations at ...
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Will God destroy the earth again?
A friend of mine once said that, "God said he would never destroy the earth again." I assume she was referencing the time of Noah's Ark, where the Great Flood wiped out the entire world.
I was ...
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Who decides if a verse is literal and what part is metaphorical [closed]
Just to be clear.. im not asking what parts of the bible are literal and what parts aren't. I just want to know who decides which one are supposed to be followed and which ones are like obsolete.
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How many 'Books' never made it to the Bible (Old and New Testament)?
Alternatively:
How many books were included in early Bible compilations and then later removed?
A book in the bible, to my understanding, is one of the many named divisions in the Old and New ...
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Ruling on eating pork in Christianity as per Bible?
I am very new to Christanity and so kindly bear with me if my question appears novice. I want to know what is the ruling on eating pork in Christianity as per Bible?
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Was there a reason Jesus came at the time he did?
Concerning what the Bible says and what might be said in commentary from prominent church leaders is there a particular reason Jesus came 2000 years ago and not some other time. One would think ...
