Languages spoken by Biblic characters, linguistic approaches in Bible study and meeting of faith and finer points of language such as using God's name in vain.
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What evidence is there that the Chinese script reflects a knowledge of Genesis 1-11?
It has been asserted that the author of the Chinese alphabet could very well been knowledgeable of the accounts in Genesis 1-11--those that occurred prior to the division of peoples and languages at ...
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In what language was the Book of Matthew written?
I have heard it taught in several places that Matthew was originally written in Hebrew and it's intended audience was the Jew (which does help explain why it seems a bit more vague on key Christian ...
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“Conciliated your heavenly affections”
(I hesitated over asking this here or on EL&U, but I suspect that the language is christianese, so I'm opting for here).
I've been attempting to 'translate' A.N.Groves' amazing letter to ...
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Do Paul's and Jesus' use of epithets and culturally-harsh criticisms mandate/approve our own?
Not to be confused with this closed question, is our use of cultural criticisms (eg some from the list of Carlin's 7 words) approved\allowed\encouraged because Jesus (and later Paul) used cultural ...
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What is morphological analysis, as it applies to bible study?
As far as I can tell, it's a technique used by bible students to better understand the original languages in context.
How does one go about using a tool such as Robinson's Morphological Analysis ...
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What language did Jesus speak?
As a young believer I was quickly turned on to the idea of learning some things about the "original languages" of the Bible. After all, how could you understand John 21:15-17 without understanding ...
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Why did God speak Hebrew?
God wrote the Ten Commandments with His own finger, on tablets of Stone, in Hebrew.
When He had finished speaking with him upon Mount Sinai, He gave Moses the two tablets of the testimony, tablets ...
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Why is Jesus' name pronounced differently in each language? [duplicate]
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Why do biblical names vary in different languages?
We call him Jesus in English. But in the Tamil language, the word Jesus is pronounced as "Eeasu". I wonder why such ...
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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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Is “Love and Respect” consistent with Eph 5:33
The title is a bit broader than what I really intend to ask. More precisely, I am interested in whether Dr. Eggerichs's understanding of the terms "love" and "respect" in "Love and Respect" is ...
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Is this distinction of biblical “love” terminology compatible with scripture?
I very frequently hear repeated that there are three Greek words (or word-groups, more precisely) that are translated into the same English word "love"; the words being ἀγάπη, φιλíα, and ἔρως. ἔρως is ...
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What does TS Eliot mean by “old dispensation” in The Journey of the Magi?
In T. S. Eliot's poem The Journey of the Magi he's offering a imaginative view into the interior experience of one of the wise men from the East who came to Jesus's birthplace.
The last few lines of ...
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Does saying “Thank God!” count as using God's name in vain?
Would it be alright if I was to say "Thank God?" I'm not sure, as I'm quite a new Christian. This is the context:
I am late for the plane. I rush through the check-ins and stuff, and I reach the ...
