Writings of ancient Israel held sacred by Jews and Christians.
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Can the God of the Old Testament be seen as a consistent moral law giver?
There seems to be instances when God tolerates sin, since it is an improvement over the cultural conditions of the time. For instance, the laws regarding the treatment of slaves some have argued were ...
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Does the word 'testament' in the titles OT and NT imply the death of the testator in both covenants?
A will or testament is a legal declaration by which a person, the testator, names one or more persons to manage his estate and provides for the transfer of his property at death. This property an ...
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Does New Testament accounting language have any Old Testament backing?
Throughout the New Testament, the language of money is used to discuss sin and the gospel: words like debt, forgiveness, redeem, and impute.
For example, Colossians 2 explains forgiveness of ...
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What is Deuteronomy 15 saying about the poor?
Deuteronomy 15 is giving laws and rules relating to the treatment of the poor in communities. Verse 4 says:
However, there will be no poor among you, since the Lord will surely bless you in the ...
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Why Jesus taught differently on “sin and treating sinners” as compared to Old Testament?
In the book of Joshua, just before attack on Jericho, Joshua told his men not to take any riches for themselves which was meant for God. Joshua 6:18 . In spite of this Achan hides some of the riches ...
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Nature of salvation in the Old Testament [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Who saved people before ~33AD?
(This question I address to those Christians who believe that salvation once acquired cannot be lost. I am specifically after the answer ...
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Different Bibles and Religions [closed]
First of all I would like to state that this is not an attempt to disprove religion, or the existence of God. There is just a lot of confusion, due to many contradictions.
According to some people, ...
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How does the Protestant OT canon differ from the Jewish scriptures? [duplicate]
Is the OT canon currently accepted by Protestants the same as the Jewish scriptures? If not, where and how do they differ?
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Old Testament and Christiantiy
I've seen different pastors use the Old Testament to fill gaps and sometimes to override information in the New Testament. However, the New Testament is supposed to be part of the new deal which is ...
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Does Numbers 16 describe the first earthquake?
Numbers 16 describes the Levites revolting against Moses and Aaron. In proving the Lord sent him to do all those things, Moses said
"But if the Lord brings about something totally new, and the ...
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Apparent discrepancy in Isaiah 66:3-4
In Isaiah chapter 66: 3-4, God had this to say.
3 But whoever sacrifices a bull
is like one who kills a person,
and whoever offers a lamb
is like one who breaks a dog’s neck;
...
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What does the story of Noah's Ark foreshadow in the New Testament?
I have seen Noah's Ark listed one of the "types" in Scripture--something that occurred, but that also foreshadowed something else that would come later.
What exactly, then, does the Ark of Noah ...
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Do the people God sends to challenge His people (for His Glory) have salvation?
Romans 9:17
17 In the Scriptures God says to Pharaoh: “I made you king so that you
could do this for me. I wanted to show my power through you. I wanted
my name to be announced throughout ...
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Was there a sacrifice in the Old Testament for intentional sins?
When reading through the law in the Old Testament it seems that there are only sacrifices for unintentional sins. Is this true? How does the New Testament handle intentional sins such as drunkenness, ...
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What is the Old Testament basis for the position that God is a God of love, compassion, and mercy?
Love, compassion and mercy are typically associated with the God of the New Testament, while the God of the Old Testament is typically associated with judgment and vengeance. However, the Bible also ...
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Is the Christian Old Testament the Jewish Bible?
Is the Christian old testament comprised of exactly the same books that are in the Jewish Bible (I think labelled Tanakh)? Are there any differences between the Christian old testament and the Jewish ...
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What are the natures of the different “priesthoods” mentioned in the old testament
In the old testament, there are three (maybe more?) references to a priesthood.
Genesis 14:18 Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (Now he was the priest of the Most High God.) 19 ...
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What is the biblical support for the moral-civil-ceremonial distinction of Old Testament laws?
I just asked this question looking for where this view point came from and when it was made popular.
Ceremonial Law: This type of law relates to Israel's worship. (Lev 1:1-13) The laws pointed ...
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Did God ever really help the Hebrews in battle?
Except for the Exodus story, im having serious doubts.
The Hebrews never seem to win against any of the bigger enemies which would be seriously impressive, because they are outnumbered by many ...
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Is it a sin or forbidden to follow any of the parts of the Law of Moses?
In John 7:53-8:11, Jesus condemns fulfilling the Law of Moses when it requires that a crowd stone an adulteress to death. This seems to imply (if these passages are authentic, which is in question) ...
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Why is this man free from guilt?
Numbers 5:11-31 gives us an adultery test used by the Hebrew people in their early days.
11 Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 12 “Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘If any man’s ...
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Old testament accuracy of God's Word
As has been discussed before there are differences between the old and new testament.
What I wish to know is this: How accurate is the word of God written in the old testament? How much of it is/was ...
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Why did punishment differ in Leviticus 20:13 and 1 Kings 15:11-12?
Is there any reason behind why punishment differed in Leviticus 20:13 and 1 Kings 15:11-12? What's the context?
Leviticus 20:13 If a man lies with a male as with a woman, both of
them have ...
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How many laws from Old Testament are still valid in New Testament? [duplicate]
I don't know this question is within the scope or not.
Its straightforward. How many of the Laws in OT can be transported to NT and usable?
These are some of the OT laws which are no longer useful ...
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Open my eyes so I may see
2 Kings 6:15-17 (KJV)
15 And when the servant of the man of God was risen early, and gone forth, behold, an host compassed the city both with horses and chariots. And his servant said unto him, ...
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Why isn't Zebulon near Sidon but Asher?
In Genesis 49:13 is written:
"Zebulon shall dwell by the haven of the sea;
He shall become a haven for ships,
And his border shall adjoin Sidon.
But if I take a look on the maps, which are ...
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What about those who lived before Christ long outside the reach of Israel? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicates:
What happens to people who have never heard about Jesus?
Who saved people before ~33AD?
Do I get a second chance to believe in Jesus after I die?
Were there provisions ...
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What is the Christian definition of “The Messiah”?
Christianity is the religion of people who consider Jesus to be "The Messiah".
But what is the Christian definition of "The Messiah"?
Since Christian theology is based on the notion of "The ...
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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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What place does Lilith have in Christianity?
There was a show on the History channel stating that some scholars believe Adam and Eve were alive with a third human, Lilith. Lilith disobeyed Adam and Eve, so God sent her to live on earth as a ...
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God commanded people to kill in the Old testament, does he still command people to kill today? [duplicate]
As the title states. God commanded people to kill in the Old testament, does he still command people to kill today?
There are people who claim God commanded them to Kill. Is this legit? Or is there ...
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Why were Aaron and his son only ones eligible for being a Priest?
In ancient times, the only people who were offered a chance to become the priest were Aaron and his sons.
Would not this be unfair? There might have been people who were more fitted to the position. ...
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How does the life of Joseph (son of Jacob) foreshadow the life of Jesus the Messiah?
In theology, there are many things identified in the Old Testament as foreshadowing things in the New. The life of Joseph, the son of Jacob, is one of these that is identified as such the life of ...
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1answer
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Who believed in “Christ” before Jesus was born?
2012 years ago Jesus Christ died on a cross. Since that a person who is a believer in Jesus Christ and his teachings is called Christian. And my question is, How people were called before Jesus Christ ...
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Where did the moral-civil-ceremonial distinction of Old Testament laws come from and when was it popularized? [duplicate]
When answering this question: How many laws from Old Testament are still valid in New Testament? I was reminded that my answer is not Biblically derived in making the trinary distinction of Old ...
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If Abraham really believed in God, why did he lie and let Pharaoh take Sarah? Why didn't God protect him? [closed]
I just read the Abraham story. Given he was a friend of God I'm amazed that he needed to be so bad and let Sarah be taken by Pharaoh.
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Where in OT does someone ask another to be his father?
I remember reading a webpage about the issue of calling someone father. One of the points made against the practice was an Old Testament passage of someone asking another person to be his father ...
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Is there a connection between 666 and Solomon?
There is another question here that asks for the significance of the number 666.
Most of the answers relate it to papacy, Nero or some other apocalyptic event.
I have read several prophetic websites ...
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Why are certain Old Testament commandments still binding when others aren't? [duplicate]
Some of the laws in the OT are no longer considered binding to Christians as addressed in the linked question below. If that is the case, why are other laws still considered binding? What is the ...
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Babel - modern day [closed]
And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one
language; and this they begin to do; and now nothing will be
restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.
~ ...
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Did the Jews use icons and images to help them worship as Catholics or Orthodox worshipper do?
I understand that some worshippers use icons to 'lift up their minds from earthly things to the heavenly things'? I am not interested about those using them as stage-props for a play (in comparison), ...
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Which book is more important - Old Testament or New Testament? [closed]
I'm just wondering about the Bible with the Old Testament and New. Most Christians prefer to use the New Testament (especially the rules).
Some of them don't follow the rules in the Old Testament.But ...
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How much of Genesis 2 *actually* occurred? [closed]
Building on this question...
How much of Genesis 2 actually occurred?
And how do historians/biblical scholars know that it occurred?
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Why do some Protestants not read the Old Testament? [closed]
It seems to me that in order to understand the New Testament you need to Read the Old Testament...so why do some Protestants not read it?
