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Do any of the Church Fathers draw a connection between Eve and the Holy Spirit?
In Wild at Heart, author John Eldredge takes some effort to describe the language used in Genesis 2:18 to refer to Eve. While some translations and commentors translate the hebrew "עֵ֖זֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃...
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How do Christian theologians view and/or use Jewish commentators? [closed]
I've been wondering about the status of Jewish commentators on the Hebrew Bible (e.g. Rashi, Ibn Ezra, etc.) and other post-Biblical Jewish authors (e.g. Josephus) in Christianity. Are there prominent ...
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Which Bible translations did Aquinas use when writing his commentaries and citing them in his theological works?
We know that early in his career (as baccalaureus biblicus, before he wrote his Summa) Aquinas lectured on the Bible and wrote his own commentaries in addition to using the Catena aurea as well as ...
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How to understand the paradox of 1John 5:3 and Mathew 5:29
What is the harmonious view that reconciles these seemingly contradictory verses?
1John 5:3 In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And
his commands are not burdensome.
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