Questions tagged [scriptures]
Writings considered as sacred by a particular religion or group. For questions on how an idea is supported from scripture use the "biblical-basis" tag.
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Denominational views of whether scripture is the literal word of God, or the authors' words as inspired by God
In Did John misread the Septuagint? - Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange, we have conflicting views:
… given our belief that Christ dictated the book [of Revelation] …
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What does "the scripture cannot be broken" mean?
I was listening to a discussion in which someone mentioned that the phrase "the scripture cannot be broken" was a technical phrase used in rabbinic discussions in first-century Judaism, but ...
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What denominations have published prophecies about lost Scripture?
The existence of Holy Scripture not contained in the present-day Bible editions can hardly be debated against, since there are numerous references to Scriptures we do not have within the Scriptures ...
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Early Christians understood "Scripture" to be the Old Testament alone?
Trent Horn's quote
Modern scholars even doubt that they consider the New Testament a divinely inspired authority at all, much less a part of the only infallible rule of faith. Here’s some of those ...
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Would a Latter-day Saint ever be comfortable (or is it allowed) to refer to one of their other scriptures as the Bible?
This question is important to an on-going topic on CSE-Meta as to whether the biblical-basis tag has become obsolete. I understand that Latter-day Saints, in using the term Scripture, include not ...
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Pertaining to Genesis 12:3 "I will curse those who curse you" is God referring only to unbelievers in Jesus?
Pertaining to Genesis 12:3 "I will curse those who curse you" is God referring only to unbelievers in Jesus?
Is God referring to any human regardless of religious belief when He says: I will ...
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What is the "original" word of God?
Everything I know about Christianity and Jesus is based on the "original" word of God. But I am having trouble understanding what is meant by "original".
For example, Paul's source ...
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What is the evidence for the authenticity of St. Paul’s writings?
Muslims and even some atheists claim that St. Paul’s writings are forgeries, but what is the evidence that the writings of St. Paul are authentic?
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What is the general survey of Reformation era approaches to Scripture that dismissed troublesome passages?
In an article entitled, Bottoms Up! The meaning of “use a little wine…” (1 Tim 5:23) at the Orthodox Christian Theology website, the following comment is made:
John Calvin, though not taking this ...
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Is Judith 1:1 historically incorrect and does it mean that it is not scripture?
In Judith 1:1 Nebuchadnezzar is said to be the king of the Assyrians; we know this to be an historical error because he was the was the king of the Babylonians, does this mean that Judith should not ...
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Do Protestant Trinitarians see a completeness of the canon of New Testament scripture in the number of books and authors?
There are 27 books in the Protestant, Trinitarian canon of scriptures of the New Testament writings. Which is three times three times three.
There are 9 authors (Peter, James, Jude, Matthew, Paul, ...
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How ancient were the Jewish Targums?
Did they precede the time of Jesus or were they compiled around the time of Jesus? Also, is it true that they were only an oral tradition at first?
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How do Catholics assert certain Traditions being equal with Scripture when Scripture never says tradition can be of equal authority?
Correct me if I am wrong, but I heard somewhere that Roman Catholic doctrine asserts that tradition and scripture (the Bible) are on equal footing.
That being said, what does a practicing Catholic ...
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According to Roman Catholicism, what is their doctrinal view of the inerrancy of Scripture? [duplicate]
Q: According to modern church tradition and/or doctrine, what is Roman Catholicism’s stance on the inerrancy of Holy Scripture?
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How do people who deny Biblical inerrancy understand this argument on inspiration?
This is my own deductive argument for the inerrancy of the scriptures. From what I can tell, people who deny Biblical inerrancy still accept God’s inspiration of the scriptures (as espoused in 2 ...
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What Tradition is Paul referring to when he admonishes us to "hold the traditions which ye have been taught"?
For those who do not agree with Sola Scriptura, which is scripture alone is the source for all things pertaining to your salvation, they often quote this from Paul.
Therefore, brethren, stand fast, ...
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According to the Catholic Church, what marks a document as Scripture?
Not much to ask beyond the title, but the thing I'm trying to get at here is how the Church determines what is and isn't scripture. Does the church have markers they try to follow?
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How do Sola Scriptura defenders have a list of "scripture" since the list isn't mentioned in scripture?
Sola Scriptura can be broken into two parts:
Sola - Alone
Scriptura - The sacred Scriptures
One aspect of Sola Scriptura is the idea that Scripture is the Sole Infallible AND Authoritative rule of ...
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When Paul wrote about Jesus' birth as "born of a woman," did he not contradict the fact that Jesus was "born of a virgin" as Matthew wrote? [closed]
According to the Scriptures that were given through Matthew, Jesus Christ was born to a virgin.
"All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the
prophet: 23 “The virgin will ...
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What were the justifications given by administrations which allowed the burial of the religious and the laity in the church
We read in Ezekiel 43: 6-10 how God spoke to the prophet, of the importance of keeping the temple holy:
Then I heard Him speaking to me from the temple, while a man stood beside me. And He said to ...
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What do Christians pay attention to in order to decide if a given piece of text or manuscript is divinely inspired?
Epistemologically speaking, when a Christian is faced with a given piece of text, manuscript, book, etc., how does he or she go about deciding whether the material at hand is divinely inspired or not? ...
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How do those who cite 2 Tim 3:16 to prove the inspiration of Scripture know that 2 Tim 3:16 is itself inspired and what is meant by "All Scripture"?
I really like the approach of asking people Socratic questions as a means of gaining deeper insight into why they believe what they believe. For example, when I've asked people to explain to me how ...
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Homilies during liturgical seasons?
I would like to know the differences, if any, seen in homilies offered at Mass during different liturgical seasons. For instance are both Marian and Rosary-based prayers included customarily or are ...
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Is the concept of theurgy used in bible or any Christian scripture? [closed]
Is the concept of theurgy, with the definition below, used in bible or any Christian scripture?
the art or technique of compelling or persuading a god or beneficent
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Are there theological explanations for why God allowed ambiguity to exist in Scripture?
Doctrinal differences abound in Christianity. This is attested to by the numerous times the Church has suffered splits and given birth to different denominations, branches, and sub-branches. The ...
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What a beginner need to study to be a good christian? [closed]
What are the main topics a beginner need to study to be a good christian?
Is it important to know the catechisms (catholic, westminster, lutheran)?
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Is there a term for a theological principle that if a New Testament text is unclear about something, that point is not important for salvation?
One view is that a significant number of theological issues re Christianity are debated because they are debatable. So, this view says, a relevant text might admit of multiple plausible ...
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According to the Bible where exactly did God create Adam?
Where did God create Adam according to scripture?
Is this in the garden or somewhere else according to scripture.
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Do cases of scientific foreknowledge in the Bible come from Exegesis or Eisegesis?
There are many apologists who say that scientific knowledge can be found in the Scriptures, although they are not really explicit. [The only fact I can see clearly stated is that the Universe had a ...
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Who first came up with the "four attributes of Scripture"?
There's a lot written about the "four attributes of Scripture", meaning it's "Sufficient, Necessary, Authoritative and Perspicuous". On the other hand, most sources (like this one) ...
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What contemporary definitions of Sola Scriptura are there, from self-professed proponents, which do not call it the supreme spiritual authority?
The doctrine of Sola Scriptura is generally defined as the belief that, while tradition, reason, and experience may be sources of spiritual knowledge for the Christian, the scriptures are the only ...
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Why are the creeds still accepted as a belief system over scripture? [closed]
In this age of enlightenment, information and understanding, why are the creeds seen as superior to scripture? If the bible plainly and consistently expresses a view/truth that opposes a creedal dogma,...
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According to the Calvinist, why "believe" if something is known absolutely true?
From this link:
Christians have said Scripture is infallible because they have
believed that God’s Word is incapable of erring and thus contains no
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The above sentences maybe to everyone ...
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Did Jesus reject the apocrypha?
In this video, John Barnett says "Jesus rejected the apocrypha" at 2:06:46. He goes into detail to discuss how Jesus accepted particular writers but rejected others.
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Is "There's more sanctity in a dog's loyalty than there is in all your human laws." a quote from the Holy Bible?
I just saw an episode of The Simpson's on television (S28E22 - Dogtown), in which during a courtroom scene, the judge turns to the jury and says:
Now, I have a brief instruction for the jury:
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2 Timothy 3:16-17 , if Paul teach Timothy that the Scripture is sufficient, then why make another Scripture according to the Calvinist?
Here is a quote from an article about the verse I read in this link :
Verse 16 is a crucial text in our discussion. All Scripture (Greek:
graphe which is refering to the sacred writings). Here is ...
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What non-canonical texts do Eastern Catholic liturgies use?
There are some books considered to be canonical by (some) Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Churches, but not by the Latin Church. E.g. 3+4 Maccabees.
The Eastern Catholic Churches kept their own ...
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According to Catholicism, when is the Scripture source of infallible doctrine and when is it not?
Infallible doctrines and dogmas of the Catholic Church are directly or indirectly based on Scripture. As this page states:
The Church's Magisterium exercises the authority it holds from Christ to
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Reference for Comprehensive Prophecy Analysis in Scripture?
What all resources/expositions/writings have been published as a comprehensive analysis of prophecy in Scripture? Any resources about prophecy in all of Scripture, its fulfillment, extrabiblical ...
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What is Poly Scriptura?
I'm not sure if this has been asked,
I watched a video on YouTube where the person in the video mentions "Poly Scriptura" at about 17:28, I have tried to look it up just to get the basic information ...
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Has Protestantism relegated the scripture to be the 'Subordinate Standard'?
It was very necessary for the early church to stand against doctrinal errors, such as Arianism and Sabellianism but, in the doing so, some chose to state a creed (the Athanasian Creed), rather than ...
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Had Jesus formally been given authority to preach in the synagogue?
At Luke 4:16-17 we read:
" When he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, he went to the synagogue on the sabbath day, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet ...
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Why do many old churches face east?
Many of the old churches including Anglican, Catholic and Orthodox ones face east. My question is: Was the tradition of construction of churches facing east, a product of certain beliefs, or was it ...
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On what scriptural/traditional bases do some churches allow gay marriage? [duplicate]
I have seen some pro-gay-marriage churches lately. The thing is, I don't understand on what scriptural or traditional (to include Old Catholics and Anglicans) do they take such a stance?
I'm not for ...
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When the early church was formalising the canon, what did they understand by the word 'Inspired'?
When the early church was formalising the Biblical canon, what specific definition of the word 'inspired' did they have in regard to the biblical literature?
I'm curious about how this relates to the ...
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In a Venn diagram of the scriptures of Islam, Catholicism, and Judaism, what would be, roughly, the percentages of each portion? [closed]
In a Venn diagram of the scriptures of Islam, Catholicism, and Judaism, what would be, roughly, the percentages of each portion? I am wondering how much they overlap.
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What is the biblical basis for the idea that the Bible cannot be understood without aid from God?
I have heard this claim often in discussions and also read it several times on this site:
The Bible cannot be properly understood without God's help.
Is there a scriptural basis for this claim?
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Where are the manuscripts of Dean John Burgon?
Dean John Burgon (1813-1888) says in his book 'Revisions Revised' that he had catalogued 96,000 references to the scriptures in the early church fathers (such as Jerome, Eusebius, Augustine etc) in ...
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What Scriptures was Paul referring to in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 [duplicate]
What Scriptures was Paul referring to in 1 Corinthians 15:3-4?
For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was ...
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Does the JEDP Theory propose that the Scriptures are not inerrant/inspired?
Does the JEDP Theory propose that the Scriptures are not inerrant/inspired?
