Questions tagged [torah]
the first five books of the Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy)
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How did Moses speak to the children of Israel & write the Torah if he was learned in all the ways of the Egyptians?
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“At this time Moses was born, and was well pleasing to God; and he was
brought up in his father’s house for three months.
But when he was set out, Pharaoh’s daughter took him away and brought
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Are there Biblical examples of being adopted into an Israelite tribe?
I know throughout the scriptures that strangers were always allowed to join Israel as long as they followed the laws of God and acted accordingly. However, these strangers who were allowed in the land,...
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Is there evidence to support Deuteronomy being written before King Josiah?
this previous question asks for evidence that points to Deuteronomy being written during the reign of King Josiah. A lot of modern scholarship today suggests that Deuteronomy was a much later work, ...
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Is Jesus the prophet of Deuteronomy 18? (confusion)
Christians say that Jesus is the prophet like Moses.
In the Book of Deuteronomy, God says through Moses:
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among
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What is an overview of Christian doctrines on the extent to which the Law of Moses still applies?
Note: this question is inspired by the question To what extent does the Law of Moses still apply?. Since that question was closed as off-topic, I'm asking this new one in an attempt to contribute with ...
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What do Jews and Christians agree with in the Bible?
What is the bible such that contains the intersection, of agreement in the word, between Jews and Christians? It seems that it's the
Torah, is this correct? Are there more books?
I said intersection ...
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Is Leviticus 18:22 condemnation of homosexuality only for idolatrous rituals?
I have heard some progressive Christians claim that Leviticus 18:22 was only condemning homosexual activities for idolatrous rituals. I know that 1 Corinthians 6:9 and 1 Timothy 1:10 was using the ...
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Does the concept of Godhead (one God, but multiple persons) predate Christianity? Can we find evidence of this concept in Judaism before 0 A.D.?
Was the concept of Godhead (one God, but multiple persons) known by the Jews prior to the advent of Christianity? Were there Jews that held a Binitarian, Trinitarian or similar "Godhead" ...
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Do Catholics violate Torah laws? [duplicate]
As is well-known, Judaism rejects all statues based on the Torah. The Presbyterian Church and Protestants reject making statutes but Roman Catholics made many statues of Jesus, Mary, Peter, and Paul. ...
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Was it and is it a common Christian belief to say that the 5 books of the Torah were written by Moses?
Was it and is it a common Christian belief to say that the 5 books of the Torah were written by Moses?
Is there anything in the New Testament or by church fathers (that might be of relevance to ...
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Was It Possible or Not To Keep the Law of Moses?
Doing a study on grace and the fulfilment of the Law at present, and wonder if someone can assist: some texts definitely state that it is not humanly possible to perfectly keep the Law. Thus Paul in ...
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Why don't Christians wrap tefillin?
In Judaism, the most explicit text that commands Jews to wrap tefillin (aka the little black boxes with Bible verses in them that Jews wear on their head and arms) is from Deut. 6:8
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Why did the ancient Jews use a candelabrum with 7 candles?
Why did the ancient Jews use a candelabrum with 7 candles?
I don't understand why it's not 8 or 6 or 10 or 6 or 1 or 1 or 2?
Can you please assist me with this matter of the upmost importance?
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What is an overview of teachings of Messianic Jewish Christians regarding circumcision?
Statements like the following are common from Messianic Synagogues. This one comes from Beth Messiah in Sarasota, Florida:
At Beth Messiah, we are Messianic Jews and non-Jews who believe Yeshua (...
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What Bible verses deal with a man stealing bread and having to pay double?
While using a Bible reading plan, a verse came to my attention about thieves that steal bread. The verse(s) may have had something to do with the thief trying to feed his or her family, but the ...
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Where in the Pentateuch does it indicate that it's better to sin against God than against your spiritual director?
From The Ladder of Divine Ascent:
Do not be surprised at what I am going to say (for I have Moses to
support me). It is better to sin against God than against our father;
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Is the Doctrine of Resurrection of the Dead expressed in Pentateuch? [closed]
What passages in the Pentateuch are commonly believed by Christians to teach the resurrection of the dead?
Background for this question:
After the Jewish people returned from Babylon most of them no ...
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Why Don't Christians Accept the Oral Torah? [closed]
Why do Christians accept the Jewish belief that the Hebrew Bible is the Word of God,
but not accept the Oral Torah which the Jewish people believe also represents the Word of God?
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What are the various evangelical views regarding the agricultural revolution and it's impact on primeval history in Genesis?
According to Genesis 4, both Cain and Abel were agriculturists, however, modern anthropologists and paleontologists hold that human societies had been around for thousands or millions of years prior ...
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How does someone accidentally make an oath? Leviticus 5:4
How does someone accidentally make an oath (an oath that they are "unaware" they had made)? Does it mean basically all careless statements about taking a particular action are in effect an oath?
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In Moses' time, would freeing a slave be harmful to the slave?
Exodus 21:26 is about letting a slave go free if they are injured by their owner. This appears to be a good thing, but I'm also wondering if it would be detrimental to a slave to be freed when they ...
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What is the Biblical basis for claiming that Paul upholds and teaches the Torah law?
What scriptural support is there to back the idea that Paul not only supported the Torah, but also promoted it?
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For those needing clarification:
"support"
be actively interested in and ...
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In what way was the Law of Moses "a good thing whose purpose had now been accomplished"?
I came across this quote from NT Wright:
The Torah [the Law of Moses] is given for a specific period of time,
and is then set aside—not because it was a bad thing now happily
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Why does the Mosaic Law demand the death of so many innocent people?
What do these Bible verses mean? Why does it demand the death of so many innocent people in the Bible?
Leviticus 20:13 – demands the death of homosexuals.
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What are the oldest surviving manuscripts of the scriptures?
Torah, Tanach, gospels, septuagint, dead sea scrolls, masoretic, whatever.
Which one is the oldest and how far?
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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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Was Solomon interested in studying the Scriptures?
1 Kings 4:29-34 (NIV)
God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of
understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore. Solomon’s
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Was the Book of the Law (Torah) ever kept inside the Ark of the Covenant?
Deuteronomy 31:24-26 (NIV) After Moses finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end, he gave this command to the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord: “...
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What happened to the Book of the Law in the time of Josiah?
2 Kings 22 (NIV)
8 Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the secretary, “I have found
the Book of the Law in the temple of the Lord.” He gave it to Shaphan,
who read it.
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According the infallibility of scripture, do ancient near east laws (ANE laws) really explain the derivation of the laws of Moses?
In the last 100 years, archaeology has discovered many ancient bodies of law including Sumerian, Babylonian, Hittite, Assyrian and Canaanite ancient laws. This has caused a lot of significant hoopla ...
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Keep the law OR nail to the cross? [closed]
I have seen two views about the laws of the old testament in the bible. One view is where Jesus himself says "keep the Law" while in the other Paul says that "the Law has been nailed to the cross"
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Where did Moses write about Jesus?
Jesus said that Moses wrote about Him:
If you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote about me.
John 5:46
Where did Moses write about Jesus? My thoughts were:
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What reasons do those who reject the JEPD view of Scripture provide?
The documentary hypothesis, or JEPD view of Scripture, states that the Pentatuech was potentially compiled from four different sources: the Jahwist, Elohist, Priestly, and Deuteronomical. It is widely ...
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How valid is the JEDP theory?
The JEDP theory basically states that the first five books of the bible (the Pentatauch) were not written by a single person, but rather by four different people.
I'm trying to understand if this ...
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What was the reasons for documentary hypothesis?
Documentary Hypothesis assumes that the text of the Torah as
preserved can be divided into identifiable sources that predate its
compilations by centuries, the Jahwist (J) source being the oldest,
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To what extent does the Law of Moses still apply?
Matthew 5:17-18 (KJV)
17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or ...
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