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Exegesis is the interpretation of a Biblical text, to explore its meaning, significance and relevance. Most exegesis questions should be asked at the Biblical Hermeneutics site; exegesis questions on this site need to specify a perspective and explain why an answer from that perspective is needed.

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How could Christ offer His blood to those under the Law, when He was forbidden by heritage?

Jesus was a rabbi who was adept at the law. The unique thing about Jesus is that he frequently and routinely used the rules of the talmud in order to spar with the pharisees. The way Jesus typically " …
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Psychic medium sin

According to Deuteronomy 18:10-12, Leviticus 20:6 and 1 Chronicles 10:13-14, these kinds of "gifts" do not come from God. In Luke 16, Jesus tells a parable about a rich man and a man named Lazarus. I …
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Does the Bible tell us who should be interpreting its message?

2 Timothy 3:16 says All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness In 1 Timothy 4:12, Paul encourages Timothy saying, Let no …
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How and when did the water come into being?

Most of the ancient creation myths have a record of primordial waters. This is seen in the Enûma Eliš (Apsû) and in several Egyptian creation myths. In the Egyptian myths, this water is deified as Nu. …
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How do Old-Earth Creationists explain Romans 5:12-19?

One way is through the Framework view of Genesis which arises from the Panbabylonian theory for the inspiration for Genesis. This is in contrast to the Gap and Day-Age theories of Genesis. This view p …
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Have any Wesleyan theologians compared Outler's Quadrilateral to PaRDeS?

In 1964, Methodist theologian Albert C. Outler outlined the Wesleyan Quadrilateral in his introduction to John Wesley's anthology of works. This establishes a hermeneutic framework in which truth, re …
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What is significant about the torn curtain? What about Jesus' death impressed the centurion ...

The Veil: Its meaning Most scholars are in agreement on the ultimate conclusion and meaning of the tearing of the curtain. Perhaps none are so succinct as Ezra Palmer Gould in A Critical and Exegetic …
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Spectrum of Interpretation on Great Flood

There are 4 basic views regarding the interpretation of the great flood. Generally speaking, these connect to the interpretation of Genesis 1-3 as well. Global Flood The first camp is from those who t …
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Is there a hierarchy in the Trinity?

There is NOT a heierchy to the trinity. This is considered a heresy known as Subordinationsim by both the Roman Catholic and Evangelical churches. This was discussed and determined to be a heresy in t …
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What is the significance of Matthew starting with the names of the ancestors of Jesus?

In a lecture before the Biblical Archaeology Society, Anthropologist Dr. Richard Rohrbaugh explains the significance of Geneologies. He explains that this establishes the reputation and credentials fo …
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How can Protestants authoritatively declare something wrong or heretical under Sola Scriptura?

Introduction While I would argue that most protestants aren't actually Sola Scriptura, I think that discussion is probably beyond the scope of the question here. The problem with your question is tha …
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What does it mean for Christ to have been slain before the creation of the world?

Mark Edwards has an excellent explanation of Romans 13:8 on the Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange. In his excellent answer, he notes: ...the exact same idiom, right down to the noun morphology, …
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