28
votes
Accepted
Does the verse in Song of Solomon 5:16 contain the name of the Islamic prophet Muhammad?
Q - Does the verse in Song of Solomon 5:16 contain the name of the Islamic prophet Muhammad?
A – No, it does not. In Song of Solomon 5:16, the maiden says of her lover, "His mouth is sweetness ...
- 29.7k
12
votes
Accepted
What basis is there for defining sin as "rebellion"?
I would like to add to the answers already posted a few observations about the theological lexical register of the Biblical writers that may bear on the OP's question.
Is there any lexical support ...
- 4,322
10
votes
What basis is there for defining sin as "rebellion"?
Sinning is described in the Bible as willfully transgressing God's law, and as turning away from him, the rightful ruler, to become his enemy and serve a different master. This seems to fit right into ...
- 15.3k
9
votes
Accepted
What version of the bible do Greek speaking Christians use?
The language has certainly changed. As such, translations into modern Greek are used.
Today's Greek Bible is often used, and translations by the Hellenic Bible Society have the Blessing and Approval ...
- 7,035
8
votes
How many languages had the Hebrew Bible been translated into by 30 CE?
It might be helpful for you to research the Septuagint, which is also referred to as LXX being the Roman numeral for seventy as it is traditionally believed that seventy Jewish elders performed the ...
- 23.6k
6
votes
What basis is there for defining sin as "rebellion"?
In this answer, I'm focusing on "Are there any passages which define or equate sin and rebellion?" Specifically, equating sin to rebellion.
Several sources show that rebellion is one type or aspect ...
- 43.9k
5
votes
Does the verse in Song of Solomon 5:16 contain the name of the Islamic prophet Muhammad?
Song of Solomon 5:16.
Here in this verse, the word used in the original Hebrew is makhmadd’im [מַחֲמַדִּ֑ים], neither Mahmad nor Muhammad nor even Mahmaddim. Being in the family of the Semetic ...
- 1,194
4
votes
What version of the bible do Greek speaking Christians use?
The majority of Greek-speaking Christians (Greece, Turkey, Cyprus and the diaspora) belong to the Orthodox Church. While some sectarians (i.e. non-Orthodox) may use some other text, to my knowledge ...
- 5,637
4
votes
Does Hebron means Hebrew?
No, while the two words are similar in English, in the Hebrew language of the Old Testament they are unrelated. Note that the first consonant (on the right) is completely different:
Hebrew: עברים ...
- 19.7k
4
votes
Does the verse in Song of Solomon 5:16 contain the name of the Islamic prophet Muhammad?
There are a dozen other verses that contain the word מחמד, some even (unlike this one) without prefixes or suffixes. Among them:
"...whatsoever is pleasant (מחמד) in thine eyes, they shall put it ...
- 41
4
votes
How did Moses speak to the children of Israel & write the Torah if he was learned in all the ways of the Egyptians?
Let me give the simple answer.
"Learned in the ways of the Egyptians" does not imply that he wasn't also learned in the ways of his own people as well. Many Egyptians would have known the ...
- 31.5k
4
votes
How did Moses speak to the children of Israel & write the Torah if he was learned in all the ways of the Egyptians?
Moses’ mother, Jochebed was the daughter of a Levite, and she married Amram, another Levite (Exodus 2:1). The Hebrew midwives refused to participate in the infanticide decreed by the Pharaoh (Exodus ...
- 29.7k
3
votes
Does the verse in Song of Solomon 5:16 contain the name of the Islamic prophet Muhammad?
Ayin and Aleph are silent vowels, just because the hebrew word akbar starts with an ʿayin (ע), not an alif (א) that doesn't mean that the sound could be akbar, just like for example the word אלוהים ...
- 31
3
votes
Accepted
Does Hebron means Hebrew?
If I understand your question properly, you want to know if the word "Hebrew" applied to Joseph in Gen 39:17 derives from Joseph's ancestral city, Hebron. This would distinguish "...
- 384
2
votes
What basis is there for defining sin as "rebellion"?
A Definition
Rebellion: an act of violent or open resistance to an established
government or ruler.
Adam and Eve
Genesis 3:1-6 - Now the serpent was more shrewd than any of the wild animals that the ...
- 127
2
votes
What basis is there for defining sin as "rebellion"?
What basis is there for defining sin as "rebellion"?
1 Samuel 15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and
stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected
the word ...
- 4,693
2
votes
How many languages had the Hebrew Bible been translated into by 30 CE?
The Hebrew Bible (as a whole) had only been translated into one language, Greek (Koine), by 30CE. This translation is known as the Greek Septuagint (Greek: "seventy"), or "LXX", ...
- 177
2
votes
Was there no word for son in law in Biblical Koine Greek?
In the Bible the Greek word ‘hyuos’ which translates into English as ‘son’ can also mean a legitimate son, a son artificially constituted, a descendant, a son as implying connection in respect of ...
- 29.7k
2
votes
Accepted
What is the original language that each of these books were written in?
The answer is in this page. In terms of your list, divided by their relation to Old and New testament (see commentary on canon below) the languages are:
Old Testament
Hebrew:
Genesis, Exodus, ...
- 4,601
2
votes
Learning New Testament Greek through Bible verses
Here are my two cents:
Step 1. Learn the alphabet if you haven't already
Step 2. Get an interlinear (be it online or otherwise)
Step 3. Get a grammar (I know...that's probably not what you want to ...
- 127
1
vote
Learning New Testament Greek through Bible verses
I was taught Greek years ago in college. So, I'm not very familiar with some of the "learn by video" modules that are available. However, there is a companion site to the aleph with Beth ...
- 1,026
1
vote
Was there no word for son in law in Biblical Koine Greek?
You will find son-in-law is translated as 'gambros' in the Septuagint - e.g. Gen 19:12 (see this citation. This is referenced in While the Bridegroom is With Them, p. 14) seen here and summarized in ...
1
vote
When the Bible talks about wine does it mean alcoholic wine?
There is extremely strong Biblical evidence that the wine used during the Last Supper of Jesus was new, unfermented wine. Consider the following scriptural evidence:
The Last supper was eaten on the ...
- 1,742
Only top scored, non community-wiki answers of a minimum length are eligible