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What is the history behind/Origin of the doxology that often gets added to the end of the Lord's prayer?
I can't find this doxology in the lords prayer as recorded in
scripture
It is in the King James Version:
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine
is the kingdom, ...
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When was “pistis christou” first understood as a statement about Christ’s faith?
Having chased up the account provided in the answer that follows, I now find there is a full-blown and properly specialist study of precisely this question. Gratifyingly, the main contours are the ...
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How possible is it that the Septuagint / LXX wasn't specifically quoted in the NT?
It is highly unlikely. I will address the OP's commentary/questions in turn:
The reason why I ask this is because I can't really seem to find much proof of the age of the Septuagint.
I offer the ...
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Did the original Greek scriptures use upper and lower case letters, in particular for "Holy Ghost"?
Actually none of the above. The original Greek manuscripts were written in all capital letters. The minuscule script (which evolved into the Greek lowercase) was developed only during the 9th-10th ...
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Is this distinction of biblical "love" terminology compatible with scripture?
The commonly held understanding is partially correct, but overstated. In reality, the semantic range of the words is broader.
Agape
It is true that the words ἀγαπάω (agapaó) and ἀγάπη (agapé) came ...
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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 ...
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What is the Etymology of the Name of Jesus?
1. Question Restatement :
Is there textual / literary evidence that "Jesus" is a name derived from "Zeus"?
What is the Etymology of the Name, "Jesus"?
2. Answer - The Names Jesus and Zeus are not ...
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When was “pistis christou” first understood as a statement about Christ’s faith?
As a supplement to David's answer, and in response to your second bullet in particular, let me offer the following.
In "ΠΙΣΤΙΣ ΧΡΙΣΤΟΥ: Witness of the Fathers" (1994), Roy A. Harrisville reports on ...
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What is the history behind/Origin of the doxology that often gets added to the end of the Lord's prayer?
A Catholic priest, Father William Saunders, answers here:
Who Added The Doxology?
To summarize:
The doxology is very old, going back to the first century. To quote the article:
In the early ...
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What is the Protestant understanding of the Greek "anamnesis" and "poieo" in Luke 22:19?
This whole subject is dealt with, admirably and historically, by the Wikipedia article Lord's Supper in Reformed Theology and I thoroughly recommend it.
The word ποιέω in Greek (see Strong 4160 and, ...
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When Jesus gave Peter his name (rock) what is the significance that he then said upon a ‘different’ kind of rock he would build his church?
As another answer alluded to, Jesus almost certainly was speaking Aramaic, not Greek when he spoke these words. As such, it is probably a mistake to automatically assume that Jesus was making a ...
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What arguments do KJV-only proponents give to support that the 1611 translation is better than say, Greek language Bibles?
You will find the among some KJV-Onlyists the assertion that the 1611 KJV Bible was directly inspired by God. That cuts away any need for them to explain why the KJV can be considered the infallible ...
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Is the Greek word Protoktistos used anywhere in the Bible?
I am quoting from Young's Concordance and therefore looking at the KJV :-
Κτιστης Ktistes 'Creator' occurs once.
... served the creature more than the Creator [Romans 1:25]
Κτιζο, ktizo - the verb ...
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Is Luke's label for Christianity - "the Way" - used in later Christian writings?
I looked into Lampe (ed.)"A Patristic Greek Lexicon", Oxford University Press, 1961.
It makes four mentions for the use of hodos in this sense:
Eusebius of Caesarea, Ecclesiastical History, Book 5, ...
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When did the pronunciation of "Jesus" change?
The reason why Jesus is pronounced with the J sound we have in English today is because the letter I as a consonant in early Old French shifted to the J pronunciation we have in English today through ...
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When did the concept of οὐσία begin to refer to God's nature?
The earliest use of οὐσία to mean the substance or essence of a thing is by Aristotle in his Κατηγορίαι, though Aristotle attributes its earlier use to Plato. Justin Martyr comments on Aristotle's ...
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Recommendations for Ancient Greek NT "versions"
The Nestle-Aland/UBS text is standard. This is an edited text which shows what the editors think the original text was most likely to be based on the evidence they have researched. The NA and UBS ...
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Is Ignatius' claim that Christians didn't keep the Sabbath correctly translated?
For the early Church, the Lord's Day, or Kyriake, as it came to be known in Greek (and Dominicus, being exactly equivalent, in Latin), was the first day of the week, or Sunday.
Justin Martyr, First ...
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What is the earliest indication of controversy regarding the anarthrous θεός in John 1:1?
The earliest mention of controversy appears to be in the writings of Origen of Alexandria, in the third century. He indicates that some debate already existed on the matter in his time, and he ...
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Why did Jesus use a Greek proverb when He spoke Aramaic to Saul in Acts 26:14?
That Saul had some familiarity with Greek literature is shown by a number of passages, for example:
For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of
your own poets have said, For ...
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Recommendations for Ancient Greek NT "versions"
The Englishman's Greek New Testament, available widely, has the Stephens Text of 1550 and an interlinear, literal, English translation. It is one of a few almost identical Greek texts which are ...
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What did the original Christian writings look like during the 1st century CE?
The earliest Biblical manuscripts were almost certainly written on papyrus. We know of over 130 Biblical papyri dating from the second to the eighth century. These were written in majuscule case, and ...
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What was the reason why the Jews specifically used the substitute Adonay/Kyrios for the Tetragrammaton?
Here is an answer from a Jewish perspective.
The Bible calls G-d Y-h-v-h, which is called “the Tetragrammaton,” which means a four-letter word. While the Tetragrammaton appears on Torah scrolls, even ...
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What is the Protestant understanding of the Greek "anamnesis" and "poieo" in Luke 22:19?
The phrase in Luke 22:19, “do this in remembrance of me” is subject to different interpretations. I will provide a Lutheran answer.
Literally in Luke 22:19, it is “do this into (Greek eis) my ...
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Gregory of Nazianzus - First Oration - Translation of καὶ ἡ ἀρχὴ δεξιὰ
I will attempt1 to answer Is this an accurate translation? and leave the liturgical question to someone else.
First the text for reference:
Ἀναστάσεως ἡμέρα, καὶ ἡ ἀρχὴ δεξιὰ, καὶ λαμπρυνθῶμεν τῇ ...
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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 ...
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What prompted the second century writers to adopt the concept of οὐσία to refer to God's nature?
This seems to have been prompted by Greek Philosophy beginning about 600 BC. This is most pronounced in the teachings of Plato, specifically his Theory of Forms in Plato's cave allegory.
Details
In ...
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Is there any ancient or modern connection between the word "sin" and the sport of archery?
Idioms are notoriously difficult to translate, since they are specific to the language of origin and may cause confusion when translated literally. One example is the expression “to miss the mark” (...
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In the 325 Nicene Creed, what is the meaning of "of" in the phrase, "He is of another substance or essence?"
That phrase was written both as a condemnation of individuals within the Church, and religious groups that maintained that Jesus Christ was "of another substance or essence". As you rightly ...
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