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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: stobor Ordered by Date |
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1 | Why "servant"? | Rom 16:1 | stobor | 26436 | ||
Why do many versions (including the NASB) translate "diakonas" as "servant" in Rom 16:1? I understand that the Greek word actually does mean "servant," but in other cases in the NT when it refers to someone working in the church it is transliterated as "deacon." Why the exception here? |
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2 | BEST COMMENTARY ON REVELATION? | Revelation | stobor | 1530 | ||
I also highly recommend Gregg's book. He doesn't try to sell anything, just lays our the major schools side-by-side and lets you compare. He lets each school make its best case. Fair warning, though: it's real work getting through Gregg's book and following the several threads of interpretation. It's worth it, though. A very rewarding study. |
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3 | Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews? | Hebrews | stobor | 1094 | ||
Who wrote this letter? My old AV calls Hebrews "The Epistle of Paul to the Hebrews," but no one seems to ascribe it to Paul anymore. I have heard Barnabas suggested as the author, and seem to recall the argument was convincing (but I didn't take any notes). Is anyone aware of sound reasons to ascribe this letter to one particular author? |
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4 | BAPTISIM OF THE DEAD | NT general Archive 1 | stobor | 780 | ||
Oops! I have no Idea how I managed to post this twice. Sorry... |
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5 | BAPTISIM OF THE DEAD | NT general Archive 1 | stobor | 779 | ||
In reading the entire chapter, we see that Paul is refuting arguments against Jesus' resurrection; in particular the argument that Jesus could not have been raised from the dead because no one is raised from the dead. See for example verse 15: "Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised." Paul does not recommend being baptized for the dead; he merely points out that some people (some other people, "they" not "we") do so. His point is that those who practice baptism for the dead have implicitly conceded the Christians' point that the dead are raised. I'm not sure how widespread this practice (baptism for the dead) was, but certainly baptism in general seems to have been popular in first century Judea. If baptism for the dead was widely accepted, then Paul has made a telling point against those who reject any possibility of resurrection. |
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6 | BAPTISIM OF THE DEAD | NT general Archive 1 | stobor | 778 | ||
In reading the entire chapter, we see that Paul is refuting arguments against Jesus' resurrection; in particular the argument that Jesus could not have been raised from the dead because no one is raised from the dead. See for example verse 15: "Moreover we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised." Paul does not recommend being baptized for the dead; he merely points out that some people (some other people, "they" not "we") do so. His point is that those who practice baptism for the dead have implicitly conceded the Christians' point that the dead are raised. I'm not sure how widespread this practice (baptism for the dead) was, but certainly baptism in general seems to have been popular in first century Judea. If baptism for the dead was widely accepted, then Paul has made a telling point against those who reject any possibility of resurrection. |
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7 | Who are the twenty four elders? | Rev 19:4 | stobor | 774 | ||
Not that I'm trying to change the subject, but... Who _are_ the 24 elders in Rev 19:4? [The Urantia whatzit does not interest me in the least.] |
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