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1 | Who is they in Job 22:28?. | Job 22:23 | pcdarcan | 135912 | ||
I believe the quoted vss (specifically Mt 19:5) from The Amplied Bible contained some cross-references (namely Gen 2:24). Please read Gen 2:24 and re-read Mt 19:5 and note the similarities. The Pharisees were using "oral" traditions - which had gained popularity amongst some Jews - to trick Jesus with the question: "Is it lawful and right to dismiss and repudiate and divorce one's wife for any and every cause?" By Jesus referencing the "written" word of God (Gen 2:24), he set the matter straight that the word of God should be used to settle this question and it wasn't right "to dismiss and repudiate and divorce one's wife for any and every cause". Is B.C.E. (before our common era) the same as A.D. (Anno Domini) used to indicate a date that is a specified number of years after the birth of Jesus Christ? No. As The World Book Encyclopedia says: “Dates after that year are listed as A.D., or anno Domini (in the year of our Lord).” |
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2 | Who is they in Job 22:28?. | Job 22:23 | flinkywood | 135922 | ||
Pdcaran, Thanks, for the first answer, I'll follow-up on that later. Do you prefer C.E. or A.D.? If so, why? Colin |
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3 | Who is they in Job 22:28?. | Job 22:23 | pcdarcan | 135928 | ||
Further scriptural background on the first point about oral traditions .vs. the written scriptures (btw, perhaps this will answer you follow-up question). When Jesus quoted from the Hebrew Scriptures, he said: 'It is written.' (Matthew 4:4, 7, 10) But six times in the Sermon on the Mount, he introduced what sounded like statements from the Hebrew Scriptures with the words: 'It was said.' (Matthew 5:21, 27, 31, 33, 38, 43) Why did he do this? Because he was referring to the Scriptures as interpreted in the light of Pharisaic traditions that contradicted God’s commandments. ( Compare Deuteronomy 4:2 and Matthew 15:3) This is made apparent in Jesus’ sixth and last reference in this series: 'You heard that it was said, ‘You must love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’' But no Mosaic law said, “Hate your enemy.” The scribes and Pharisees said it. That was their interpretation of the Law to love your neighbor — your Jewish neighbor and no others. Interesting that Jesus would later provide the parable of the Samaritan man - if it's been awhile since you read this account, its a gem!!! (Please read Luke 10:25-37) On your question about C.E. or A.D., I prefer C.E. - only because many count time from what is supposed to be the year of Jesus’ birth, anno Domini, A.D., “in the year of (our) Lord, i.e., Jesus Christ.” and I believe the chronology they use for Jesus' birth is not completely in harmony with Bible chronology. This would take pages to answer because it involves the entire chronology of the Bible and many of the points are [unfortunately] controversial. The reason is that different cultures down through history have used various means to keep track of dates. I think the questions you have been asking are excellent and it reminds me of Jesus words on the famous Sermon on the Mount, "Keep on asking and it will be given you; keep on seeking and you will find; keep on knocking [reverently] and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who keeps on asking received, and he who keeps on seeking finds, and to him who keeps on knocking it will be opened." - Mt 7:7,8 (The Amplified Bible) Also, like Jesus, we can always rest assured that the Bible will always assist us in correcting any errors of teaching, like those of the Pharisees who taught oral traditions above the written word - please see what the Bible says of itself in 2 Timothy 3:16 and its authoritative Source. |
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4 | Who is they in Job 22:28?. | Job 22:23 | flinkywood | 135984 | ||
Pdcaran, Why do you prefer C.E. to A.D.? Colin |
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