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21 | What is the area of Bethel called now? | Genesis | greentwiga | 142396 | ||
The area of Bethel is near Ramalah, NW of Jericho, along the top of the Judean hills. The Arabic name is Beitin. Some recent investigations suspect that El-Bireh fits the location clues in the Bible better. This seems to be well argued greentwiga |
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22 | None are left? | Genesis | greentwiga | 142388 | ||
That is why I gave you the reference so you could read the passage for yourself. It looks loke none are left, but one verse could have meant some were pushed out. I tend to think it meant that they were squeezed between enemies, and none were left. See also vs 2 - made small. Remember also, if some branches of Esau's family was separate from Edom and Amalek, they could be living where I said. greentwiga |
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23 | What modern people are Easus descendents | Genesis | greentwiga | 142378 | ||
Esau's descendants are listed in Gen 36 (Repeated 1 Chron 1). The main focus is the ones living in Edom (36:9,43), which is now Jordan. One was Amalek, who did not live in Edom. His family was completely wiped out, records the Bible. One would expect to find his descendants in the Sinai and in western Saudi Arabia. But see Jer 49:7-22, and Obadiah (esp 18). There will be no survivors. Some nearby nations had a remnant. Others were taken to captivity, and so some survived. Scripture indicates no Edomite lived. See Ob 5. Some should be left, but none were. Greentwiga |
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24 | The dead in 1 Pet 4:6 | 1 Pet 4:6 | greentwiga | 142374 | ||
Notice that the verse says that the gospel was preached (past tense) to those who are now dead (present tense). It could mean that They were normally alive, and got the gospel so some would be saved (they might live according to God). Other interpretations are possible, but why get a strange interpretation when one that fits the rest of scripture fits. Greentwiga |
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25 | When was the Book of Job first published | Job | greentwiga | 142319 | ||
There are some internal hints to the age. Various social patterns the kesitah the piece of silver, living past 100, measuring wealth in cattle, and being the family priest could mean it is as old as Abraham (1800 BC). Mentions of the people that attack (Sabean and Chaldean), the use of camels, and the use of iron mean a date as late as 1200 BC.You might be able to find more. A safe guess would be 1500 BC (Before Moses) Of course the writing could be later, but too much later would eliminate proper cultural clues. Remember, Hebrew writing was not invented till much later, so the "author" might just be the person who wrote the oral story passed down for generations. The real author would be the one who composed the oral story. Greentwiga |
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26 | He has spoken to me, How about you? | Acts 9:4 | greentwiga | 142262 | ||
Notice that I quoted a verse to show that God does change the way he interacts when your were trying to show that He always remains the same (which He does) Then I allowed that He could have spoken to you and just quoted guidelines. Just because He communicates to you differently than me doesn't make much difference to me.He works powerfully in my life as I am sure he does in yours. As an answer, No He has never spoken audibly to me. Bro' Douglas |
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27 | So, the Pastor who places his hand... | Rev 1:17 | greentwiga | 142219 | ||
This is Jesus placing his hand on John. How do you see any reference to a pastor or another person having the same power? Were you thinking of another verse in conjunction with this? Greentwiga |
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28 | Where is this located? | Gen 15:16 | greentwiga | 142217 | ||
Gen 15:16 (and Josh 13:4 gives the actual land of the Amorites) It is just worded slightly different so it was harder to find. I looked up "full." Greentwiga |
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29 | How does God speak today? | Acts 9:4 | greentwiga | 142178 | ||
Link that to Num 12:6-8 God revealed himself in visions and dreams (various ways or many portions) but to Moses he spoke face to face. Even many prophets never talked to God. also see in Heb 1 verse two, that now he spoke to us through Jesus. Also remember, If any voice you hear contradicts scripture, you must never listen to it again, the same if you hear a prophecy and it does not come true. See the commands about false prophets in the books of Moses. Greentwiga |
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30 | What age was Samuel when he died. | 1 Samuel | greentwiga | 142071 | ||
Great question, no answer. I was studying the time from the exodus to David. I wanted to compare the times listed to the 480 years from Solomon. I could not find a time from the crossing of the Jordan to the first Judge, and a time for Samuel. He was full grown when he annointed Saul, and lived almost to the end of Saul's reign. This would seem to indicate that he was at least 60, but he could have been 90. We just do not know. Greentwiga |
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31 | What are our duties as man and wife | Eph 5:1 | greentwiga | 142052 | ||
Here is the second half Next is the classical reason for Divorce. Matt 5:32, 19:9 says, “I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness…” Here Jesus clarifies a debate. Deut 24:1-4 allows divorce if the man finds something indecent. Rabbi Hillel said that could mean she burnt his dinner. Rabbi Shammai said it meant only marital unfaithfulness. Jesus statement is in the category of Rabbi Shammai. Though you hear many excuses to justify divorce, because action X or Y is an act of unfaithfulness, those actions are not unfaithfulness. Marital unfaithfulness only means sex with another after marriage. See Jer 3:6 plus The except clearly states that if a person divorces for another reason, then if the partner remarries adultery is committed. If the person remarries, adultery is committed. Some try to say that means if people remarry for any reason then adultery is committed. God put the word except in. He did it for a reason. It is clear “If a man divorces for any reason EXCEPT DIVORCE and remarries, he commits adultery. This is a warning that we do not force scriptures to say what we believe, but we change our beliefs to fit scripture. One important point is when adultery occurs. We all know that to come home and discover adultery is grounds for divorce. Notice that in Matt 5:32, Mark 10:11-12, Luke 16:18, the divorce occurs first, and then the Adultery. Even if a legal marriage occurs, it is still adultery. Therefore if a person is innocent and the partner divorces them, and the partner remaries, adultery is committed. In this case, the person is now free to remarry. Now, one cannot divorce another and then sit and wait for them to commit adultery. That is entrapment. In Matt, the person is condemned for having caused the other to commit adultery. Here, the person files for divorce and waits. If after the partner commits adultery, the person feels free and remarries, it is still adultery. The only exception is the one I mentioned. When one person is willing to remain faithful, but the partner chooses divorce. If the person stays single in hopes of reconciliation, but the partner remarries, the faithful person is then free to remarry. So your partner can commit adultery, and either can file for divorce, or the unfaithful partner can file for divorce and then commit adultery. In either case the faithful partner is free to remarry after both divorce and adultery. Focus again on 1 Cor 7:3-6. Withdrawing sex until the partner is desperate and commits adultery to justify yourself is wrong. This is just another form of forbidden entrapment. Though the partner sinned, the entrapper will still sin by getting married. Abstinence must be mutual and only for a short time. This goes along with the Old Testament passage (Deut 24:4) on divorce. Here, if a man divorces hie wife, she remarries, and the second husband also divorces her, the first husband is forbidden to remarry her. If on remarriage one is forbidden to marry the exspouse ever again, it is silly to insist the person could not marry anyone else. Thus, the exception for adultery. Even here, the divorce is optional, one can choose to forgive. Also see Deut 22:13-19 Here, a man falsely accuses a woman of sexual sin in order to justify divorce. This man is forbidden to divorce her ever! Again, trying to manipulate the system is forbidden. The person can’t file for divorce and wait for the other to commit adultery. The person can’t withhold sex and wait for adultery. The person can’t falsely accuse the partner of adultery. There are only two ways. The partner can commit adultery, and the person can file for divorce and get remarried. The partner can file for divorce. If the partner is the first to either have sex or get remarried, the person is free to remarry. Fourth, Paul adds a new reason. In I Cor 7:15 “If the unbeliever leaves” We have three situations, two unbelievers married, two believers married, and now a believer married to an unbeliever. The believer cannot leave except for adultery, but the unbeliever is not constrained by Christian rules. “A believing man or woman is not bound in such circumstances; God has called us to live in peace.” To understand the meaning, notice the parallel to when the widow is released, and the believer is not bound, i.e. to the law. This has to mean something different than the case in the same passage where one has to remain single or be reconciled. One situation allows for staying single but not being free to remarry, and the other allows the person to remarry. Greentwiga |
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32 | What are our duties as man and wife | Eph 5:1 | greentwiga | 142051 | ||
Marriage: Simple The women is to be subject to the man but the man is to die daily for the woman. The man's command is harder to obey. 1 Cor 7, Eph 5:22 plus. Divorce: Many people discuss divorce with only a partial use of scriptures. Scripture is very clear on when people can get divorced and when they can get remarried but to see it, one needs to see all the relevant scriptures. There are three situations that allow for remarriage. Another question is around the nonChristian. Finally we need to look to see when one is allowed to separate but not remarry. There are two basic scriptural ideas about marriage that one should always remember. Matt 19:5-6 and Mark 10:7-9, in a discussion on divorce, Jesus says, “the two will become one flesh…. Therefore, what God has joined together, let man not separate.” In Mal 2:16 “I hate Divorce says the Lord.” So marriage is meant to be forever, and divorce is horrible. With that in mind, lets look at separation first. The Grounds for Separation Look at I Cor 7:10-11 “A wife must not separate from her husband. But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband.” Here we see allowances for extreme situations. When a partner is dangerous due to drugs, violence or a similar reason, God allows for escape from danger to protect the person or the children, but insists the person remain single in hope that healing would occur and the marriage could be renewed. Many use these types of events to say that the marriage covenant is broken and therefore justify being free to remarry. Though God hurts with them, He says it is only grounds to separate and stay single. There are very clear conditions for remarriage. The grounds for Remarriage First, there is a condition where nonChristians were divorced and remarried before salvation. If the person remarries and then becomes a Christian, the scripture does not clearly address this situation. I Cor 7:20 says, “Each one should remain in the situation which he was in when God called him.” This seems to allow the person to remain in the second marriage in peace. It would be wrong to force a second divorce on top of the first. I have heard of Christian pastors doing just that. If you are remarried when you become a Christian, stay remarried in peace. Second is a reason that everyone agrees allows a married person to get remarried. Rom 7:2-3 “a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law of marriage…and is not an adulteress even though she marries another man.” No one disputes that a widow is free to remarry. She is released from the marriage covenant. This also applies to a widower. I cut it in half to fit Greentwiga |
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33 | Isn't all sin the same? | 1 John | greentwiga | 141991 | ||
That is a common teaching. It is true that all sin leads to death Rom 2:12-13. There seems to be differences in sins. In 1 John 5:16-7, it says there is s sin leading to death and sins not leading to death. The problem is when a sin becomes popular in thinking. Refer back to the prohibition. I expect that they thought it was the worst sin. Thew sin that I find preached against the most in the Bible is oppression of the poor. This includes oppression by sharp but currently legal business practices. We could feel so righteous by our preaching against homosexuality or abortion and find ourselves condemned by God. I am speaking of us as American religious, and and not a saved person. As a saved person, I know there is no condemnation. Greentwiga |
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34 | To keep records was there paper | Job 19:23 | greentwiga | 141967 | ||
In the time of Moses, The Egyptians, where Moses was trianed, they used papyrus scrolls. When they did international correspondence, they used clay tablets with cuneiform writting (see the Amarna taboets, a few years after Moses.) For scratch paper and notes, people used broken Potsherds. Stone carvings were frequently used for permanence and on statues.The invention of paper and a writing system adapted to paper (the proto canaanite writing) changed writing and the alphabet forever. That was about 1200 to 1000 BC. Thus much of the Old testament was written on paper, but not the earliest ones like the five books of Moses. Greentwiga |
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35 | what are the books of the Apocrypha? | Bible general Archive 2 | greentwiga | 141965 | ||
There are a variety of Apocryphal books. Some were written from a more Jewish legalistic point of view. Others were written by gnostics promoting their hidden truth. Some promote a type of Mary worship that would be comfortable to people from the mother goddess worship (Diana of Ephesus. All were written at least one century after the apostles, though they often claim an apostle as an author. Some were; 1. Pseudo-Jesus apocrypha 1.1 The Epistles of Jesus to Abgarus 2. Pseudo-apostolic (general) apocrypha 2.1 Teachings of the Twelve Apostles (Didache) 2.2 Epistle of the Apostles 3. Pseudo-apostolic (specific - by Apostle) apocrypha 3.1 - Andrew - 3.1.1 Acts of Andrew 3.1.2 Acts of Andrew and Matthias* 3.2 - Barnabas - 3.2.1 Acts of Barnabas* 3.2.2 Epistle of Barnabas 3.2.3 Gospel of Barnabas 3.3 - Bartholomew - 3.3.1 Gospel of Bartholomew 3.3.2 Martyrdom of Bartholomew* 3.4 - James - 3.4.1 Apocryphon of James 3.4.2 Book of James (protevangelium) 3.4.3 First Apocalypse of James 3.4.4 Second Apocalypse of James 3.5 - John - 3.5.1 Acts of John 3.5.2 Acts of John the Theologian* 3.5.3 Apocryphon of John (long version) 3.5.4 Book of John the Evangelist 3.5.5 Revelation of John the Theologian* 3.6 - Mark - 3.6.1 Secret Gospel of Mark 3.7 - Matthew - 3.7.1 Acts and Martyrdom of St. Matthew the Apostle* 3.7.2 The Martyrdom of Matthew 3.8 - Nicodemus - 3.8.1 Gospel (Acts) of Nicodemus (aka The Acts of Pontius Pilate) 3.9 - Peter - 3.9.1 Acts of Peter 3.9.2 Acts of Peter and Andrew 3.9.3 Apocalypse of Peter - version 1 3.9.4 Apocalypse of Peter - version 2 3.9.5 Gospel of Peter 3.9.6 Letter of Peter to Philip 3.10 - Philip - 3.10.1 Acts of Philip 3.10.2 Gospel of Philip 3.11 - Thaddeus - 3.11.1 Acts of Thaddeus (Epistles of Pontius Pilate)* 3.11.2 Teaching of Thaddeus 3.12 - Thomas - 3.12.1 Acts of Thomas 3.12.2 Apocalypse of Thomas 3.12.3 Book of Thomas the Contender 3.12.4 Consumation of Thomas 3.12.5 Gospel of Thomas 4. Pseudo-Pauline apocrypha 4.1 3 Corinthians 4.2 Acts 29 4.3 Acts of Paul 4.4 Acts of Paul and Thecla 4.5 Acts of Peter and Paul* 4.6 Acts of Xanthippe and Polyxena 4.7 Apocalypse of Paul 4.8 Apocalypse of Paul - other version 4.9 Epistle to the Laodiceans 4.10 Revelation of Paul* 4.11 Paul and Seneca 5. Infancy Gospels apocrypha 5.1 Arabic Infancy Gospel 5.2 First Infancy Gospel of Jesus Christ 5.3 Infancy Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew 5.4 Infancy Gospel of Thomas - Greek A 5.5 Infancy Gospel of Thomas - Greek B 5.6 Infancy Gospel of Thomas - Latin 6. Relatives of Jesus apocrypha 6.1 Gospel of Mary 6.2 Gospel of the Nativity of Mary 6.3 Book of John concerning the dormition of Mary (transitus mariæ)* 6.4 History of Joseph the Carpenter* 6.5 Narrative of Joseph of Arimathaea 7. Sub-canonical (disputed canon) apocrypha 7.1 Shepherd of Hermas 7.2 II Clement 7.3 Diatession 7.4 Gospel of the Lord (Marcion) 8. Other significant Epistles and pseudomynous writings and apocrypha 8.1 I Clement 8.2 Avenging of the Saviour 8,3 Epistles of Pontius Pilate 8.4 Letter of Aristeas 8.5 Sentences of the Sextus 8.6 Alexandrians 8.7 Revelations of Stephen 8.8 Muratonian Canon (fragment) 9. Fragments of lost apocryphal books 9.1 Gospel of the Ebionites 9.2 Gospel of the Egyptians 9.3 Egerton Gospel (Egerton Papyrus 2)* 9.4 Gospel of the Hebrews 9.5 Traditions of Mattias 9.6 Gospel of the Nazaraeans 9.7 Preaching of Peter 10. Apostolic Constitutions (Didascalia Apostolorum) 10.1 Book 1 10.2 Book 2 10.3 Book 3 10.4 Book 4 10.5 Book 5 10.6 Book 6 10.7 Book 7 10.8 Book 8 11. Psuedo-Sibylline Oracles 11.0 Preface 11.1 Chapter I 11.2 Chapter II 11.3 Chapter III 11.4 Chapter IV 11.5 Chapter V 11.6 Chapter VI 11.7 Chapter VII 11.8 Chapter VIII 11.9 Chapter XI 11.10 Chapter XII 11.11 Chapter XIII 11.12 Chapter XIV 11.13 Appendices - Fragments from http://www.comparative-religion.com/christianity/apocrypha/ |
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36 | Where did the Book of Mormons come from? | Bible general Archive 2 | greentwiga | 141882 | ||
It depends on who you talk to. They say from an angel. A few years ago, I worked with a man whose ancestor, a Presbyterian minister, wrote a fiction book. My friend told me the family story how the man looked for a book agent. Joseph Smith came and offered to get the book published. That ancestor never saw the book again, despite repeated efforts. It was a story about Jesus coming to america and preaching to the Indians. More recently, a man got photo copies of a few of the original pages of the book of Mormon. He took it to some handwriting Experts who agreed one of the pages had the same handwriting as the presbyterian minister. He theorized that Joseph had gotten tired of recopying and inserted a few pages of the original now and then. Both my coworker, and this researcher said a Presbyterian minister wrote the original book of Mormon. greentwiga |
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37 | Can the Hubble measure the universe? | Jer 31:37 | greentwiga | 141864 | ||
For years I have had some problems with what the astronomers are saying. Remember I have a college degree in Chemistry. Lets look at the information. Imagine that the Big bang is right. Then imagine that at the point of the Big Bang, the outermost edge of the universe was expanding at the speed of light, the fastest possible speed, they say. Then, 7.5 Billion years ago, the farthest stars were 7.5 billion light years away from the center. If so, and we were at the exact point of the Big Bang, the oldest stars we could see would be 1/2 the age of the universe (50 percent, not 5 percent as the site says.) Now if we were off center, on one side we could see stars considerably older than 50 percent, but on the other side, we would only see stars of a more recent age. For example, We might see stars at 75 percent to one side but 25 percent to the other. If there were some factor, such as the expansion of the fabric of the universe that allowed the outermost ring to expand at twice the speed of light, as some claim, and we were in the center (highly unlikely mathematically) we could see stars to within 25 percent of the age. It would have to be an expansion at 8 times the speed of light at a minimum for us to see stars around 5 percent the age of the universe. We would also have to be at the point of the Big Bang, or we would see a difference from one direction to another. Scientists keep repeating thet even the farthest reaches of the universe are the same to every direction. We can see very young stars (5 percent or 14.5 billion years ago, if the universe was created 15 billion years ago. This indicates we are not seeing the outer edge of the universe. It colud be twice as big as what we see. It could be ten times as big. We have no outer limit to the size. If you find anything confusing (I do) write and ask. I do believe that we are in the end times. I strongly believe it could be within 20 years from the signs that Jesus wrote, so I did not want to put down your enthusiasm. I just doubt we can measure the size of the universe. Greentwiga |
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38 | Is there danger of guessing what He did? | Job | greentwiga | 141791 | ||
see my answer to EdB at 5:29 on 1/11 on another branch of this question. There is no guessing in what I said. I do not like speculating in thin air, as I think you don't either. Greentwiga |
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39 | Oldest Book of the Bible Job? | Job | greentwiga | 141710 | ||
It is a good question if Job is the oldest, but it does describe conditions similar to Abraham. The mention of an iron tool in 19:24 might mean closer to 1200 BC. Moses lived around 1450 BC. Remember, Noah had some knowledge of God's ways and lived righteously by the laws he knew. Abraham had a more complete revelation around 1800 BC. Some of the laws codefied in Moses were around at the time of Abraham, since we are talking about the same God. The law was much more complete at the time of Moses. Thus Job would have known not to murder, and to worship just the one God, which are two of the ten commandments. From Moses we get two things, a more complete set of laws, and a written codification. What is truly unique to Moses is the covenant with the nation of Israel and the laws aimed specifically at Israel. Abe and Job would not have had the written code to refer to. A search of Job might reveal more laws he knew. Greentwiga |
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40 | Did Mary Magdalene see the risen Christ | John | greentwiga | 141683 | ||
There are some confusing details, to be sure. Mark - Mary M watched watched the cruxification, Followed Joseph to see where Jesus was laid. The went to the tomb early and met an Angel and left. In Luke, they meet two angels and leave to tell the disciples. In John they see the empty tomb and tell the disciples. in both Mark and John, after telling the eleven, they (inc Mary M) meet Jesus. Only on the second visit are they said to cry. In Matt, Mary M and another go to the tomb and meet an Angel. Here the womenrun to tell the disciples. Suddenly Jesus appears. This can be read that Jesus appeared before or after they told the disciples. Reading it to be after agrees with the other three Gospels.The next mention of the disciples is going to Galilee. Their visit to the tomb would better fit before Jesus appeared to the Women. Therefore, it was on the second visit. Greentwiga |
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