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21 | Holy Spirit called Holy Ghost in Bible? | Bible general Archive 4 | Jalek | 239299 | ||
Greetings, Actually, yes and no. The usage of Ghost instead of Spirit comes from the King James Version. In the old English of the King James Version, Ghost and Spirit meant pretty much the same thing when the King James was translated. Jalek |
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22 | making some else the bad guy | Bible general Archive 4 | Jalek | 239380 | ||
Greetings, I'm not aware of any single person who did this or was the victim of this, but one that does come to mind for me is Eve. Women in biblical times were treated poorly. In fact, it's only within the past century or so that women have even gained equal rights. There are still some nations that still treat women poorly. A lot of it has to do with Eve being the one who first ate of the forbidden fruit. Now, one thing that I point out to people is that according to the text, Adam was standing right beside her. He, more than anyone, should have known that Eve was about to break God's command. It was his duty to protect her, but he didn't. In fact, he later puts the blame on her. So, yes, she sinned also, but I would see her also as a victim of being vilified, and generations of women have suffered as a result. Jalek |
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23 | Knowing the Old Testament Story | OT general | Jalek | 235652 | ||
Greetings, There is a saying that I heard once from an old preacher: "The Old Testament is the New Testament contained, and the New Testament is the Old Testament explained." Basically, this means that what you find in the New Testament can be found in the Old Testament as well. Also, if you want to properly understand the New Testament, you need to turn to the Old Testement. In the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, Abraham tells the Rich Man that his family has Moses and the Prophets to lead them to Paradise, and to listen to them. Paul quotes the Old Testament time and time again, as do many of the other New Testament writers. In the New Testament, the term "Scripture" is unanimously referring to the Old Testament. You can even present a basic plan of Salvation, and never leave the Old Testament. The point is simple. Without the Old Testament, the New Testament wouldn't make any sense. Jalek |
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24 | how many brothers and sisters did Jesus | OT general | Jalek | 239074 | ||
Greetings, We're not sure, but since there is mentioned "Brothers" and "Sisters" plural, then we can assume he had at least two half-brothers and two half-sisters. We do know that the New Testament authors James and Jude were his half-brothers. Jalek |
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25 | Rahab Mother in law of Ruth? | OT general | Jalek | 239769 | ||
Greetings, There is a theory called the "Open genealogy" theory that claims that the genealogies listed are listing the more well known members of the line, like the family leaders and so forth. There's an article about it in the Baker Encyclopedia of Christian Apologetics. It does have merit, especially when you compare genealogies together, such as Matthew 1:8 with 1 Chronicles 3:11-12, and 1 chronicles 6:6-14 with Ezra 7:2. Also, if you do the math in Genesis 5-11 and assume there are no gaps, then you come to some implausible conclusions, which can only be explained away via an open genealogy. This theory is not without objections. The primary objection being that some think it takes liberties and uses more isogesis (reading into the text) instead of exegesis (reading out of the text). Jalek |
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26 | Enoch, Moses, Elijah in heaven | OT general | Jalek | 240639 | ||
Greetings, Enoch, Moses, and Elijah were old testament figures. Enoch was a pre-noahic figure. Moses and Elijah are considered to have been the two most powerful prophets ever to live. Moses actually died, which is recorded in Deuteronomy 34. Enoch and Elijah, however, were taken up by God. Meaning that there is no recorded death for them, but they were carried up to heaven by God himself due to their faith. Jalek |
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27 | Why are Matthew and Mark similar ? | NT general | Jalek | 238899 | ||
Greetings, Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called the Synoptic Gospels because their content mirrors each other. Now, Matthew was an eyewitness to most of the events he speaks about. Mark was a pupil of Peter, as well as cousin to Barnabas, and a travelling companion to Paul. So he would have had ample access to information. Dr. Luke states at the start of his gospel that he investigated everything from the beginning, and that his sources were eyewitnesses. As a result, it's easy to see why they would be similar if they used similar sources. Jalek |
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28 | bible verse as church in male venacular | NT general | Jalek | 239089 | ||
Greetings, Actually, there aren't any. The Church is described as a woman for two very good reasons. First, the church is referred to as "The Bride of Christ", and the relationship between Jesus and the Church is to be as close as a married couple should be, meaning they should be as one entity if you will. The second, and most important, reason why the Church is referred to as a female is due to the language. Unlike English, Greek and Hebrew words also have gender in addition to number, person, and so forth. This is a strange concept for people who only speak English, but if you've studied other foreign languages, then it's not as strange. There are many modern day languages that have a gender component to their terms as well. The term for church in the greek is ekklessia, which is feminine in the greek. Jalek |
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29 | Was John the Baptist a Priest? | NT general | Jalek | 239673 | ||
Greetings, His father was a Levite, which was the priestly tribe. I recall reading somewhere that he was a member of the Essenes, which was a part of the Sanhedren along with the Sadducees and Pharisees. So was he a priest? There's a strong possibility that he was. Jalek |
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30 | Was John the Baptist a Priest? | NT general | Jalek | 239675 | ||
Greetings Doc, I don't intend to be rude, but why does my not providing a scripture reference provoke a public rebuke for all to see? Was the information I provided incorrect? Jalek |
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31 | Anyone take notes during Yashua's life? | NT general | Jalek | 239848 | ||
Greetings, Pardon me for interjecting here. I wanted to add a bit of insight. The idea of a "Q" document is just that ... an idea ... a hypothesis with no real support beyond comparisons between the Gospels. However, Doc did touch on a far more likely and feasible explanation. The problem with the "Q" document is that there is precisely zero mention of it in the Bible, non-biblical sources of the era, and the early church fathers. Something as important as a collection of notes from the three years during the ministry of Christ would have been precious and cherished, as well as preserved. Especially if any of that was written by Jesus himself. What is mentioned is that there were eye witnesses still alive throughout the first century. When you take in the abundance of eye witnesses, you don't need some mysterious and unmentioned "Q" document. This is especially true when the majority of the eyewitnesses are jewish, which Doc pointed out had a strong oral tradition of memorization. Jalek |
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32 | Anyone take notes during Yashua's life? | NT general | Jalek | 239870 | ||
Greetings, Something else to consider, in a time and place where paper may not be readily available, how do you retain knowledge? You pay attention and memorize what was said. Jalek |
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33 | Is Mary Madelene Mary sister of Martha? | NT general | Jalek | 240202 | ||
Greetings, No, they are different people. Jalek |
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34 | Can you give more info in support? | NT general | Jalek | 240227 | ||
Greetings, Yes, In Luke 8:1-3, Dr. Luke identifies Mary Magdalene by name. However, in Luke 10:38-42, he identifies Martha's sister, also known as Mary of Bethany, as simply Mary. Given that Dr. Luke is known for his detail and precision, he would have identified her as Mary Magdalene if they were one and the same person. Jalek |
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35 | Creation of a race on the 6th day | Genesis | Jalek | 238936 | ||
Greetings, First off, where does it say that man was created on the Seventh Day? Genesis 2:2-3 specifically say that he rested and sanctified the seventh day as a day of rest. Second, Genesis 2:4 specifically states that this is "the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made Earth and Heaven". The rest of chapter two specifically deals with the Garden of Eden, which wasn't created on the third day like the vegetation around the world, but afterwards on the sixth day when God created man to give man a home. Third, the laws against incest didn't come around until centuries later during the time Moses. In fact, genetic diversity probably didn't really become a factor until the Tower of Babel after the Great Flood. So, the idea of incest wouldn't have been much of a taboo during the early days of Genesis as it would be later. Jalek |
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36 | Creation days | Genesis | Jalek | 238938 | ||
Greetings, Let me ask this, what was the first thing created? Answer: Time The Sun, moons, stars later became a means by which we could calculate time. Time was already in existence. When you look at it from that perspective, everything makes sense. God didn't need the sun, moon, and stars to calculate time, because he is beyond and before time. He created the means to calculate time for us in the days before Man was created. Jalek |
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37 | Creation days | Genesis | Jalek | 238941 | ||
Greetings, Read it carefully, "In the beginning ..." Before he began creating the heavens, he had to start with time. Look at the end of verse 5, "There was evening and there was morning, one day." God started with time. Jalek |
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38 | Creation days | Genesis | Jalek | 238951 | ||
Greetings, I understand where you're coming from, and held that belief at one point myself. Then I asked a question that I couldn't answer: When did God declare that the First Day began? Verses 1-5 consist of one day, which is the context in which I'm referring to. At some point, God had to declare that he was beginning, and to declare it "one day" he had to at the very least begin counting and measuring time in some form. The first thing created had to be time in order for God to conclude that one day had transpired. Jalek |
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39 | Creation days | Genesis | Jalek | 238955 | ||
Greetings, First off, I'd like to remind you that this began because I responded to the original post, which was about the calculation of time prior to the creation of the sun and stars on the fourth day. My answer is that time was created first, and calculated by God who is beyond time. This belief isn't just my own, but one that others have taught as well. Also, it fits in the scope of creation when you stop and think about it. God began to create, he ended the first day at a specific point after the passing of a specific amount of time, and declared that the duration that passed would be considered one day. That implies that he first had to create and start time in order to begin calculating. Another point to consider about the point of creating time first is that what did exist apart from God was in the form of chaos. Time unanimously represents order. Amidst the chaos that existed, God made order out of chaos by the first act of creating time. Second off, just because the question was one that I couldn't answer in the past doesn't mean that it remains unanswered. Obviously, I have an answer. Thirdly, I dislike the notion that I'm being distracted by this. In fact, I've remained on point with the original post the entire time. I don't mean to be rude, but you did start the "rabbit trail" about which was first time or the heavens and the earth. Jalek |
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40 | Who was Abram? | Genesis | Jalek | 239462 | ||
Greetings, Abram is the first of the Patriarchs, also known as the "Father of Nations". Later, his name was changed to Abraham. Jalek |
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