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by StevenD
Fri Oct 02, 2015 7:01 pm
Forum: Eschatology
Topic: A Blood Moonless Evening?
Replies: 14
Views: 10903

Re: A Blood Moonless Evening?

For what it may be worth, the likeness of the moon as viewed from Jerusalem on the morning of the 28th bore almost no likeness to anything resembling the color of blood red. In efforts to see the moon as it approached its final observable phases in Jerusalem (from about 5:15-5:40am), it had a beige ...
by StevenD
Fri Jun 26, 2015 10:08 pm
Forum: Radio Program Topics
Topic: Revelation Fixation
Replies: 18
Views: 9183

Re: Revelation Fixation

The Old Testament has more than a dozen books that address the punishment of Judah by the Babylonians. They weren't completely destroyed, and probably fewer than 1,000,000 people were killed in all of the associated fighting. Eventually, they were restored, so that their end wasn't permanent. God s...
by StevenD
Mon Feb 16, 2015 1:01 am
Forum: Radio Program Topics
Topic: Trinity.
Replies: 787
Views: 223044

Re: Trinity.

Greetings Paidion (and anyone else following the thread), The text containing the allusion to 1 John 5:17 is generally regarded as authentic Cyprian. One reason for saying so is having repetitively heard the motivational phrase “he can no longer have God for his Father, who has not the Church for hi...
by StevenD
Sun Feb 15, 2015 12:34 am
Forum: Radio Program Topics
Topic: Trinity.
Replies: 787
Views: 223044

Re: Trinity.

Due to my seasonal visits to the forum here I haven't read much of the exchange here. Perhaps the information that I'm offering has already been critically rejected here, though I'll risk pasting it up. Several sources that I consider to be generally well-informed and trustworthy suggested that 1 Jo...
by StevenD
Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:47 am
Forum: The Gospels
Topic: Why was Peter loathe to profess love for Christ?
Replies: 15
Views: 8388

Re: Why was Peter loathe to profess love for Christ?

Though it may not eliminate any of the question marks about the sense that Jesus, Peter, or John intended, the Peshitta is fairly straightforward in using a single Aramaic word (רחם racham, probably best translated "love" in each instance) throughout 21:15-17 in place of the two Greek terms. Maybe t...
by StevenD
Thu Jun 19, 2014 9:28 pm
Forum: Eschatology
Topic: Did Christ teach that we should watch for the end times?
Replies: 62
Views: 28381

Re: Did Christ teach that we should watch for the end times?

The following link should call up all of the verses that use the verb 'mell-o': http://lexicon.katabiblon.com/?search=%CE%BC%E1%BD%B3%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82 The site itself can look a bit intimidating (especially to someone like myself who is still wading through Greek grammar), b...
by StevenD
Mon May 05, 2014 1:00 am
Forum: General Bible Discussion
Topic: Literal translations (and trust)
Replies: 6
Views: 3830

Re: Literal translations (and trust)

Hi Darin, As some say, if there's a science to the translation of NT Greek then there appears to be both an art and a science to translating the Hebrew Bible. Though I suppose that this adds another good reason to tremble while handling God's pearls. It's probably unnecessary to point out that prese...
by StevenD
Sun May 04, 2014 1:05 am
Forum: General Bible Discussion
Topic: Literal translations (and trust)
Replies: 6
Views: 3830

Re: Literal translations (and trust)

As I haven't posted anything here in at least a couple of years, hopefully this doesn't seem like I'm sticking my nose into a conversation where I don't belong. The meaning of the Hebrew term in question (תְּחַטְּאֵנִי) largely pivots upon its particular verbal construction. Hebrew verbs are general...
by StevenD
Sun Oct 10, 2010 5:28 pm
Forum: Judaism
Topic: The Oven of Akhnai...
Replies: 4
Views: 7984

Re: The Oven of Akhnai...

Greetings Emmet, Thanks for putting up with the long period of silence between posts. Hopefully the saying will prove true, better late than never. Currently, I hope to provide the greater part of a response to your last message. As I’m afforded liberty to do so, I’ll plan to respond to a couple mor...
by StevenD
Wed May 19, 2010 3:00 am
Forum: Judaism
Topic: The Oven of Akhnai...
Replies: 4
Views: 7984

The Oven of Akhnai...

Greetings Emmet, Thanks for reading and presumably taking the time to think through a response. The following is mainly what I had posted the other night; however, I did make a couple alterations for clarity sake. Having noticed mention of "The Oven of Akhnai" within the last segment of your post, I...

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