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Who wrote the Old Testament? |
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Who wrote the Old Testament? |
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Who wrote the Old Testament? |
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Holy men of old, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. |
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where O.T. prophesy of Jesus persecution |
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Where does it prophesy in detail the beatings and scourging that Jesus had to bare for our sins. |
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where O.T. prophesy of Jesus persecution |
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prophesy.......Fulfilled
Is:50:6 by Matt 26:67--
Is 53:5 by Rom 5:6,8---
Is 53:12by Mk 15:27,28--
Zech 12:10 byJon 20:27---Ps 22:7,8 byLu 23:55---
Ps 69:9 by Rom 15:3
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How long were years of Noah's life? |
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Were the years Noah and others lives the same length as the years we now count? |
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How long were years of Noah's life? |
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There's no reason to assume the length of a year was any different, although this forces the question of how Noah (and virtually everyone who is mentioned as living before him) could have lived such (incredibly?) long lives. The most common (and reasonable) explanation I know of is that the earth's climate was completely changed by the flood.
- Gen. 1:6-9 indicates that there were 2 "waters" associated with the earth, which were separated by air. Gen. 7:11-12 indicates that BOTH the springs from under the earth and the "gates of heaven" were poured out onto the earth. If these "waters above the earth" (or the "firmament" as they are often referred to) were a thick water-like protection of vapor (perhaps similar to a thick ozone with some kind of gaseous barrier holding it in place over the earth), it would function as a sort of terrarium, keeping out the harmful solar rays that significantly increase aging.
- Increasing disease no doubt affected lifespans, as well, but there is an extreme drop in age immediately after the flood, which is most reasonably attributable to a major change in climate caused by the flood.
- There is no mention of rain falling prior to the flood, and it's very possible that the method of watering described in the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2:5-6, 10 (water flowing out from underground and dew covering the surface) remained until the time of the flood. |
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Was Noah's Ark ever found? |
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Was Noah's Ark ever found? |
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Was Noah's Ark ever found? |
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No. |
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Did God want us to have borders? |
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Did God want borders to exist between His people? I get the feeling that He did with His actions at The Tower of Babel. |
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Did God want us to have borders? |
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In the Old Testament, under the Law, the Jews were to be separate from all other nations. But in the present Church Age, there is no distinction in God's eyes, no spiritual inequality before God. Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
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Did God want borders to exist? |
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I think you misunderstood my question as it was not answered to my satisfaction. Thanks anyways. |
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Did God want borders to exist? |
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I believe that it is in keeping with God's character to unite and reconcile. Borders are a result of sin, and the discord that comes with it. As it is, until sin is done away with and Christ rules on the earth, we will have borders. Christ as King, however allows us to live above political bounderies to bring peace to the whole earth. |
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Did God want borders to exist? |
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If you are talking about divisions between God's people the answer is no. Jesus prayed for unity of all those who believe in Him through the apostles word (John 17:20-21). Paul tells us that it is God's will that we "all speak the same thing, and there there be no divisions among" us "but that" we " be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgement" (1 Corinthians 1:10). The only way we can really be united as Jesus prayed is to follow Paul's admonition or Peter's in 1 Peter 4:11 where he said, "if any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God." |
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who are Abraham's parents? |
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who are Abraham's parents? |
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who are Abraham's parents? |
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The scriptures are silent in regard to Abraham's mother. His father was Terah. Gen 11:26-27. Terah was a decendant of Shem, Noah's son. Gen 11:10-26 |
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WHERE IS THE ARK OF THE COVENANT? |
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WHERE IS THE ARK OF THE COVENANT? |
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WHERE IS THE ARK OF THE COVENANT? |
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Although you may find many "authorities" who know the answer to your question, the actual location of the Ark of the Covenant is unknown. |
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"And Cain knew his wife..." |
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Where did Cain get his wife from since there are ony three people: Adam,Eve,Cain? |
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"And Cain knew his wife..." |
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At the time the scriptures were written, women were not considered to be of importance, and so were not mentioned. Most likely he took for a wife a sister. |
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You shall not Murder, then told too?? |
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EX20:13 You shall not murder. A command from God. Then the people get out of control in Ex 32:27 He said to them, "Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, 'Every man of you put his sword upon his thigh, and go back and forth from gate to gate in the camp, and kill every man his brother, and every man his friend, and every man his neighbor.' "
Question is Why would God Say not to Murder then turn around and tell them too? |
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You shall not Murder, then told too?? |
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IMHO, "murder" is an attitude of the heart. It is the attitude that one will "be like God" and determine life or death on their own. When God commands Israel to kill, then Israel is not guilty of murder just as capital punishment or war does not equate to murder. By ordering Israel to kill, God bears all responsibility for the loss of life, not Israel. In fact, when Israel failed to obey God's order to kill, they were punished. Think to King Saul and the chastisement he got from Samuel after letting that king live after they conquered that people. (Sorry for the lack of specifics, this is from memory.) |
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WHERE IS THE ARK OF THE COVENANT? |
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For the location of the Ark of the Covenant and other Temple furniture please check out
http://www.ronwyatt.com/
or
http://www.anchorstone.com/wyatt
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You shall not Murder, then told too?? |
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OK, from the text, this was right after Moses came down the side of the mountain with the Ten Commandments. When he came down, the people had created their god (golden calf) for whom they would worship, breaking the First AND Second Commandments right out the gate! God was angry (rightfully so) at the people who He had brought out, who yet again denied Him. He commanded Moses to kill them, because they had committed a sin against God. Their judgement was handed out and their penalty for their sin was death.
Basically, God's killing of people comes from His own judgement: people who have been and are actively against Him and His word. I believe that when God says "Thou shalt not kill", He means that we have no right to kill anyone by ourselves; that judgement is reserved only for God. To committ such an act is questioning God and His ways, but even then He's still just and graceful (The Lord still using Moses after he killed a man is a perfect example).
God has commanded the death of many tribes (with Exodus and Joshua being examples of books in which "holy wars" were enacted) and that of many people, but the theme for these deaths remains the same: They have all sinned against God.
Hope that helps. Questions? Feel free! Comments? Serve 'em up! |
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You shall not Murder, then told too?? |
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Is killing in self-defense justified? Does killing in self-defense or in time of war constitute a justifiable exception to God's rule (commandment)? I ask this question in all sincerity. This is not a trick question, or set-up or anything of the kind. I really want to know. Is any killing of any kind condoned in the New Testament? All reasonable answers would be appreciated. If you can quote Scripture to support your answer, so much the better, but for this one question this one time, a Scripture reference is not required, only preferred. |
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Is old testament of KJV same as Jewish |
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Is the old testament in the KJV bible exactly same as the Jewish books used now ? Was it same during the life of Jesus on earth ? |
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Is old testament of KJV same as Jewish |
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The original King James Version included a group of writings called the Apocrypha, a group of fifteen books which were never accepted in the Hebrew canon and not accepted by most Prostestants. Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches include them however. The Hebrew Old Testament canon is similiar to the Protestant canon, but the order of the books is different and some books are combined as well. There are English renderings of the Old Testament written from a Jewish perspective. You ask "was it the same during the life of Jesus on earth?" I'm not sure what the antecedent of "it" is, but I assume it to be referring to the books of the Old Testament that were considered Scripture in Jesus' time. If that is your question, the answer is no, the Jews of that day were not in agreement on what constituted Scripture and what did not. The religious sects of the time, the Sadducees, Pharisees and Essenes were not in unanimity about which of the Hebrew writings were the inspired word of God. To complicate things still further, the Hellenists (Jews who had adopted the Greek culture and language) had their own "Bible" called the Septuagint, which was a Greek translation of the Hebrew writings. No official canon was established for either the Old or New Testaments until some years after Jesus' ascension. The King James Version, although we hear the joke about its being the one Jesus and His disciples read, came along much later, in 1611. Hank. |
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Proselyte to Judaism as means of salv. |
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Was it necessary for a person to become a proselyte to Judaism to be saved? If yes, what about those who came to faith before Abraham? |
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How was books in KJV compiled? |
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Who decided and selected the books we read in the protestant bibles ? What was the basis to confirm that this is the Word of God when there was a confusion about old testament books even during the life of Jesus on earth ? How can we be assured that no forgery took place ? |
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How was books in KJV compiled? |
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Old Testament Books - The Gospels prove that Jesus Himself quoted from almost all of our current Old Testament books in his preaching and teaching, demonstrating that there was already an informal consensus among the Jews of His day concerning which books were considered sacred Scripture. The Old Testament canon was officially ratified by the Pharisees who met in the council of Jamnia in 90 A.D.
New Testament - The canon of New Testament writings grew over time though usage in the early Christian churches. General consensus regarding the 27 books of the New Testament was ratified by the Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit in the Councils of Carthage in 397 and 419 A.D. Major considerations when these early Christians were struggling to determine which writings were inspired by God included: a) were the writings clear in presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ? b) were the writings apostolic, or by someone close to an apostle?
Several books (Hebrews, James, 2 Peter, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, and Revelation) were disputed for a time, but over time proved themselves through their usefulness and divine power as being inspired by God.
The Holy Spirit - Not only do we as Christians believe that the Holy Spirit inspired the Holy Scriptures that we now read in the Bible, but we also trust that God guided and preserved these sacred writings down through the centuries for us. Early Jewish scribes were very meticulous concerning the transmission and copying of Scripture; they counted sentences, words, and even the characters of each book to make such that no mistakes were made. Concerning the New Testament, we have ancient copies going back to the third and even second century A.D. that help us when we encounter some of the very few copyist errors that inevitably creeped into transmission of the sacred texts. These ancient texts allow us to determine with great accuracy the original texts of the Scriptures. Therefore, the modern reader can with great confidence take a current copy of the Bible in hand and firmly believe that it contains the true word of God, from cover to cover.
The Apocrypha - The Apocrypha, extra writings in the Holy Scriptures, appear in several copies Catholic Bibles. These changes and additions to Holy Scripture were made rather late in the history of the Holy Scriptures, approved by the Roman Catholic Council of Trent in 1540 (?). However, at that same council the first Protestants, including Martin Luther, were condemned by the Roman Catholic church... and were not present. That explains why Roman Catholic Bibles today have some extra books... that most Protestant Bibles do not contain. And while these books make interesting and sometimes helpful reading, we do not believe them to be a part of sacred Scripture.
The King James Bible - The King James Bible, commissioned in 1611 by King James of England, is drawn from very reliable Hebrew texts... but the Greek texts (New Testament) are relatively late, from the 11th and 14th centuries (as I recall). Since that time more accurate and earlier translations of the New Testament have been found that do not contain some of the few scribal additions that are found in the King James Version (1 John 6:7, for example). However, we should note that NONE of these tiny additions alter the doctrine of the Bible in the slightest.
While the KJV is a very poetic and beautiful Bible to use, it is NOT the most accurate. More modern translations, especially the NASB and the NIV, tend to be more faithful to original Hebrew and Greek texts that we now have available.
-I welcome any comments or questions from my brothers and sisters in the faith -
Brady Blasdel
ChristOur@aol.com
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How was books in KJV compiled? |
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I know I’m in the minority here as this is a NASB forum, but I prefer the NJKV as a modern, literal translation, over the NASB, because I believe it is based on more accurate text. The NKJV is based on the Antioch manuscripts, where the NASB is based on the Alexandia manuscripts that you mentioned. I base my belief on Acts 6:7, 12:24, 13:49, and 19:20 which describes the Word of God as growing, spreading, and multipling. This seems to describe the Antioch manuscripts. The Alexandria manuscripts pretty much just stayed on the shelf and did not grow, spread, or multiply. The Alexandia manuscripts as you stated correctly, are the oldest. However they are highly suspect, as they were isolated, away from the Church and under the control of one group of people. Age alone does not make them the most accurate. The additions as you mentioned, could have just as easily been deletions of the earlier, rather than additions of the later. I am not dogmatic about this and my pastor, who is my closest brother on Earth, would probably agree with you.
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