by admin | Apr 3, 2024 | Nothing True, Section Six
Eliphaz continued his criticism of Job’s lament: Masoretic Text Septuagint Job 4:10 (Tanakh/KJV) Job 4:10 (NET) Job 4:10 (NETS) Job 4:10 (English Elpenor) The roaring (שַֽׁאֲגַ֣ת) of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions...
by admin | Mar 27, 2024 | Section Six, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?, Who am I?
This is a continuation of my consideration of “5 Bible Passages That Caused Me to Lose My Faith” by Kristi Burke. Her first Bible passage was “Romans 9…the starting point of my deconstruction journey.”1 Though she began with verse 16, I started at the beginning...
by admin | Mar 21, 2024 | Section Six, What Kind of Carpenter is Jesus?, Who am I?
This is a continuation of my consideration of “5 Bible Passages That Caused Me to Lose My Faith” by Kristi Burke. Her first Bible passage was “Romans 9…the starting point of my deconstruction journey.”1 Though she began with verse 16, I started at the beginning...
by admin | Mar 9, 2024 | Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Section Six
This is a continuation of my intent to become much more familiar with the Greek translation of יְהֹוָ֨ה (Yᵊhōvâ) and יֱהֹוִה֙ (yᵊhōvâ) in the Septuagint. I’ll begin with part of the Lord’s curse of the serpent to briefly consider another issue: Masoretic...
by admin | Feb 14, 2024 | Section Six, Wonders and False Wonders
This is a continuation of my consideration of the many wonders (τέρατα, a form of τέρας) and miraculous signs (σημεῖα, a form of σημεῖον) which came about by the apostles.1 I’ll continue to use the knowledge gleaned from the translation of Exodus 4:21 and 4:8, 9...
by admin | Feb 5, 2024 | Father, Son and Holy Spirit, Keep Yourselves From Idols, Section Six
I don’t worship statues, I thought, when I first encountered the end of John’s letter: Little children, keep yourselves1 from idols.2 It might be easier if I did, not necessarily the keeping part: Prostrating myself before some statue in some temple on a...