by admin | May 31, 2012 | Jephthah, Section One
Jephthah led (šāp̄aṭ, וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט) Israel for six years; then he died and was buried in his city in Gilead.1 Samuel mentioned Jephthah, along with himself, as one the Lord sent as a deliverer from the hand of the enemies all around you, and you were able to...
by admin | May 29, 2012 | Adultery in the Prophets, Section One, Sexual Immorality
I want to track נָאַף (nā’ap̄) in the Old Testament prophets to see if I can find a better understanding of πορνεία as used by Jesus, Paul and the New Testament writers. Hosea was a prophet in the northern part of the divided kingdom of Israel during the time...
by admin | May 28, 2012 | Section One
I have gone through similar changes in my response to Paul as those I mentioned in response to Jesus. There was a time when I thought Paul had written extraordinary claims, statements so exaggerated that they should never be taken literally or at face value. Not the...
by admin | May 27, 2012 | Adultery in the Law, Section One, Sexual Immorality
The translators of the New American Bible1 chose the marriage is unlawful for πορνεία in Matthew 5:32 [Table]. So I will substitute that translation in the NET: But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the marriage is unlawful, makes her...
by admin | May 26, 2012 | Adultery in the Law, Section One, Sexual Immorality
I first entertained the idea that πορνεία in the New Testament might be defined by Leviticus 20:11-21 because of the similarity in word order between Matthew 15:19 (NET) and the Law in Exodus 20:2-17 (NET) Exodus 20:2-17 (NET) Matthew 15:19 (NET) “I, the Lord, am your...
by admin | May 25, 2012 | Adultery in the Law, Section One, Sexual Immorality
I want to study the background information in the Old Testament to see if I can understand what Jesus, Paul and the New Testament writers meant by πορνεία. Since I’m treating πορνεία like the unknown X, I’ll track the Hebrew word נָאַף (nā’ap̄), equivalent to...