Introduces the complex subject of canon formation. Especially helpful in its exploration of the meaning of canon, the most significant issue that divides scholars and regularly leads to different conclusions. Barton also distinguishes between the notion of scripture and canon and deals carefully with th...
Fourth, the meaning of the title “prophetic” changes, Schniedewind argues, to more of a government institution that Israelite refugees bring to Judah during the 8th century BCE, such that we now have comments like those in 1 Sam 9:9. In Chapter 7, Schniedewind considers how the nebulous...
The principal scriptural authority for the papacy relied upon by the Roman Catholic Church isMt 16:18-19. Without entering into a discussion of the meaning of this famous passage, we may here quote from Abbott'sCommentaryon the New Testament a statement of the Roman Catholic interpretation, and...
meaning “in the wilderness/desert.” If you like, you canlisten to this songcalled “Bamidbar” by the Messianic Israeli group we met earlier. See how much of the Hebrew you can figure out, and enjoy the cool drone footage of Israel!
Book Review: The Spiritual Meaning of Our Economic Life:Roelf Haan, The Economics of Honor: Biblical Reflections on Money and Property (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2009. £8.99. pp. 148. ISBN: 978-0-8028-6012-5)This is a new and expanded edition of a book first published in ...
Of course, this does not make any sense, but this is what the guru, John Walton, would have us believe from p50 of his book The Lost World of Genesis, where he says: “the meaning of the repeated formula ‘it was good’, which I propose refers to functioning properly…functional readi...
The application of the two powers terminology to early Christian texts is regarded by some as an anachronistic application that could distort the intended original meaning of these sources. Yet, the study argues that such a move provides a novel methodological framework that enables a better ...
herba) occurs only in the passage where Job complains that he is subjected to the contumely of the meanest people, those "who cut up mallows by the bushes for their meat" (Job 30:4). The proper meaning of the word malluach has been a subject of considerable discussion among authors, ...
3. ARAM'-BEYTH-RECHOB', אֲרִם בֵּית רחוֹב, the meaning of which may be that given above, but the precise locality cannot with certainty be determined (2Sa 10:6). Some connect it with the Beth-rehob of Jg 18:28, which Rosenmüller identifies ...
Examines the meaning of wisdom in the context of Homer’s poetry. Highlights the gods’ association with knowledge and superior power in this body of literature. Argues that for humans, (heroic) wisdom entails a capacity to understand one’s “allotted share” and to maintain a life of balanc...