Various religious and cultural ideologies (especially supersessionist ones) have frequently prevented scholars from seeing the Jerusalem temple as a powerful source of meaning and symbolism to those ancient Jews who worshiped there. Such approaches are exposed and countered by reviewing the theoretical ...
Various religious and cultural ideologies (especially supersessionist ones) have frequently prevented scholars from seeing the Jerusalem temple as a powerful source of meaning and symbolism to those ancient Jews who worshiped there. Such approaches are exposed and countered by reviewing the theoretical ...
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I drew this picture maybe two or three years ago. It deals with how the church sometimes translated the Bible in such a way that the (egalitarian) meaning of the text does not come through, and then church members pointed to those translations to “prove” their point. For example, “hea...
Derivation of the botanical name: Lilium, Latin li, white; +lium, flower; Greek leirion, the name applied to the eastern Mediterranean Lilium candidum (candidum, meaning shining or pure white.) The Hebrew word Shoshan (shushan) from Aramaic: shoshanta, שושנתא (rose); Arabi...
Jewish people from being killed in her own country. This feat continues to be commemorated annually via the holiday of Purim, and an entire book of the Bible is devoted to the woman in honor of her extraordinary deeds. And the name’s meaning, star, is as gorgeous as the queen herself....
Now, since Paul in 1 Corinthians 16:14 by inspiration tells the brethren that all that they do is to be done in love, he cannot himself possibly be meaning in 1 Corinthians 4:21 that he has the right to do some things that are NOT “in love.” So, what can 1 Corinthians 4:21 ...
Create a personalized playlist of songs that have special meaning to you and your relationship. Make a homemade meal or baked goods for the recipient. Create a custom piece of art or craft for the recipient. Plan a fun outing or activity to do together, such as a hike or a trip to a...
Spiritual Meaning of Snakes in Dreams You will see in this section a slew of different symbolic meanings for snakes, with Biblical references. Temptation and Sin– Genesis 3, Number 21* (see below). This is the account of how the crafty serpent tempted Adam and Eve, which led to the fall...
in loc.) considers the color itself to be unmeaning, and that the prophet has added the term strong (A. V. "bay") by way of explanation; Hitzig (Comm. in loc.) explains it, in a peculiar manner, of the complexion of the Egyptians. It remains for us now to notice the various ...