Introduction For many Christians, speaking about the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament seems like an oxymoron (contradiction) and anachronism (mistiming) for two reasons: (1) Their presupposition that this Gift of God is only with believers after the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (...
In this verse, “spirit” is from the Hebrew ruach; while “breath” is a translation of the Hebrew word neshamah. However, in this instance, neshamah should also be translated “spirit,” because it is through God’s Spirit that He imparts to us spiritual understanding (1 Corinthians 2:...
Over time, many modern translations of the Bible have opted for "Holy Spirit" to reflect contemporary language usage. In essence, there is no substantial difference in meaning between "Holy Spirit" and "Holy Ghost"; they both represent the same divine entity in Christian theology. The choice ...
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Did the Old Testament Writers Think of the Holy Spirit as Male? The Old Testament was written in Hebrew, which unlike English is a “gendered” language. That means it ascribes certain words as “masculine” or “feminine.” It does this for the living —animals and people — as we...
(“Behold, I am coming like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake, keeping his garments on, that he may not go about naked and be seen exposed!”) And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon. The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, ...
W. Kenyon and Don Gossett reveal the secret of seeing the fulfillment of God's promises in your own life. Far too many Christians continue to li... EW Kenyon 被引量: 2发表: 2009年 Midrash In modern parlance, midrash (Hebrew root dr, "to investigate, seek, search out, examine") ...
As readers considered the Holy Writings in a language they could understand, no doubt many came to have a favorite portion, just as we do today. Kana bato ba tano̱ ba langa Betiledi ba Bosangi o eyeme̱ ba maso̱ṅtane̱no̱, ba timbi to̱ndo̱ mo̱. jw2019 Th...
The expression Spirit, or Spirit of God, or Holy Spirit, is found in the great majority of the books of the Bible. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word uniformly employed for the Spirit as referring to God's Spirit is ruach meaning "breath," "wind" or "breeze." The verb form of th...
又如拉丁文译本中译为“I cried out of my affliction to the Lord, and he heard me”的句子在廷代尔译文中为“in my tribulacion I called vn to the lorde and he answered me”。前一译文中,人类向GOD祈祷,但属单向交流,只有“我”在言说;后一译文中,人与GOD直接交流,GOD回应了人的祈祷,交流是双向...