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A Baptist theologian has written a short book on the topic of the serpent in the series: Short Studies in Biblical Theology. The Serpent and the Serpent Slayer. Andrew David Naselli. 2020. Wheaton, IL., Crossway Publishers. 158 pp. "The serpent theme spans the entire Bible--from the beginning...

The site shows clear signs of grossly slanted political messaging. The article implies: 1) Evangelicals are hypocrites and 2) Antisemite professor, John Mearsheimer suggests our President should be hanged. Rob

Only one version, the kjv, followed the variant, and not by following TR. A few other versions, however, note the inclusion of the phrase “of you.” KJV NKJV note RSV note NRSV note NET note Comfort, Philip W. 2008. New Testament Text and Translation Commentary: Commentary on the Variant...

The Problem: Leviticus specifies that the Passover occurs on the fourteenth day of the month, while the Feast of Unleavened Bread begins on the fifteenth (Leviticus 23:4-6)—yet Matthew’s account (Matthew 26:17-19) places preparation activities on “the first day of Unleavened Bread.” Resolution...

Bernard Ramm! Great stuff! "Determine the one central truth the parable is attempting to teach. This might be called the golden rule of parabolic interpretation for practically all writers on the subject mention it with stress. “The typical parable presents one single point of comparison,”...

Re: the doctrine of Preservation: "Preservation is God's work, not man's performance." © Anthony Pritchard. The problem is that God does not define how (or even where) his word is preserved. It's presumptive to assume that God has preserved a particular line of manuscripts, ...during a...

Inspiration is God’s supernatural activity wherein he moved his chosen prophets to receive his divine truth and express in written form under his authority. The process of inspiration is distinct from transmission and translation, which may be guided by God's providence. Copies and translations...

Here it is at the late Rodney Decker's site: Dispensational Study Group [link]

I joined a new church after moving 2 years ago. They teach from the ESV so I've adjusted my study to use it. Rob

Steve Martin works off that scene in the 1987 movie, "Roxanne."

I'm an old hospital nurse, you'd be shocked at the language that we tolerate...both with patients and among colleagues. Rob

So Tony, are you calling my Bible corrupt? Rob

I lived in Cincinnati growing up; I've been told I still have a bit of an accent. Once our 4th grade class got a bit rowdy and the principle was called in to handle us He was busy yelling away... and each time he demanded we shape up, my friend, who came from a military family from the Deep...

I must be sheltered. I don't think I've ever heard the term "Preserved text" to refer to only the textual stream of the documents used to translate KJV. Tony defined what he meant by the term, 'Preserved text': Tony, to me, the use of the term "Preserved text" displayed a bias even before any...

One of the first bibles I purchased as a new believer (back in the early 1970's), was a multi-version NT. If I remember correctly (and I certainly could be wrong) it had four columns including the KJV, NRSV, a NASB and the Living Bible. An older believer/friend also gave me a nice black leather...