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Harold, do you believe that the canon of God's scriptures was closed with the completion of John's Revelation?

Hi Harold. Did you ask your OP question in good faith? I tried to begin to give you my honest answer to your question (by establishing a definition of the 'Bible'). I don't feel that you have extended to me the same consideration. For example, you did not attempt to answer even one of my questions.

No spoken words "exist". They have no substance. Written records exist. With modern technology sounds can be recorded. You should have read to the end of the chapter (Jeremiah 36:32, KJV)-- Then took Jeremiah another roll, and gave it to Baruch the scribe, the son of Neriah; who wrote therein...

Very similar questions could be applied to many passages of the Bible: How do you know that Tertius wrote exactly what Paul dictated to him for Romans? How do you know the precise words of Jesus as He prayed in private are recorded in the Gospels? We accept these words by faith. There are...

Interesting, since my position and others has been the same as DHK's for quite some time now. The Bible contains many details which purpose may not be readily apparent. It would only be slightly inaccurate to affirm that, in fact, we don't know if Luke translated verbatim into Greek what...

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In the historically context of 2 Timothy the "scripture" refers to the Hebrew Tanakh. The Greek word graphe (Strong's #1124) rendered in the KJV as "scripture" in every occurrence always refers to the Jewish holy writ. It should not be anachronistically applied to English, Spanish or other...

Yes, including every quotation of the Hebrew scriptures (OT) in the Greek apostolic writings (NT).

The above statement does not necessarily mean that it was impossible for God to inspire the transfer some words from one language into another. "Translation" (in the contexts it was likely originially given) should be understood as indicating a complete Bible version; that is, a full translation...

Breathing is actually the two-phase process consisting of drawing in air (inspirate) and expelling out air (expirate). It is probably more accurate to describe theopneustos (Strong's #2315) as 'God-breathed-out'. When humans speak the sounds exit the mouth (waves carried by air). God essentially...

I have read the NT and about half of the OT and found it easy to read. I have the Apologetics Study version which has good notes on things I'm mostly interested in. I'm not recommending it here; it seemed conspicuously missing from among those recent versions.

Hi Harold. I understand your question and sympathize with you. I would like suggest to you that part of the answer is to begin thinking of the 'Bible' in a different way than you have become accustom to thinking of it. It seems that your 'Bible' is an ideal you have in your mind. You ask: "...

I have the Beta version. It is one of three Bibles I commonly carry to church. I have not read it straight through. The notes are great. I noticed the HCSB was not in your list.

DHK, your response to my post only focused on my second statement and ignored my question. You quoted scripture (like 1 Peter 1:21) but followed it with a personal conviction ("I believe that they knew when they were moved") which is not explicitly supported by the verse. Do not misunderstand...

How do you square the above statement with the mostly informal Greek style in which large portions the New Testament were originally written? Your idea requires that all the writers were aware at all times that they were recording the words of God; in some cases (Philemon, for example) I find...

Of course, this issue of translating elohiym as "God", "god", or "gods" occurs in the Bible as early as Genesis 3:5 -- For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. (KJV) For God knows that in the day you eat...

I undestand you, Deacon. The familiar contemporary interpretation seems to be that Elijah was taunting the false prophets. However, as I was looking at these verses it seemed possible to me that at this point Elijah was being quite serious. The Hebrew construction actually has your 'second'...

It is a good translation. It is one of the few versions that I have multiple copies. Its a shame more people aren't aware of it.

In the first instance of elohiym I could recommend "gods" (plural), since these pagans held to false polytheism. For the second and third instance I would suggest "God" (capitalzed, singular) because only a true active (living) deity can respond, and in context we know this deity can only be...

I'll have to find out more via PMs. Keep up the good work!