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Mary Joan Winn Leith has a very interesting discussion of this question in her article “Biblical Views: Who Did Cain Marry?” in the Biblical Archaeology Review 39.6 (2013): 22, 82–84. Her article was summarized by ChatGPT and the summary is below. Summary of Mary Joan Winn Leith, “Biblical Views: Who Did Cain Marry?” Mary Joan Winn Leith […]
Continue ReadingThis page is a work in progress, citing scripture that is translated in multiple ways, where both cannot be true. Does God Hate Divorce or the Man? See God on Divorce (Malachi 2:16) – Marg Mows posted a concise article (with the same title as this post) with the correct interpretation of Malachi 2:16. Extracts […]
Continue ReadingMarg Mows posted a concise article (with the same title as this post) with the correct interpretation of Malachi 2:16. An extract is below. Until today, I understood Malachi 2:16a as saying, “’For I hate divorce,’ says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘and him who covers his garment with wrong,’ says the LORD of hosts” (NASB). […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 1/31/2026. For related posts on this site see: Core difference in one sentence Wycliffe translated the Bible into English from Latin; Tyndale translated it into English directly from Hebrew and Greek. That single fact explains most of the differences. John Wycliffe (c. 1380s) Source texts Language and style Purpose and audience Ecclesiastical […]
Continue ReadingExtracts from James or Jacob in the Bible? Giving Jacob his due by Mark Wilson, published in BAS on January 29, 2026 So how did the Jewish name Ya’akov become so Gentilized as James? Since the 13th century, the form of the Latin name Iacomus began its use in English. In the 14th century, John Wycliffe made the […]
Continue ReadingExtracts from the PDF version of the article in Tamas Visi’s directory in Dropbox titled The Chronology of John the Baptist and the Crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth: A New Approach by Tamás Visi of the Kurt and Ursula Schubert Centre for Jewish Studies, Palacký University, Olomouc; Thomas-Institute, University of Cologne. 1 The Date of […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 1/29/2026, based on the prompt: Provide an accessible summary of Hegel’s theory and how F.C. Baur movement used Hegel and spawned the Markan Hypothesis. This is my first introduction to these scholars and how their work leads to significantly advanced understandings. Below that response is a second that relates how Papias and […]
Continue Reading1/28/2026 – This post is an intro to a very good article at BAS titled Machaerus: Where Salome Danced and John the Baptist Was Beheaded by Győző Vörös. A PDF copy is in his directory in Dropbox. [Pronunciation with my amateurish phonics: mac-ear-us.] On 11/12/2026, a summary by Claude.ai was added below the images first posted.
Continue ReadingThis post contains thoughts and insights contained in the original post (linked below) by Shaun Wheeler. The base subject is, in my words, what authority does the bible have if it is not seen as fully dictated by God and applicable for eternity. Here is the link to the very enlightening thread. What remains of […]
Continue ReadingFrom ChatGPT on 1/27/2026. Below is the expanded comparison table, with an added column indicating the day on which each event occurs. Where the second creation account has no day structure, this is stated explicitly. Category Genesis 1:1–2:4a (First Creation Account) Day (Gen 1) Genesis 2:4b–3:24 (Second Creation Account) Day (Gen 2–3) Common scholarly label […]
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