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While it’s true that in the Six Day War the Israeli troops under the command of Moshe Dayan defeated the Jordanians and their allies and gained control over the whole city, nevertheless Dayan made the decision on his own, without consulting the prime minister or anyone else, to leave the Kingdom...

I haven’t seen the Passover/Last Supper question addressed in this thread. My apologies if it’s here and I missed it. Is it possible to reconcile the consensus of the three Synoptics that the Last Supper was a Passover meal with John’s statement that it was still the day before Passover? (Matt...

Where does redemption fit in? Is it possible for someone to be redeemed but not justified?

You’re asking for my personal interpretation of the parable? The ten virgins represent people who have prepared themselves in advance for the arrival of the kingdom of God (half of them) and people who haven’t (the other half). That’s all. No other symbolism of any kind.

No, I am not saying anything at all about the ten virgins in the parable. I am saying something about the people who have been employed, at different times, to translate the New Testament from Greek into English.

Yes, most English Bibles give the literal translation "virgins." There are a few (link below) that use "young women" instead and there are also occasional translators who think they are being helpful by changing it to "bridesmaids," evidently on the grounds that they had been picked to play a...

Is there a different Greek word that would have been better than pneuma as a translation of ruach?

@ZNP, I think @Aussie52 nailed it in his post #4. You're looking for something that isn't there.

This is one of three passages in Matthew in which Jesus uses the imagery of a wedding feast. Another one is: 14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?” 15 And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests mourn as long as...

@Qt, I regret to inform you that I’m running out of patience with your refusal to give a straight answer to a simple question. Do you really have an interest in this discussion? If so, you’re taking great pains to disguise it. Let’s start from the other end. The Apostolic Council, also known as...

I believe you’re quoting from the KJV, where “dispensation,” in these three verses, is the translation of oikonomia in Paul’s Greek. Please take a look at the first passage, 1 Cor 9:16-17, in two modern translations, where the word is translated as “stewardship” in one and as “task” in the...

True, but even AI can sometimes come up with the right answer. It’s not unknown.

“What is being read?” Luke’s answer is Moses, that is, the Torah. “Why bring it up?” I don’t know. “Why is it relevant?” That’s what I’m asking you. You’re telling me you have discovered a connection between these two verses, but I can’t see it.

You're being even more cryptic now than before! What, then, is the nature of the connection you have discovered between "write to them" in v. 20 and the synagogues in v. 21? Kindly explain.

Let’s see if I have now grasped the point you’re trying to make. “Because there are synagogues in every ciry, we need to send a letter to all of them communicating our decision.” Is that it?

@biblestudent78, thank you for your careful research, adding to @Jon777 ’s helpful post #304. Just a very brief further addition: In the Parable of the Unjust Steward, the word “steward” itself is oikonomos in Luke’s Greek. For oikonomia, many modern translators are abandoning the...

Thank you, @Researcher. That one is new to me. It ties neatly with the closely related point mentioned in your previous post with the AI-generated list: ... anyone who is united with Christ through baptism (water) becomes part of Abraham’s spiritual seed.

Whether the answer to your question is Yes or No, what difference would it make to any of us here?

I’d say that “testament” and “covenant” come close to being synonyms but don’t quite bridge the gap. Consider, for instance, Hebrews 9:16. I’ve given a link (below) to the Bible Hub page that lists the usual number of forty-something different translations of this verse. About ten of them have...

Yes, Jesus is clearly referring to baptism in water. In this saying, as in others, he is using a figure of speech known as a metonymy, as I already noted upthread (post #38). Other examples: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood” (Luke 22:20) He is not telling the Twelve to break the cup...