BibleTexts.com Questions, Insights, & Responses

shared from and with BibleTexts.com users

by Robert Nguyen Cramer (version 5.2.22.1)

This BibleTexts website administrator has very much enjoyed questions and insights that have been emailed to him ever since this site was launched in September of 1996. On this page I share with BibleTexts browsers a few of the questions, insights, and responses, so that we all can further learn from and with each other.

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Topic Specific topic (click on numbered "Weblink" to the immediate right of the topic) Weblink
Bible versions Apocrypha: included in some Bibles, excluded from others? 017
Bible versions ASV - description 049
Bible versions Bible versions, their textual basis, and their reliability 154
Bible versions Chinese version of the KJV? 050
Bible versions Douay Rheims, Vulgate, or KJV: Which is most accurate? 161
Bible versions Early compilations of New Testament texts 152
Bible versions Holman Christian Standard Bible and other Bible versions 160
Bible versions Is any one Bible version the Word of God? 123
Bible versions Lamsa Bible - allegedly based on an Aramaic original text 040
Bible versions Lamsa Bible - description 023
Bible versions Lamsa Bible - further description 033 b
Bible versions New King James Version - evaluation 134
Bible versions New King James Version - the facts 137
Bible versions New Living Translation - description 067
Bible versions NRSV - description as an updated version of the KJV 048
Bible versions NRSV and NASB - comparison 089
Bible versions Revised English Bible - description 047
Bible versions Roman Catholic Bibles 121
Bible versions Spanish Bible versions - description 025
Bible versions "Spirituality" of various Bible versions 011
Bible versions TEV - translation methodology 020
Bible versions Vulgate, Douay Rheims, or KJV: Which is most accurate? 161
Bible versions Will one English Bible translation some day accepted by all? 122
Bible versions The Word: The Bible from 26 Translations - description 012
Bible versions Worshipping God, rather than worshipping a particular Bible version 163
BibleTexts.com Explanation of why the Bible Lesson Study Aid is always without S&H text 042
BibleTexts.com Is BibleTexts.com an individual or organization effort? 006
BibleTexts.com Is the weekly Bible Lesson Study Aid denominational? Is BibleTexts.com? 063
BibleTexts.com The need to use <F5> to refresh/reload webpages that have changed 027
BibleTexts.com Tips for searching BibleTexts.com 139
BibleTexts.com What is the motivation for BibleTexts.com? 007
BibleTexts.com What is the value of using the BibleTexts.com Bible Lesson Study Aid? 026
BibleTexts.com What software is used to produce BibleTexts.com? 005
BibleTexts.com Who produces the BibleTexts.com website? 069
Denominations Christian Science: Should it be considered heretical? (Part 1) 103
Denominations Christian Science: Should it be considered heretical? (Part 2) - Christian Science & biblical teachings 104
Denominations Christian Science, the question of whether Jesus is God, and Bible study groups 110
Denominations Christian Science versus Gnosticism 102
Denominations Fundamentalism as "a kind of intellectual suicide" 085
Denominations How does someone become a Christian? 150
Denominations MBE: Polling regarding use of Bible versions, & most popular versions today 008
Denominations MBE: Use of "readings" of Holy Writ 090
Denominations MBE: Use of Aeon and Logos 088
Denominations MBE: Writer "not a big fan of Ms. Eddy's theology" 076
Denominations Roman Catholic Bibles 121
Denominations Roman Catholic girl's questions about her Christian Scientist boyfriend? 065
Denominations Some resources for answering Church Manual questions 109
Denominations Was the Prophet Muhammed referenced in the Bible? 086

Ethics & morality

Capital punishment -- Response to Larry King Live discussion 142

Ethics & morality

Church weddings: Are they biblical? 148

Ethics & morality

Did the original text of Mat 19:29 justify leaving one's "wife" for Christ's sake 135

Ethics & morality

Forgiving others: Should we also ask God to avenge us? 157

Ethics & morality

Environmentalism - Biblical basis 053

Ethics & morality

Is exploring the Bible and early Christianity relevant to real needs today? 156

Ethics & morality

Israel and same-sex marriage 155

Ethics & morality

Legitimizing same-sex relations: an offense to God? 146

Ethics & morality

Murder of a reader's daughter - BibleTexts.com response 162

Ethics & morality

Pastor publicly rebuking congregant - Biblical perspectives 068

Ethics & morality

Polygamy, bigamy, and adultery 100

Ethics & morality

Premarital sex and homosexuality - Biblical perspectives 082

Ethics & morality

Same sex marriage and the Bible 133

Ethics & morality

Sexual orientation 105

Ethics & morality

St. Augustine and the place of sexual intercourse in marriage 099

Ethics & morality

Suicide: What does the Bible teach? 124

Ethics & morality

Teaching Bible history in a homeschool setting 072

Ethics & morality

Tithing: Did the earliest Christians tithe? 136

Ethics & morality

Vengeance is mine - Biblical basis (Rom 12:19-21) 057

Ethics & morality

What does the Bible say about cursing and using bad words? 075

Ethics & morality

What scriptural support is there for capital punishment? 097
Ethics & morality Wedding Bible verses 143
Ethics & morality Were other Apostles in addition to Peter married? 073
History David and Bathsheba: Crimes that went unpunished? 113
History Did Mary have other children or remain a virgin? 164
History Early Christian diversity 127
History History of the canonization of the books of the Bible 022
History James: a name derived from Jacob 138
History Jerusalem at the time of Jesus' crucifixion 051
History Peter's death -- What are the facts? 120
History Tithing: Did the earliest Christians tithe? 136
History Who added chapter and verse numbering to the Bible? 093
History Was Moses or J the author of Genesis 1? 079
History What ever happened to the Complutensian Polyglot Bible? 087
KJV & TR 2Pe 1:1 - Textual correction needed for KJV 046
KJV & TR Act 9:5-6 - From where were the KJV additions to these verses derived? 060
KJV & TR Douay Rheims, Vulgate, or KJV: Which is most accurate? 161
KJV & TR Erasmus' Textus Receptus - "Haphazardly prepared" 115
KJV & TR Evaluating the accuracy of the Textus Receptus v. modern scholarship 094
KJV & TR Greek text behind the KJV and modern translations 112
KJV & TR Is it true: "Modern versions contain the Word of God, but the KJV is the Word of God?" 037
KJV & TR Is it true: "The KJV is the only one we should use?" 036
KJV & TR Is it true: 'The KJV really uncorrectable "perfection"'? 098
KJV & TR James: a name derived from Jacob 138
KJV & TR KJV - Is it accurate or not? What version is most accurate? 021
KJV & TR KJV and other Bible versions 107
KJV & TR KJV and the Textus Receptus - What are the facts? 101
KJV & TR KJV punctuation differences and Bible Lesson markings 118
KJV & TR KJV's Greek text inaccurate 141
KJV & TR Luk 1:28 - Errors in Latin Vulgate and in KJV 116
KJV & TR Rom 8:20 - Correcting KJV punctuation 013
KJV & TR Why do NASB & other modern versions not include some wording found in KJV? 129
KJV & TR Will one English Bible translation some day accepted by all? (including KJV translator's dedicatory comments) 122

Research & Tools

Bibles, commentaries, and software 009

Research & Tools

How does one obtain Strong's based resources? 003
Research & Tools Bible commentary vis a vis Bible dictionary 016
Research & Tools Evaluating the Abingdon Bible Commentary 015
Research & Tools Hebraisms in the New Testament: How to find them 062
Research & Tools Hebrew-English & Greek-English interlinear Bibles 147
Research & Tools Researching Job 054
Research & Tools Resources for online reviews of scholarly works 153
Research & Tools Strong's numbering and Strong's based resources: How should they be used? 002
Research & Tools Tools to compare the Textus Receptus with modern Greek New Testament 064
Research & Tools Translating from English to Aramaic 165
Research & Tools Understanding KJV text with Strong's numbering 038
Research & Tools Using and printing S&H cross-references in Concord for DOS 024
Research & Tools Women's Bible Commentary: a BibleTexts.com evaluation 045
Research & Tools Women's Bible Commentary: a reader's endorsement 158
Terms 888 and 666 - What are the significances? 035
Terms Anti-Christ and modern events 014
Terms

Bar Abbas, "son of the father" - What is the meaning and significance of the name?

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Terms Beloved disciple of the Fourth Gospel 044
Terms Fish symbol - Its history in the Christian church 041
Terms Flesh - term used by Paul 052
Terms Jah - What is the meaning (Psa 68:4)? 077
Terms James: a name derived from Jacob 138
Terms Jesus and Immanuel 028
Terms Jesus' brothers and sisters 055
Terms Lucifer, satan, hell, angels, devil - Are these terms from captivity in Persia? 018
Terms Mustard seed of the Bible - Is it the same as the spice sold at the grocery store? 081
Terms Ye , thou, and you - What are the differences? 080
Theology Church traditions, the canonical scriptures, the Word of God: In which is our faith? 034
Theology Did Jesus grant 10 disciples the authority to pronounce sins "unforgiven"? 111
Theology Did Mary have other children or remain a virgin? 164
Theology Does the New Testament accurately reflect Jesus' teachings? 106
Theology How can prayer free us from sin and sickness? 092

Theology

How does overcoming fear relate to Christian healing? 004

Theology

How does someone become a Christian? 150
Theology Is it heresy to re-examine early church decisions, practices, and traditions? 059
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Theology Is the entire Bible "the Inspired Word of God?" 070
Theology Is exploring the Bible and early Christianity relevant to real needs today? 156
Theology The Lord's Prayer that Jesus prayed and taught 108
Theology Original sin and the fall of man 151
Theology Prayer request regarding church desecration 095
Theology Revelation and The Seventh Sign 128
Theology Seeking "scientific proof" that God, not evolution, created all 056
Theology Tithing: Did the earliest Christians tithe? 136

Theology

What are the consequences of not agreeing with the Bible, including 1 Cor 11? 149

Theology

What is salvation? 150
Theology What theology does BibleTexts.com endorse? 126
Theology Writer "not a big fan of Ms. Eddy's theology" 076

Verses

1Co 11 - What are the consequences of not agreeing with the Bible, including 1 Cor 11? 149
Verses 1Co 11:2-16 - Paul's message regarding women covering their heads 132
Verses 1Ti - Not written by Paul? 114
Verses 2 Pe 1:1 - Textual correction needed for KJV 046
Verses Act 9:5-6 - From where were the KJV additions to these verses derived? 060
Verses Exo 3:14 - Does the Masoretic Text really read, "I am Asher I am." 043
Verses Gen :7 - Man: dust? or soil? 039
Verses Gen 1:26,27 - God referenced plurally as "us" 083
Verses Gen 1:1 - Do Bible scholars believe "in the beginning" means "the only" 084
Verses Mat 19:29 - Did the original text justify leaving one's "wife" for Christ's sake? 135
Verses Luk 1:28 - Errors in Latin Vulgate and in KJV 116
Verses Luk 13:19 - Parable of the mustard seed 159
Verses

Luk 13:19 - Parable of the mustard seed: Is it the same as the spice sold at the grocery store?

081
Verses Joh 1:1 - Controversy: "The Word was God" or "The Word was Godly" 029
Verses Joh 14:6 - the original text 140
Verses Joh 18:38 - Did Jesus answer Pilate's "What is truth?" 134
Verses Mat 27:51-53 - What is its signficance? 096
Verses Mat 28:19 - Was the trinitarian formula in this verse a corruption? 058
Verses Mat 3:16 - Textual correction not followed by NRSV & TEV 019
Verses Rom 8:20 - Correcting KJV punctuation 013
Verses Rom 14:1 - 15:3 - "abstaining from meat and alcohol" 117
Verses Wedding Bible verses 143

Women

I Co 11:2-16 - Paul's message regarding women covering their heads 132

Women

1Co 14:33b-36 - "Shall we excise it from Scripture?" 061

Women

1Co 14:33b-36 - Authentic words of Paul? 033

Women

1Co 14:33b-36 - What is the authenticity of these word's attributed to Paul about women? 032

Women

1Co 14:36 - Is Paul simply mocking the silencing of women? 031

Women

Are Jesus' sisters named anywhere? 091

Women

Churches that have ordained women 144

Women

Did Jesus ever oppose the male-dominated patriarchal mindset of his culture? 125

Women

Did Jesus really establish a tradition of male-only Apostles? 074
Women Did Mary have other children or remain a virgin? 164

Women

Did the original text of Mat 19:29 justify leaving one's "wife" for Christ's sake? 135

Women

Kephale in 1Co 11 & early art showing women administering sacraments 130

Women

Parody: "Why men should not be ordained" 066
Women Resources on "patriarchy" 131
Women Should husbands - and not wives - be the only ones ministering to their spouses? 010

Women

Submission -- its relevance for women & men today 119

Women

Were women or men disciples the first to see Jesus after the resurrection? 125

Women

What are the consequences of not agreeing with the Bible, including 1 Cor 11? 149

Women

What is meant by the term Godde? 071

Women

Women's Bible Commentary: a BibleTexts.com evaluation 045

Women

Women's Bible Commentary: a reader's endorsement 158

Women

Women's roles in early church - Genuine history, revisionism, and making things right 078

Women

Women's roles in early church - Were women really "irrelevant"? 030

 

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