I think we're off to a good start. It is my hope we can rethink and restate the subject of the books of the Bible which have been preserved for us by the...
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npatriquin2
May 13, 2008 8:38 pm
re: soliciting contributions for The Dictionary of the Bible... Mary Ann, Do you have articles regarding numbers as symbols in scripture? I ask for two...
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J. Coleman Baker
jcbaker74
May 16, 2008 10:04 pm
I could write on Social Scientific Interpretation of the Bible in general or on particular aspects of the theory. J.C. Baker Fort Worth, Texas, USA ... Western...
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Ilie chiscari
iliechiscari
May 17, 2008 12:11 pm
It would be very interesting to write a special edition of this Dictionary, like a "Dictionary of Bible and Eastern Culture". It would be innovative and very...
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Bob Burns
summascriptura
May 18, 2008 6:45 pm
"When man began to multiply on the face of the land and daughters were born to them, the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they...
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lmlkes
May 18, 2008 7:14 pm
Dear Dr. Burns, Hi!!! I think that the sons of God are angels. I believe that is the way it is usually translated in the Old Testament. These are in Jude 6:...
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George F Somsel
gfsomsel
May 18, 2008 8:30 pm
 61And it came to pass when the children of men had multiplied that in those days were born unto them beautiful and comely daughters. 2And the angels,...
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geoff
geoffgummer
May 18, 2008 9:40 pm
... My understanding is that the "sons of God" are reflected in Gilgamesh, a king so powerful he was considered 2/3 god, 1/3 man. If I remember correctly, the...
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npatriquin2
May 18, 2008 9:44 pm
I'm just stating observations here ... not claiming this to be an analysis I would defend: * The Sons of God appear to be like righteous ones - Christ ...
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George F Somsel
gfsomsel
May 18, 2008 10:10 pm
The question was originally asked in the context of Gen 6. This is why I quoted the passage from Enoch in which the "sons of God" are understood to be...
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Phil Sumpter
philsumpter
May 19, 2008 11:08 am
The following is a critique I wrote of G. Steins' recent canonical proposal. Feel free to critique my critique! In a recently published volume dedicated to the...
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SemioticSymphony@...
winetattler
May 19, 2008 12:07 pm
Bob: The sons of God here are the heavenly creatures of ancient mythology: conflated? perhaps, but the context is that of a lost heroic culture, whose pantheon...
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Stephen Lord
sclord
May 19, 2008 2:02 pm
1 Enoch represents an early and extensive view found within the Qumran and Pseudepigraphal literature--the Sons of God were among the Watchers--Angels. A...
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Richard Fellows
fellowsrichard
May 19, 2008 3:17 pm
Sorry about the delay. I have just read Ramsey's article to which Martin appealed. Unfortunately this article misses the point. Ramsey asks whether name-giving...
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Martin Shields
enkidu_jones
May 19, 2008 11:08 pm
Richard, ... No. Ramsey also cites Gen 26:17-21. I would add Gen 31:45-55, but there are many examples where the significance is ambiguous and could be read...
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lmlkes
May 19, 2008 11:11 pm
Dear Joe C. Hi!!! God seems to have less of a problem with this than theologians. For example, there is His Son Jesus whose mother was human. With Much...
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Richard Fellows
fellowsrichard
May 20, 2008 4:43 am
... Martin replied: <<No. Ramsey also cites Gen 26:17-21. I would add Gen 31:45-55, but there are many examples where the significance is ambiguous and could ...
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daniel_oden
May 20, 2008 12:57 pm
In your reading, have you read... Lowell K. Handy _Among the Host of Heaven: The Syro-Palestinian Pantheon As Bureaucracy_ (Eisenbrauns, 1994) or Smith, Mark...
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Phil Sumpter
philsumpter
May 20, 2008 3:32 pm
This afternoon I came across Logos' latest pre-pub offer: 17 volumes of the Forms of the Old Testament commentary series for $180 (115€). The price, the form...
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Bob Burns
summascriptura
May 20, 2008 5:53 pm
You point is well-taken. I thought of that too, but alas, I had already posted. If it is any consolation..... 1. Going forward posters should feel free to...
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Claude Mariottini
cfmario
May 20, 2008 6:16 pm
Bob, I have written several posts on the Sons of God and the Nephilim. You can check my posts on The Sons of ...
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Edgar Krentz
ekrentz
May 20, 2008 9:06 pm
The book of Jude supports the interpretation that the sons of God in Genesis 6 are angelic beings who had sexual relations with beautiful women and produced...
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Jack Kilmon
jkilmon_2000
May 20, 2008 10:29 pm
And how do these stories differ from the Chronicles of Narnia? I just saw the sequel. Jack Jack Kilmon San Antonio, Tx ... From: "Edgar Krentz"...
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George F Somsel
gfsomsel
May 20, 2008 10:43 pm
The editor of the series, Rolf P. Knierim, was my faculty advisor an major professor in graduate school. I would heartily recommend anything with which he is...
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Kevin P. Edgecomb
kedgecom2002
May 21, 2008 6:20 pm
Greetings to all of you kind folks on The Biblicalist! Please try to remember to prune your messages of all extraneous information when replying to another's...
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et.bowman
May 21, 2008 11:29 pm
Hi Phil, I recently began studying Canonical Criticism and I was attracted to your post. After reviewing your comments I was contemplating the idea that these...
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Philip Sumpter
philsumpter
May 22, 2008 2:03 pm
Hi E.T. Bowman, thanks for your synthesis. I'm afraid I don't get how Steins' take on actualization is a *result* of Childs' understanding of the historical ...
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Bob Burns
summascriptura
May 22, 2008 3:44 pm
I promise to not mock one's religious commitment which necessitates their knee-jerk faith in late-dating the books of the Bible, if you promise not to mock...
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et.bowman
May 22, 2008 4:05 pm
... Hi Phil, In regards to temporal boundaries... I am thinking in terms of Steins "Actualization" that makes the witness real at the temporal moment of the...
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Jack Kilmon
jkilmon_2000
May 22, 2008 4:43 pm
Actually, there was no mockery. It is a serious question based on that 900 pound gorilla previously mentioned. Surely, Bob, you realize that there are two...
