I haven't seen this myself, but I've heard some good things about it. george gfsomsel … search for truth, hear truth, learn truth, love truth, speak the...
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James Spinti
tweetynwiley
Nov 11, 2009 5:28 pm
Concerning Duff/Wenham: I have a copy and have looked through it a bit. The one thing some might find disconcerting (and others will like) is that it ignores...
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Stephen Lord
sclord
Nov 11, 2009 6:27 pm
In terms of texts that take the grammar approach over immersion, Duff compares favorably to other first year Greek grammars. As noted, ignores accents. ...
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James Spinti
tweetynwiley
Nov 11, 2009 6:33 pm
Yes, I had forgotten to mention that Duff uses the standard British ordering of the cases, not the North American way :) I have Hewett sitting on a shelf at...
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Michael Janapin
mhacj
Nov 12, 2009 2:51 am
In 1 Samuel 1:1, the lineage of Samuel was established. He was from the tribe of Ephraim (אפרתי). However, we read in the text that he performed priestly...
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funhistory
Nov 12, 2009 6:07 am
... Michael, are you certain Saul was rebuked for doing a priestly function rather than for not waiting for Samuel? G.M. Grena www.LMLK.org...
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Kevin P. Edgecomb
kedgecom2002
Nov 12, 2009 6:22 am
Michael, there are two reasons that Samuel was able to offer sacrifices without censure: 1.) He was a Nazirite. 2.) He was a Prophet. It's hard to tell which...
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Michael Janapin
mhacj
Nov 12, 2009 6:52 am
Thanks Kevin. This surely helps a lot. ... -- Michael R. Janapin Systems Administrator PBTS Baguio City, Philippines http://mulingsilang.wordpress.com ...
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Michael Janapin
mhacj
Nov 12, 2009 6:53 am
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל מֶה עָשִׂיתָ I think the focus of Samuel's question is not on what Saul did not do (wait), but on what he...
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Kevin P. Edgecomb
kedgecom2002
Nov 12, 2009 7:19 am
You're welcome, Michael! As a side note, it's oddities like that which point, for me, to a greater likelihood of accurate historical reminiscence. That is,...
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Yigal Levin
yigallevin
Nov 12, 2009 7:37 am
Dear Kevin, I must admit that this passage has always bothered me. I think that you're right in the idea that Saul is chastised for both sacrificing and for...
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Peter Kirk
peterqaya
Nov 12, 2009 10:36 am
Is it actually so clear that Samuel was not a Levite? His genealogy in 1 Chronicles 6:33-38 clearly traces him back to Levi. Against that we have the word...
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Yigal Levin
yigallevin
Nov 12, 2009 11:15 am
Dear Peter, Most Chronicles scholars agree that the "attaching" of Samuel to the Levite genealogy in Chronicles is artificial, the work of a Second Temple...
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Michael Janapin
mhacj
Nov 13, 2009 12:41 am
Judges 12.5 also has אפרתי and NRSV translates Ephraimite. (This is alongside Ruth and 1 Samuel). ... -- Michael R. Janapin Systems Administrator PBTS...
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funhistory
Nov 13, 2009 3:16 am
... Well, yes, the focus of his question is on what he did, but the issue we were discussing is what Saul did wrong. "...because thou hast NOT kept that which...
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Michael Janapin
mhacj
Nov 13, 2009 4:06 am
You originally asked me whether Saul was rebuked because he offered the sacrifice. And I said, "I think so." This is because Samuel immediately asked him "What...
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Peter Kirk
peterqaya
Nov 13, 2009 9:30 am
... Indeed. But the context here (many Gileadites were also descended from Ephraim) suggests that the designation refers to place of residence rather than...
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funhistory
Nov 13, 2009 3:59 pm
... I see your point. You're able to argue from both sides of the street (he did NOT keep the law; he DID act as priest). I can't argue against that! G.M....
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Michael Janapin
mhacj
Nov 14, 2009 12:08 am
Could it be that Samuel INDEED descended from the Levites? Since they do not have an allotment in the land, but only designated cities all over the land, could...
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Kevin P. Edgecomb
kedgecom2002
Nov 14, 2009 1:58 am
Dear Yigal, I think it's arguably described as "the last straw", at least to the extent that Saul is explicitly told that God is no longer establishing his...
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funhistory
Nov 14, 2009 4:56 am
... Yigal, what am I misunderstanding here? "he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not" Why would it...
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Yigal Levin
yigallevin
Nov 14, 2009 4:35 pm
What I mean was that he did not disobey Samuel. He waited the time he was supposed to - but Samuel still did not come. Samuel did not say "wait for me, however...
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Yigal Levin
yigallevin
Nov 14, 2009 5:04 pm
My guess would be, that if Samuel had been a Levite, the author would have said so, just as he does in Judges 17:7 and 19:1. The fact is, that within the...
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Bob
drmacdonald_...
Nov 28, 2009 8:02 pm
"The difficulties of the Septuagint translation are compounded by the fact that the translator has omitted 'up to 35% of the text in chapters 3237 (Elihu's...
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Kevin P. Edgecomb
kedgecom2002
Nov 28, 2009 8:19 pm
Hi Bob, The smaller size of the LXX is more related to the translational style rather than to any apparent editorial difference such as is seen in the LXX of...
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j.wevers@...
Nov 28, 2009 10:15 pm
The best authority on the LXX of Job is my former student Claude Cox. His email address is c.cox@... John Wevers...
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SergiuSimmel
simmel17
Nov 29, 2009 12:28 am
Dear friends, Twentieth century's great Jewish thought leader ABRAHAM JOSHUA HESCHEL had, according to a recent article by his student and Brandeis Professor...
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Peter Bekins
peteb9276
Nov 29, 2009 1:56 pm
... Don't think Aramaic, think Syriac. The targums of the writings are written in a dialect called Late Jewish Literary Aramaic which has a heavy Syriac...
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Stephen Lord
sclord
Nov 30, 2009 2:28 pm
Greetings, Been searching bibliographies for the most up to date work on the concept of 'Covenants' as it relates to ancient near eastern texts and to Hebrew...
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Frank Polak
ooster83park
Nov 30, 2009 4:45 pm
See the Research overview by Scott Hahn, "COVENANT IN THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS: SOME CURRENT RESEARCH (19942004)," Currents in biblical research 3.2...
