Posts by qohelet
Early Christians were in conflict with the Roman imperial cult for a variety of reasons: Tolerance as control: Religious freedom with imperial strings attached While often cited for its religious...
I would love to see a Resources category (in fact, the possibility of doing this was one of my attractions to the Codidact platform). I think these can be wiki-style posts edited (and maintained / ...
Part of the issue within Christianity is where various traditions turn for authority. For example: Protestant, non-denominational: The Bible alone (defined as the 66-book, traditional Protestant...
I propose that this should be off topic: Who’s in or out / saved? I think this is problematic unless tied to a specific tradition (and even then may require some consideration).
Per BDAG, “sorcery” or “magic” are good translations. When used of a person (e.g., φαρμακεύς), it is typically translated as “magician” and refers to a “maker of potions,” recognizing this common a...
This is connected to the wider theme of giants in the Hebrew biblical texts, which comes from an existing precedent in the Ancient Near East (ANE) context.[1] עֲנָק (anaq) means "long-necked" and ...
Why do Eastern Orthodox Christians reject the Protestant Calvinist position of total depravity (i.e., part of the five points of Calvinism / TULIP model)?
The "mane" of a horse refers to the hair that grows on the top of its neck. The immediate context of vv. 19–25 is imagery associated with this war horse that fearlessly and eagerly carries its ride...
There's a lot in this question, including some assumptions on the dating of some of the events in biblical texts, which are arguably separate questions in and of themselves. But sidestepping periph...
I propose that questions about the following are on topic: biblical literature, including related to theological, linguistic, historical, literary, ethical, and practical dimensions of such text...
I propose that this should be off topic: Questions that are too broad (examples below) Subjective questions about Christianity in general Survey of Christian traditions
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