The Bible in the Bowls represents a complete catalogue of Hebrew quotations found published corpus Jewish Babylonian Aramaic magic bowls. As our only direct epigraphic witnesses to from late antique Babylonia, bowls are uniquely placed contribute research on (oral) transmission biblical text antiquity; pre-Masoretic vocalisation tradition; formation liturgy and early development prayer book; so...

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Although the word “love” appears less frequently in the Qur‟an than in the Bible, Love is a cornerstone of both Islam and Christianity. As the Bible and the Qur‟an agree on many things, why then do Muslims and Christians perceive each other so differently and so often misunderstand each other? Such a question, of course, deserves an in-depth, multi-faceted answer; however, we...

The concept of idolatry in the Bible is powerful and complex, diverse and problematic. Even though, as Halbertal and Margalit note, ‘the central theological principle in the Bible is [the refutation of] idolatry’ (10), it is ironic that the ‘category that is supposed to be the firmest and strictest of all... [exhibits] an astonishing fluidity’ (250). A theological treatment of the subject must ...

This presentation addresses two interrelated questions. First, what are the similarities and differences between the reading/interpretation and teaching/preaching of 1) printed Bibles, and 2) the digital texts in Accordance Bible software? And, second, what are the implications of these similarities and differences for theological education? To help address these questions, an online survey wit...

In this article we develop an algorithm to detect parallel texts in the Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible. The results are presented online and chapters in the Hebrew Bible containing parallel passages can be inspected synoptically. Differences between parallel passages are highlighted. In a similar way the MT of Isaiah is presented synoptically with 1QIsa. We also investigate how one can inve...

Mormons claim that God the Father has a “body of flesh and bones.” Nowhere is this statement made in the Bible, so they support this idea through the statement that God created man in His own image, which requires that God look like a man. However, there are many problems with this interpretation. First, the Bible says that God created both males and females in His image. Unless God were a herm...