Q&A

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.

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?	001
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?	059 078
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