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Recent Content by John of Japan

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    How many Scofield Bibles printed since 1909?

    Scofield was also a stalwart in the area of missions. I don't have time to say more right now, but maybe someone will. When you interpret the...
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 11, 2021 at 5:52 PM in forum: Bible Versions & Translations
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    KJV Wrongly Translates the Hebrew

    Correct. Granville Sharpe did not write his monograph revealing his research until 1798. Sharp Redivivus? - A Reexamination of the Granville...
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 9, 2021 at 3:25 PM in forum: Bible Versions & Translations
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    More Words Hard to Translate

    I did a thread a long time ago about translating idioms, if I remember correctly. They are not usually just one word, but are often difficult to...
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 9, 2021 at 2:32 PM in forum: Bible Versions & Translations
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    More Words Hard to Translate

    Thanks for the background information.
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 9, 2021 at 2:22 PM in forum: Bible Versions & Translations
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    More Words Hard to Translate

    Good points.
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 9, 2021 at 7:32 AM in forum: Bible Versions & Translations
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    Non-physical Humanity (was Millennium Thread)

    I'm sorry you think this. I know of no one who has been banned from the BB for challenging me. I know of hundreds of times people have challenged...
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 8, 2021 at 3:52 PM in forum: Baptist Theology & Bible Study
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    More Words Hard to Translate

    There is a difficult word in 1 Cor. 7:36, huperakmos (ὑπέρακμος, “flower of her age” in the KJV). It is a hapax legomenon, meaning it occurs only...
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 8, 2021 at 3:26 PM in forum: Bible Versions & Translations
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    More Words Hard to Translate

    You're probably right.
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 8, 2021 at 2:39 PM in forum: Bible Versions & Translations
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    Non-physical Humanity (was Millennium Thread)

    I just took a quick look at "spiritual" in the NT. It occurs in 23 verses in the KJV. It never, ever refers to a disembodied spirit of some kind....
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 8, 2021 at 2:38 PM in forum: Baptist Theology & Bible Study
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    Non-physical Humanity (was Millennium Thread)

    Are you speaking of 1 Cor. 15:38 here? If so, here is the English: "But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own...
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 8, 2021 at 2:25 PM in forum: Baptist Theology & Bible Study
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    Non-physical Humanity (was Millennium Thread)

    I'm bemused. A couple of folks here think I get offended at small slights. The truth is, I believe that offensive language, small or great, should...
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 8, 2021 at 12:57 PM in forum: Baptist Theology & Bible Study
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    Non-physical Humanity (was Millennium Thread)

    Oh, okay, you can accuse me of not having Scripture, but only theologians, and that's okay. Got it! I'm not just disagreeing with you here, I...
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 8, 2021 at 12:48 PM in forum: Baptist Theology & Bible Study
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    More Words Hard to Translate

    Luke 18:8 has the article in Greek. Jude also does, but in an interesting nuance the article there comes before "saints," so "delivered to the...
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 8, 2021 at 12:45 PM in forum: Bible Versions & Translations
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    Non-physical Humanity (was Millennium Thread)

    Folks, I have just a few minutes on break from listening to an important lecture series sponsored by our seminary. But I have to make this point....
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 8, 2021 at 9:59 AM in forum: Baptist Theology & Bible Study
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    Non-physical Humanity (was Millennium Thread)

    Yes, I think we do. Simply because it is a "spiritual body" does not mean it is no longer physical.
    Post by: John of Japan, Apr 8, 2021 at 9:55 AM in forum: Baptist Theology & Bible Study