Fun with Biblical Words
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Fun with Biblical Words

More Than Sixty Greek and Hebrew Words to Revolutionize Your Study of God’s Word

  1. 196 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Fun with Biblical Words

More Than Sixty Greek and Hebrew Words to Revolutionize Your Study of God’s Word

About this book

This book puts you in the driver's seat as a reader of God's word, no longer dependent on the Bible translation you may be using, as we explore more than sixty biblical words where knowing a little Greek or Hebrew can make a remarkable difference in how we read passages which use those words. Having enough options and enough data to make such translation choices for yourself can be fun!

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Abbreviations
  3. Introduction
  4. Chapter 1: Count It All Dung!
  5. Chapter 2: Iron Age Super Mom: Woman of Valor
  6. Chapter 3: How Did Agapē Become the Ultimate Word for Love?
  7. Chapter 4: The Bible’s Teaching on Obscene Language
  8. Chapter 5: What’s Wrong with Getting Drunk, Paul?
  9. Chapter 6: Is Elohim Jehovah, or a Pantheon?
  10. Chapter 7: Creation and How It Happened
  11. Chapter 8: Firmament: Dome or Atmosphere?
  12. Chapter 9: Sea Monsters in Genesis?
  13. Chapter 10: Managing God’s Masterpiece
  14. Chapter 11: How Equal Was Adam’s Mate?
  15. Chapter 12: Methuselah: Man of Vitality
  16. Chapter 13: The Ancient Flat Earth: A Modern Lie
  17. Chapter 14: Messiah’s Mother: Virgin or Young Woman?
  18. Chapter 15: No Room for the Inn
  19. Chapter 16: Brothers or Cousins of Jesus?
  20. Chapter 17: Christ the Builder?
  21. Chapter 18: Same-Sex Intimacy: What Does Jesus Say?
  22. Chapter 19: Eunuchs in Biblical Times
  23. Chapter 20: Concubine Versus Married Woman in the Bible
  24. Chapter 21: Desire, Lust, and Coveting: It’s All the Same Word!
  25. Chapter 22: Belial and Sons
  26. Chapter 23: Killing, Smiting, and Other Casualties
  27. Chapter 24: Laughing, Playing, and Beyond Child’s Play
  28. Chapter 25: Who Are You Calling Boy?
  29. Chapter 26: Does God Do Bad? Depends on What We Mean
  30. Chapter 27: Divine Necessity
  31. Chapter 28: Drag Versus Draw: How Does God Bring People to Faith?
  32. Chapter 29: What Was Wrong with Leah’s Eyes?
  33. Chapter 30: Thief or Terrorist: What Kind of Criminal Was Crucified with Jesus?
  34. Chapter 31: Holiness: Being Different from a Dysfunctional World
  35. Chapter 32: Does God Repent? And How Should We?
  36. Chapter 33: Life on the Straight and Level
  37. Chapter 34: What’s the Difference between Spirit and Soul?
  38. Chapter 35: Soul or Life? The Double Meaning of Psychē
  39. Chapter 36: Koinōnia: What We Share in Common
  40. Chapter 37: Be Ye Perfect? Exactly What Does Jesus Mean?
  41. Chapter 38: The Dark Side of the Word Shalom
  42. Chapter 39: Lawlessness: What Happens When Law Itself Becomes Lawless?
  43. Chapter 40: Oppression: Stomping on the Powerless
  44. Chapter 41: Does God Care about Justice More Than about Sex?
  45. Chapter 42: The Immigrant in Hebrew Law
  46. Chapter 43: How to Define Hate
  47. Chapter 44: Favoritism: God Hates It
  48. Chapter 45: Comfort, Encourage, Exhort, or Beg?
  49. Chapter 46: Worthy, Sizeable, or Sufficient?
  50. Chapter 47: Let Go! = Leave, Allow, or Forgive?
  51. Chapter 48: Authority: The Power or Right to Act
  52. Chapter 49: Sorcery, or Use of Drugs?
  53. Chapter 50: R-Rated Prophets
  54. Chapter 51: Russia and China: Major Players in the Last Days?
  55. Chapter 52: Anti Ain’t the Word We Thought It Was
  56. Chapter 53: God Is “Hyper” about Us!
  57. Chapter 54: The One and Only Melchizedek Priest
  58. Chapter 55: Words Almost Never Heard in the Bible
  59. Chapter 56: How to Do Word Studies for Yourself
  60. Bonus Chapter 1: Fun in the Septuagint
  61. Bonus Chapter 2: Fun in the Latin Bible
  62. Select Bibliography