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Did Judaism borrow monotheism from Akhenaten?

No

Akhenaten. Not an influence on Jewish momotheism

There is little or no evidence to support the notion that Akhenaten was a progenitor of the full-blown monotheism that we find in the Bible...(it) had its own separate development.

It has been supposed that Atenism lies at the roots of Christianity, when in fact it does nothing more than reflect the common ground of Semitic civilizations.
Yes

Akhenaten. Not an influence on Jewish momotheism

The claim: Monotheism, the belief in one god, is not a Hebrew original, but was borrowed from the Pharaoh Akhenaten.

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Does the Bible imply that the Earth is flat?

No

Does the Bible teach that the Earth is flat?

The Bible lacks specifics in this regard (i.e., precise distances and descriptions - as were often offered up by the pagans), and so leaves the answer, "Does the Bible teach bad cosmology?",

quite ambiguous in a few places.

But for the majority of the cites we have seen, there is no such ambiguity, merely misinterpretation by skeptics and/or poetry.

We are justified in our assertion that there is no proof that the Bible teaches a false cosmology.

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What is the explanation of the discrepancy between the number of horsemen in the Bible's 1 Chronicles 18:4 and 2 Samuel 8:4?

An error in transcription.

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Keil and Delitzsch have a most convincing solution, that the word for chariotry ( rekeb ) was inadvertently omitted by the scribe in copying 2 Sam 8:4, and that the second figure, seven thousand (for the parasim "cavalrymen"), was necessarily reduced to seven hundred from the seven thousand he saw in his Vorlage for the simple reason that no one would write seven thousand after he had written one thousand in the recording of the one and the same figure.

The omission of rekeb might have occurred with an earlier scribe, and the reduction of seven thousand to seven hundred would have followed by chain reaction when the defective copy was next copied by a later scribe.

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True or False? "No one ever governed the same province twice in the whole of Roman history."

False

Miller vs Carrier on the Lukan Census - Tekton Education and ...

This can only refer to Quintilius Varus, who was Syrian governor at two different times.

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In the Gospel of John (John 19:14), is the writer using the Roman notation of time?

Yes

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The basic reply is that Mark and the other synoptics are using Jewish time (sunset to sunset; third hour = 9 AM); John is using some form of Roman time, which is like ours (sixth hour = 6 AM - note that John says about the sixth hour; he's estimating).

But there is an even more clear indication that John is using some form of Roman time.

So either John is giving us an extraordinarily short crucifixion, or he is giving us the time in some Roman mode.

Since crucifixions were usually extended affairs, the latter assumption is more valid.

It is our contention that the evidence does point to John using a "midnight to midnight" model.

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In the Bible, does Ezekiel predict the permanent destruction of Tyre?

No

Ezekiel's Tyre Prophecy Defended

Ezekiel does not predict a permanent destruction but uses the ancient metaphors of war to describe the seriousness of Tyre's predicament.

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In the Bible, Ezekiel 20:12, whom does the word "they" refer to?

"The nations"

Ezekiel's Tyre Prophecy Defended

Our side would say that the "they" in v. 12 refers back the "nations" in v. 3-5, and were represented by Alexander the Great, who did the things described in v. 12, thus fulfilling the prophecy.

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In the Bible's Mark 1:2, is the citation to Isaiah a mistaken reference to Malachi 3:1?

Yes

Steven Carr, Rebutted

Mark 1:2 wrongly ascribes Malachi 3:1 to Isaiah.

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Is God all knowing (omniscient)?

Yes

Does God Tempt?

On the other hand, as God is omniscient and ruler over all, everything that happens in the universe is known and seen by him.

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Did the Prophet Jeremiah say that the Babylonian Captivity would last seventy years?

No

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Technically, the text refers to vassalage, not captivity.

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How many of each clean animal came onboard Noah's Ark?

Seven

How Many of Each Beast on the Ark?

The answer is, seven.

So the beasts with 7 representatives came in as 3 pairs and 1 oddball each, paired off male and female and one spare wheel.

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Did Judaism borrow monotheism from Akhenaten?

No

Akhenaten. Not an influence on Jewish momotheism

Yes

Akhenaten. Not an influence on Jewish momotheism

Does the Bible imply that the Earth is flat?

No

Does the Bible teach that the Earth is flat?

What is the explanation of the discrepancy between the number of horsemen in the Bible's 1 Chronicles 18:4 and 2 Samuel 8:4?

An error in transcription.

source

True or False? "No one ever governed the same province twice in the whole of Roman history."

False

Miller vs Carrier on the Lukan Census - Tekton Education and ...

In the Gospel of John (John 19:14), is the writer using the Roman notation of time?

Yes

source

In the Bible, does Ezekiel predict the permanent destruction of Tyre?

No

Ezekiel's Tyre Prophecy Defended

In the Bible, Ezekiel 20:12, whom does the word "they" refer to?

"The nations"

Ezekiel's Tyre Prophecy Defended

In the Bible's Mark 1:2, is the citation to Isaiah a mistaken reference to Malachi 3:1?

Yes

Steven Carr, Rebutted

Is God all knowing (omniscient)?

Yes

Does God Tempt?

Did the Prophet Jeremiah say that the Babylonian Captivity would last seventy years?

No

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How many of each clean animal came onboard Noah's Ark?

Seven

How Many of Each Beast on the Ark?