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Activity for curiousdannii
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Comment | Post #279430 |
So the listed verses are all missing from the LXX? And I think the numbers are all reset because the following paragraphs aren't "under them". Indent each paragraph (including the quotes before the >" with three spaces. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279266 |
@Monica I wasn't thinking of it as a different question, just as a good example for this question. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279309 |
@rosends Does that preclude an narratorial insertion? (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #279314 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Question | — |
Did any ancient Jewish writers address the differences in Jeremiah's source texts? The Septuagint's version of Jeremiah is one eighth shorter than the Masoretic Text's version. In the Dead Sea Scrolls is evidence of both versions. Did any ancient Jewish writers (such as in the Mishnah, Talmud or Midrash) address the origin of the different source texts or offer an explanation fo... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279309 |
I was invited to copy this over from the [Christianity site](https://christianity.codidact.com/q/279276). If there are other Jewish translations which also show this difference in interpretation, please feel free to replace the Christian translations. (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Edit | Post #279309 | Initial revision | — | over 3 years ago |
| Question | — |
Does the narrator of Numbers assert that the Anakim come from the Nephilim? The Nephilim are named only in two verses in the Bible, in Genesis 6:4 and Numbers 13:33. Numbers 13:33 says that the Anakim come from the Nephilim, but different translations render this in a variety of ways, some making it seem like an integral part of what the spies are saying, some making it seem... (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |
| Comment | Post #279266 |
There are a lot of Christians who have put the Psalms to music, for example the [Sons of Korah](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_Korah_(band)). (There are even churches which *only* sing the Psalms.) Can such musical arrangements be used by Jews or in synagogues? (more) |
— | over 3 years ago |