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Tanakh

Canon of the Hebrew Bible, written mostly in Hebrew with some Aramaic

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Jan 19, 2026
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What are the contents and themes of the Book of Enoch and why was it excluded from most Western canons?

The Book of Enoch (primarily 1 Enoch) is a composite ancient Jewish apocalypse that elaborates on Genesis-era traditions—fallen angels, the Nephilim, cosmic tours, judgment and eschatology—and it surv...

Jan 27, 2026
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What standards do different religious traditions use to assess prophetic accuracy and how are they applied in practice?

Religious traditions use distinct but overlapping criteria to assess : textual consistency with scripture and tradition, empirical fulfilment of predictions, integrity of transmission, and community-b...

Nov 15, 2025
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What are Jonathan Cahn's views on America's moral decline and future?

Jonathan Cahn frames America’s moral decline as a return to the sins of ancient Israel that, unless repented of, will bring national judgment—linking abortion, the removal of God from public life, sex...

Feb 6, 2026

was Gilgamesh a nephilim?

is not identified as a in the primary texts: he is a semi-divine Sumerian king, part mortal and part god, whereas the Nephilim are a Hebrew term tied to Genesis traditions about "fallen ones" or giant...

Jan 9, 2026

Jews committed genocide against the Canaanites

The Hebrew Bible contains passages—most notably in Deuteronomy and Joshua—that describe divine commands to “utterly destroy” certain Canaanite peoples, language that many readers equate with genocide ...

Dec 21, 2025

Esmale

The name Esmael is a variant of the ancient Semitic name Ishmael/Ismail and carries the meaning "God will hear" or "God has heard," rooted in Hebrew and Arabic linguistic elements . It appears across ...

Dec 18, 2025

How did translations like the Septuagint and Vulgate influence the conflation of celestial imagery with a personified devil?

Translations like the Greek Septuagint and Jerome’s Latin Vulgate helped transform poetic celestial imagery in Hebrew texts into lexical items—Phosphorus/Heosphoros and Lucifer—that readers and theolo...

Nov 24, 2025

In what ways did the Hebrew Bible link genealogy and ethnicity for Israel's identity?

The Hebrew Bible links genealogy and Israelite identity by presenting descent from key ancestors (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob/“Israel”) as the basis for the nation's name and tribal structure, especially th...