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So, does StackExchange posting support Hebrew and Greek characters? That might be important. – C. Ross Jun 2 '10 at 14:21

כן, אפשר testing Hebrew characters. γυξγδ testing Greek characters – Good Person Jun 2 '10 at 15:29

@bmargulies I didn't intend to give the impression that the category was limited to professing Christians. I'll change the description up a bit to accommodate anybody who studies the canon of scripture. – Jonathan Sampson Jun 7 '10 at 14:14

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added by Lance Roberts Jun 2 '10 at 5:23

Surely the "best" translation can only be provided when the word is in context! What is the best Hebrew translation of the English word "bear"? Impossible to say without the whole sentence (at least). – Rob Hyndman Jun 3 '10 at 3:08

@Rob: This is just the title. The body of the question should give you enough information to answer it. – György Andrasek Jun 3 '10 at 4:24

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added by malach Jun 2 '10 at 12:53

closed as off topic by Lance Roberts, RCIX, Scott Morrison, GalacticCowboy, moberley Jul 23 '10 at 0:55

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

This isn't about hermeneutics, it's either apologetics or theology or both. – Lance Roberts Jun 2 '10 at 15:36

Fulfilled prophecies could be deduced from later text. – Jonathan Sampson Jun 2 '10 at 16:27

Maybe, "What specific verses show that the feasts in Ex 23 have been fulfilled", the question as it is would be subjective. Also, in the question itself, "fulfilled" would have to be defined better. – Lance Roberts Jun 2 '10 at 17:10

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added by Amichai Jun 15 '10 at 17:16

closed as off topic by Jonathan Sampson, metal, catalpa, Blake, moberley Jul 23 '10 at 0:56

This question does not relate to the topic of the proposal.
It was closed as part of an automated migration of off-topic to close votes on September 29, 2011.

Not an issue of Biblical Hermeneutics. This may be more appropriate in a category that addresses creation-stories, cultures, and their relationships with one-another. – Jonathan Sampson Jun 15 '10 at 19:45

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added by Gordon Gustafson, edited by WikiSpeedia hang-around Jul 11 '10 at 20:01

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added by RCIX Jun 17 '10 at 3:13

	Not hermeneutical. – Lance Roberts Jun 17 '10 at 20:32
	@Lance: But it seems like something people might ask because it's "a site about the bible"; that would make it off topic? – RCIX Jun 17 '10 at 22:45
	yeh, I have a real hard time deciding between off-topic and not a good example. – Lance Roberts Jun 18 '10 at 0:26
	It is a good question, but an off-topic question if the topic is hermeneutics. This would certainly go under the general heading of Bible (canonics, specifically), not interpretation. As for the difference between a "bad example" and "off-topic," I don't know. It seems like something like, "How does the Apocrypha affect one's interpretation of justification in the NT?" might be a good off-topic question that is related to the topic at hand. – metal Jun 22 '10 at 19:33

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added by Wikis Jul 16 '10 at 19:11

Why vote this as not a good example? Surely on or off topic? – Wikis Jul 16 '10 at 20:15

It's not really about hermeneutical issues, not close enough to be off-topic. (Note that off-topic is a pretty hard decision to make.) – Lance Roberts Jul 17 '10 at 7:45

Mark, this question is more appropriate for the Textual Criticism suggestion. – Jonathan Sampson Jul 20 '10 at 14:01

@Lance - respectfully disagree - I think that clearly asking a Biblical question is at least a good off-topic example - it's pretty hard for the layperson to distinguish. @Jonathan - then that makes this a good off-topic example, right? – Wikis Jul 20 '10 at 14:47

@Mark I think it's definitely off-topic for this category. I'm all out of off-topic votes, unfortunately though. – Jonathan Sampson Jul 20 '10 at 18:14

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added by Lance Roberts Jun 2 '10 at 4:58

too localized and subjective. – Good Person Jun 2 '10 at 12:55

How is "best" defined? Many study applications come with detailed lexicons, commentary, Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic text along with dozens of translations. – Jonathan Sampson Jun 2 '10 at 16:34

When I first read the question, I was actually thinking of "program" in the vein of one of the various 40-day studies or something like that. Presumably the body of the question would make that clear... Still, rather broad and off-topic. – GalacticCowboy Jul 2 '10 at 0:54

I saw "program" and thought something along the lines of "esword" – warren Jul 12 '10 at 23:56

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added by Jonathan Sampson Jun 2 '10 at 5:13

	It should be about language and exegesis, not textual criticism (though that will come in tangentially on many questions). – Lance Roberts Jun 2 '10 at 5:18
	Schleiermacher would imply that linguistic hermeneutics would apply for the bible as well. That would make it a valuable question. – malach Jun 2 '10 at 12:32

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added by squillman Jun 3 '10 at 13:49

WAY too broad.. – Lance Roberts Jun 3 '10 at 16:10

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added by Jonathan Sampson Jun 2 '10 at 5:16

I agree it's an innapropriate question, it just may not be the best off-topic question. – Lance Roberts Jun 2 '10 at 5:42

@Benjol, no, that isn't a hermeneutical question, or even close enough to be a good off-topic example. – Lance Roberts Jun 3 '10 at 16:03

@Farseeker, yep, not hemeneutical, but just so you know the NIV is one of the worst versions, it actually changes doctrine. – Lance Roberts Jun 3 '10 at 16:04

See, this is a perfect example of why this question should be smited from the site, becuase if it can start a flame war on Area 51, imagine if it were released into the wild! – Mark Henderson Jun 3 '10 at 22:22

This is a loaded question – txwikinger Jul 3 '10 at 13:56

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added by Juan A. Navarro Jun 5 '10 at 1:37

As in "what evidence is there of particular authors a,b,c writing books x,y,z"? – MGOwen Jun 7 '10 at 2:13

Not a good example. We're dealing with 66 books in the canon, some with explicitly stated authors "I Paul...," some with traditional support "The book of Matthew," and some with neither, which are often evaluated on their use of specific phrases, words, patterns, etc. @MGOwen's question is a bit more on-target, asking about specific letters, or books, but at times this would be more of a historical study, rather than a hermeneutic study. It is a good question though, but probably not good for this category. – Jonathan Sampson Jun 7 '10 at 14:11