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@JonByers186054 The Hebrew phrase in Dt 24:1 is ʿerwat dāvār—“a shameful thing” or “matter of nakedness.” It’s ambiguous by design. If it clearly meant adultery, there would’ve been no debate. And if adultery were the issue, Moses wouldn’t have all...

@JonByers186054 The Hebrew phrase in Dt 24:1 is ʿerwat dāvār—“a shameful thing” or “matter of nakedness.” It’s ambiguous by design. If it clearly meant adultery, there would’ve been no debate. And i

Dt 24:1 debate

@JonByers186054 I didn’t leave out v9. I just didn’t pretend it overrules v8. Jesus literally says Moses “permitted” divorce—he doesn’t say God commanded or affirmed it. The Greek word in Mt 19:8 is ἐπέτρεψεν (epetrepsen), which means “allowed” or “...

@JonByers186054 I didn’t leave out v9. I just didn’t pretend it overrules v8. Jesus literally says Moses “permitted” divorce—he doesn’t say God commanded or affirmed it. The Greek word in Mt 19:8 is

Mt 19:8 commentary

@StevenG57428175 Not "All scripture and the magisterium..." Not "All scripture a

@StevenG57428175 Not "All scripture and the magisterium..." Not "All scripture and forthcoming tradition..." Not "All scripture but only with the interpretation of the RCC church..."

@StevenG57428175 But then don't you have to interpret the Catechism? So then you

@StevenG57428175 But then don't you have to interpret the Catechism? So then your priest is the only one who can interpret that. So basically, the Bible is not written for the believer who Jesus said

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Repent of what? I am dealing with the text in good faith attempting to explain all the details in context. Why would I ever repent of trying to deal faithfully with the text? I think I'm start...

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Repent of what? I am dealing with the text in good faith attempting to explain all the details in context. Why would I ever repent of trying to

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ I haven't dismissed any

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ I haven't dismissed anything. My arguments are derived from the text and context. That's what exegesis is all about, sir.

@JonByers186054 @_Nosoup4you__ You don't refute an argument by just listing scriptures but by explaining scripture and showing how it is consistent with the context and other scripture. I haven't yet brought in 'extra biblical narratives' but have st...

@JonByers186054 @_Nosoup4you__ You don't refute an argument by just listing scriptures but by explaining scripture and showing how it is consistent with the context and other scripture. I haven't yet

@JonByers186054 @_Nosoup4you__ All my interpretations are coming directly from the text of scripture, in its original context and considering the author's stated purpose, audience and even treating the grammar in every detail as inspired. Your ad ho...

@JonByers186054 @_Nosoup4you__ All my interpretations are coming directly from the text of scripture, in its original context and considering the author's stated purpose, audience and even treating th

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Why is this 'the most ridiculous interpretation'? I'm simply taking all the details in their context and putting them together. As for 1Co 14:34-35, you are neglecting to recall that Paul is r...

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ Why is this 'the most ridiculous interpretation'? I'm simply taking all the details in their context and putting them together. As for 1Co 14:

1Co 14:34-35 commentary

@LovesSardine The Greek is "one woman man" or "one wife husband" but being married cannot be a requirement or Paul himself would be disqualified and his encouraging everyone to be single like him (1Cor 7) would mean there would be no leaders if every...

@LovesSardine The Greek is "one woman man" or "one wife husband" but being married cannot be a requirement or Paul himself would be disqualified and his encouraging everyone to be single like him (1Co

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ There are no imperative

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony @_NoSoup4You_ There are no imperatives in Gen 3:16 (therefore, no commands). Take a look at the Hebrew.

Gen 3:16 general

@JonByers186054 Just because the words used in 1Tim 3 are masculine doesn't mean

@JonByers186054 Just because the words used in 1Tim 3 are masculine doesn't mean that it is intended for males only. In Koine Greek, the masculine form can be used to speak generically too.

@JonByers186054 When I interpret scripture, I take the context, the author and audience, the purpose and all details in the text and references into consideration. If I find an interpretation that makes better sense of everything than others have in ...

@JonByers186054 When I interpret scripture, I take the context, the author and audience, the purpose and all details in the text and references into consideration. If I find an interpretation that mak

@JonByers186054 I'm saying you are claiming God forbids something I don't see scripture forbidding. I'm asking if scripture agrees with you. How else can I challenge someone's take of scripture? So now I'm not allowed to ask if someone has a correct...

@JonByers186054 I'm saying you are claiming God forbids something I don't see scripture forbidding. I'm asking if scripture agrees with you. How else can I challenge someone's take of scripture? So n

@JonByers186054 I've never read either of those women's writing. I don't quote from others as I am reading and interpreting scripture myself. The fact that they might have got somethings correct is immaterial. It is likely that if we examined what th...

@JonByers186054 I've never read either of those women's writing. I don't quote from others as I am reading and interpreting scripture myself. The fact that they might have got somethings correct is im

@JonByers186054 Eisegesis is inserting ideas foreign to the context into a text. How am I doing this? Which foreign ideas or concepts am I inserting? What narratives are made up? Paul connects a woman and a man with Adam and Eve, the time order of cr...

@JonByers186054 Eisegesis is inserting ideas foreign to the context into a text. How am I doing this? Which foreign ideas or concepts am I inserting? What narratives are made up? Paul connects a woman

@marcminter On the one hand, I can understand your perspective because people fr

@marcminter On the one hand, I can understand your perspective because people frequently mishandle and misinterpret scripture. So you are right to be suspicious. Also, anyone who believes the Bible te

@StandAndKnox Also, I'm not interpreting Paul to mean the exact opposite of what he means. I'm saying that he didn't mean what you are claiming. It is not the case that we can take any text and just make it say whatever we want. All the evidence must...

@StandAndKnox Also, I'm not interpreting Paul to mean the exact opposite of what he means. I'm saying that he didn't mean what you are claiming. It is not the case that we can take any text and just m

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony But interpreting scripture requires t

@Meritocrating @_Nosoup4you__ @FavaAnthony But interpreting scripture requires the ability to read in context. A scripture taken out of its context is a pretext for a proof text. https://t.co/ZQizsThB

@109evictions A scripture out of context is here being used as a pretext for a p

@109evictions A scripture out of context is here being used as a pretext for a proof text. Please, sir, I have some questions arising that need your wisdom. https://t.co/a4moxAR19U

@AMalteseSailor No, you cannot make up sin. The Bible is clear when it comes to sin. Because if someone sins unrepentantly they are not in the kingdom of God. What you call “subverting God’s Word” is actually just careful interpretation and rightly d...

@AMalteseSailor No, you cannot make up sin. The Bible is clear when it comes to sin. Because if someone sins unrepentantly they are not in the kingdom of God. What you call “subverting God’s Word” is

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-18

@HollandGreig 'A symbol of' is not in the Greek text. This is inserted to make i

@HollandGreig 'A symbol of' is not in the Greek text. This is inserted to make it seem like the woman has authority over her. But the text reads simply that She has authority over her own head (to dec

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-13

@Glory2God777 @ronhenzel That’s right, “gave” (Greek: edōken) is used in all those passages. But the key issue isn’t whether repentance is from God—Scripture clearly affirms that. The question is: does “gave” mean it is irresistibly received and ex...

@Glory2God777 @ronhenzel That’s right, “gave” (Greek: edōken) is used in all those passages. But the key issue isn’t whether repentance is *from* God—Scripture clearly affirms that. The question is: d

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-05-12

@ShawnBowie8 @smashbaals The Greek word used is dialegomai (διελέγετο) — often t

@ShawnBowie8 @smashbaals The Greek word used is dialegomai (διελέγετο) — often translated “reasoned,” “discussed,” or “dialogued.” It suggests mutual exchange, not a monologue or sermon (cf. Ac 17:2,

Ac 20:9 Ac 17:2 Ac 18:4 general

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Is it disobeying God if you twist His words to mea

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Is it disobeying God if you twist His words to mean something He didn’t intend and then force that interpretation on others? 🤔 There isn’t even an office of pastor (poim

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Not always. Andra and aner can both be referring t

@BytePhantom42 @haymes_joshua Not always. Andra and aner can both be referring to people generically depending on the context. Paul uses the generic τις in 1Ti 3:1 which should be a strong hint. https

1Ti 3:1 commentary

The fact is that gyne means either woman or wife and we have to determine which

The fact is that gyne means either woman or wife and we have to determine which from the context. The same applies for aner and man or husband. Given the context and connection to Adam and Eve, I beli

Since I see Paul addressing a specific situation of a deceived wife teaching heresy and her knowledgeable husband keeping silent, and since Paul links the situation with what happened in Eden connecting creation order with deception, this context str...

Since I see Paul addressing a specific situation of a deceived wife teaching heresy and her knowledgeable husband keeping silent, and since Paul links the situation with what happened in Eden connecti

While it is common for egalitarians to bring the Artemis cult into this situatio

While it is common for egalitarians to bring the Artemis cult into this situation, Paul doesn't make that explicit. I agree with Winger's critique of this point and I don't bring Artemis into my inter

Winger’s lexical defense is weak because: - The word is rare, and his “neutral”

Winger’s lexical defense is weak because: - The word is rare, and his “neutral” example is non-parallel. - Paul uses it in a uniquely cautionary context. - The NT never commends men to authentein. - C

Even if authentein can mean “exercise authority,” contextual clues in 1Ti 2:12—E

Even if authentein can mean “exercise authority,” contextual clues in 1Ti 2:12—Eve’s deception, Adam’s passivity, and the false teaching crisis in Ephesus—make a negative reading more plausible. /10

1Ti 2:12 debate

The grammar and context suggest that Paul is not banning all women from teaching

The grammar and context suggest that Paul is not banning all women from teaching or leading men in every context, but is instead dealing with a specific woman teaching heresy, a situation reminiscent

Mike Winger rightly says that ἐπιτρέπω (“permit”) doesn’t inherently mean temporary or ongoing—it depends on context. I agree. But that’s exactly the issue: the context of 1Ti 2:12 shows this is not a universal law, but a situational application of ...

Mike Winger rightly says that ἐπιτρέπω (“permit”) doesn’t inherently mean temporary or ongoing—it depends on context. I agree. But that’s exactly the issue: the context of 1Ti 2:12 shows this is not

1Ti 2:12 debate

I disagree with the view that this was about Paul's opinion, so how can we inter

I disagree with the view that this was about Paul's opinion, so how can we interpret Paul's words in the context of dealing with false teaching as he outlines in 1Ti 1? /2 https://t.co/TFjtSmiuIY

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon The thread was about Kephale and your question wa

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon The thread was about Kephale and your question wasn’t specific. Truth is not determined by what people thought or did outside of scripture. History is not an infallible

@path1_one @rightresponsem What is distorted? Kephale is being used to mean sour

@path1_one @rightresponsem What is distorted? Kephale is being used to mean source or origin. Nothing being distorted as that meaning fits the context of 1Cor 11:1-16 perfectly.

1Cor 11:1-16 commentary

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon A concordance is a fallible tool. The definitive source is the Bible and its context. The word kephale means head. It's used all over, so there's no debate on this. What that means in context is the question. And every ...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon A concordance is a fallible tool. The definitive source is the Bible and its context. The word kephale means head. It's used all over, so there's no debate on this. What

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon He is not in the Greek. There is no pronoun. http

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon He is not in the Greek. There is no pronoun. https://t.co/v8xK3zvWzH

@path1_one @rightresponsem He is distorting the Greek? The Greek is simple. It s

@path1_one @rightresponsem He is distorting the Greek? The Greek is simple. It simply means "head." It's a pretty simple word. But what "head" refers to depends on the context. Disagreeing on non-ess

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Just because you pasted a resource that says keph

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon Just because you pasted a resource that says kephale means head doesn't mean that it means authority over. The meaning of a word is defined by the context in which the a

@path1_one @rightresponsem Head literally means head😊. Whether it is being used

@path1_one @rightresponsem Head literally means head😊. Whether it is being used to mean authority depends on the context. https://t.co/oiaep5VdVu

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-29

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon The Greek does not use the explicit masculine personal pronouns αὐτός (he) or αὐτοῦ (his). In fact, a generic pronoun is used in 1Ti 3:1—Εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, “If anyone aspires to oversight” - τις = “someone / a...

@LordFerguson09 @Dankrightanon The Greek does not use the explicit masculine personal pronouns αὐτός (he) or αὐτοῦ (his). In fact, a generic pronoun is used in 1Ti 3:1—Εἴ τις ἐπισκοπῆς ὀρέγεται, “If

1Ti 3:1 general

@kennethesee @smashbaals 35 mins a week with a general sermon is enough to learn

@kennethesee @smashbaals 35 mins a week with a general sermon is enough to learn Greek or how to use BDB or do deep study? Really?

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-29

@path1_one @rightresponsem Well, no, since we were made in the image of God and

@path1_one @rightresponsem Well, no, since we were made in the image of God and not animals. Plus animals were cursed. Further, the Greek for hierarchy does not occur either in the LXX or the New Tes

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-27

@HeGTiSunesis I knew about the Hebrew refers to the heads of each of the tribes but didn’t connect it with the census in the way you have. Very interesting. Ex 30:12: "When you take the sum (רֹאשׁ, rosh) of the people of Israel..." The LXX translat...

@HeGTiSunesis I knew about the Hebrew refers to the heads of each of the tribes but didn’t connect it with the census in the way you have. Very interesting. Ex 30:12: "When you take the sum (רֹאשׁ, r

Ex 30:12 debate

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-27

@sola_chad Well, they are certainly not following your faulty interpretation. Ju

@sola_chad Well, they are certainly not following your faulty interpretation. Just like when 7th Day Adventist’s say I’m not a believer because I don’t gather for church on Saturday and observe a spec

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-26

@TheAwokeSlayer @rightresponsem @grok I’m not trying to trip you up, BTW. Where do you see “roles” defined in scripture? What is the Greek term for ‘role’? I suppose to anyone who thinks something is Biblical and it’s always been the way they believ...

@TheAwokeSlayer @rightresponsem @grok I’m not trying to trip you up, BTW. Where do you see “roles” defined in scripture? What is the Greek term for ‘role’? I suppose to anyone who thinks something is

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-04-26

@TheAwokeSlayer @rightresponsem Where does scripture say “you will desire [to co

@TheAwokeSlayer @rightresponsem Where does scripture say “you will desire [to control] your husband”? Where is “to control” in the Hebrew? There was no hierarchy in God’s design in Genesis 1:28.

Genesis 1:28 question

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-10

@PrinceAsbel @dalepartridge Sorry…didn’t see this till now. No, I believe both s

@PrinceAsbel @dalepartridge Sorry…didn’t see this till now. No, I believe both spellings refer to the same Greek word. The former is the modern transliteration and the latter the older.

Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-03-06

@JamesDitto12 @smashbaals 1. The LXX is an important witness to how the Hebrew was understood very early. 2. The inspired text has only the consonants; vowel markings were added in the 6-10th century AD. So there is a legitimate interpretive questio...

@JamesDitto12 @smashbaals 1. The LXX is an important witness to how the Hebrew was understood very early. 2. The inspired text has only the consonants; vowel markings were added in the 6-10th century