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Are these occurences of the mathematical constants e and pi in The Bible at all exceptional?
This article translates the first verses of Genesis 1:1 and John 1:1, into Hebrew and Greek numeric values, then uses a single formula on both to get good approximations for e and pi, each times large multiples of ten.
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Has the documentary hypothesis become invalid?
The documentary hypothesis is a hypothesis which proposes that the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) was derived from originally independent, parallel and complete narratives, which were subsequently combined into the current form by a…
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Is the Old Testament based on Bronze-Age myths?
Lately I have been reading a lot about the origins biblical stories, and I have noticed that a lot of people mock the bible and the christians by telling them that they follow bronze age myths/beliefs.
It is a melange of Bronze Age ravings
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Does this creation model conflict with modern science?
Does this timeline, loosely based on the Bible, conflict with what the Bible or modern science teach about the age and order of the universe?
Creation Timeline Table
From the Moment of Creation to Man
First Posted 02-28-2000
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Could a man survive in the belly of a fish for 3 days?
Jonah 1:17, 2:10 ESV - And the Lord appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. ... And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land.
Could a man survive…
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Do Jews mostly descend from Shem, son of Noah?
I mean, I am not exactly a creationist.
However, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shem
How come we have a race called "semite" as in anti-semite? It's as if people think that those people are descendant from Shem, mythical son of Noah.
Here, the picture…
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