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    thebassman added a text contribution Goliath Wasn't That Tall
    The annotation about the height of Goliath from the Greek version and the Dead Sea Scrolls is very interesting. I always found the "9 feet tall" thing a little unbelievable. Not only is that practically unheard of, but especially back then when people were generally shorter than today. 6'9" makes it a lot more believable... to most people, he would still seem giant like (even if David was a tall... Read more »

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    thebassman added a text contribution The End is Near
    Not infrequently, we are seemingly given the impression that "the end is near." Here in 1 Peter, we are told "the end of the world is coming soon." I know "soon" isn't exactly quantifiable, but one would think soon would have meant in a lifetime, or a couple of lifetimes. In the context in which it was written, they seemed to think that some alive then would live to see that day. Yet here we are,... Read more »

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    thebassman added a text contribution Noah is a Boy's Name!
    Just found it interesting that Noah was originally a boy's name, yet many generations later, is also a girl's name. Today it's still commonly used as a boy's name... I wonder why the "girl" version of Noah never took off. ;) Read more »

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    thebassman added a text contribution Foolish Discussions
    If you hang around churches long enough (some times long enough is 1 service), you'll inevitably find people discussing different "takes" on various parts of the Bible. From creation, all the way to judgement day, we argue about different interpretations of scripture. Yet right here in scripture, Paul tells us it's useless and a waste of time. I wonder how much further we'd be if we stopped our... Read more »
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