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CLARIFYING BAFFLING BIBLICAL PASSAGES

Thomas F. McDaniel, Ph.D.,
Professor Emeritus,
Palmer Theological Seminary,
The Seminary of Eastern University,
Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
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Clarifying Baffling Biblical Passages:
Title Page, Table of Contents, Preface, Addreviations,
Introduction (xii-xxii)
Chapters:
1. Reptile Rations in Genesis 3:14 and Isaiah 65:25 +
2. Genesis 3:16 "He Shall Be Like You" +
3. Genesis 16:10 - 12 Ishmael: A Peacemaker +
4. Genesis 17:5 The Meaning of Abram and Abraham +
5. Exodus 4:24 Revisited ++
6. Leviticus 16:8, 10, 26 Ending the Enigma of Azazel +
7. Moses was Made to Despair: Numbers 12:3 +
8. The Poor Must Not Be Denied Assistance: Deut. 15:14 and 15:11 +
9. The Rehab of Rahab: Joshua 2:1; 6:17; 6:25 ++
10. The Call for a 'Blackout' and the Solar Eclipse in Joshua 10:7-15 +
11. Huldah: The Guardian of Tradition: II Kings Corrected Text +
12. The Good Samaritan Named Oded in II Chronicles 28:5-15 +
13. The Meaning of Karpas: Multi-Colored, Cotton, and Celery +
14. Psalm 2:11-12 Adore without Restraint: Psalm 2:11-12 +
15. Surely There Is a God: Proverbs 30:1-5 +
16. Recovery of Rare Words in Ecclesiastes 7:26-28 +
17. Arabic Cognates which Clarify Song of Solomon 1:3 ++
18. The Excited Stallions of Jeremiah 5:8 +
19. Jeremiah 31:21-22 Revisited ++
20. Ezekiel Went "Flying Off in Circle of Wind": Ezekiel 3:14 +
21. Ezekiel's Criticism of Triage in Jerusalem: Ezekiel 13:17-22 +
22. The King of Tyre in Ezekiel 28 +
23. No Moon of Blood in Joel 2:31 +
24. The Ambiguities in Amos' Resume: Amos 1:1 and 7:4 +
25. The Mobile Shrine in Zechariah 5:5-11 +
26. The Setting Star in Matthew 2:9 +
27. What to Do with a Lamp?
Matthew 5:5 Luke 8:16,11:33;Mark 4:21; Logia 33 +
28. A "Reappraisal" of the Pearls in Matthew 7:6 +
29. Who Should Bury Their Dead? (Matthew 8:22b) +
30. I Have Not Come to Bring the End: Matthew 10:34-36 ++
31. The Misreading which Led to the "Hate" in Luke 14:26-27 +
32. The Meaning of "Mary," "Magdalene," and Other Names +
33. Do You Love Me More Than Kith-and-Kin? John 21:15-17 +
34. Stabbed Along the Inlets of Egypt: Psalms of Solomon 2:26-27 ++
35. Arabic Cognates that Clarify the "Hasmonean, "Seekers of Flattery" +
36. Summary

Bibliography:

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Indices:

Complete Index
Akkadian
Arabic
Aramaic
Authors
Biblical References
Coptic
Greek
Hebrew
Names
Non-Biblical References
Syriac
Ugaritic

Clarifying Baffling Biblical Passages:	Title Page, Table of Contents, Preface, Addreviations, Introduction (xii-xxii) Chapters: 1. Reptile Rations in Genesis 3:14 and Isaiah 65:25 + 2. Genesis 3:16 "He Shall Be Like You" + 3. Genesis 16:10 - 12 Ishmael: A Peacemaker + 4. Genesis 17:5 The Meaning of Abram and Abraham + 5. Exodus 4:24 Revisited ++ 6. Leviticus 16:8, 10, 26 Ending the Enigma of Azazel + 7. Moses was Made to Despair: Numbers 12:3 + 8. The Poor Must Not Be Denied Assistance: Deut. 15:14 and 15:11 + 9. The Rehab of Rahab: Joshua 2:1; 6:17; 6:25 ++ 10. The Call for a 'Blackout' and the Solar Eclipse in Joshua 10:7-15 + 11. Huldah: The Guardian of Tradition: II Kings Corrected Text + 12. The Good Samaritan Named Oded in II Chronicles 28:5-15 + 13. The Meaning of Karpas: Multi-Colored, Cotton, and Celery + 14. Psalm 2:11-12 Adore without Restraint: Psalm 2:11-12 + 15. Surely There Is a God: Proverbs 30:1-5 + 16. Recovery of Rare Words in Ecclesiastes 7:26-28 + 17. Arabic Cognates which Clarify Song of Solomon 1:3 ++ 18. The Excited Stallions of Jeremiah 5:8 + 19. Jeremiah 31:21-22 Revisited ++ 20. Ezekiel Went "Flying Off in Circle of Wind": Ezekiel 3:14 + 21. Ezekiel's Criticism of Triage in Jerusalem: Ezekiel 13:17-22 + 22. The King of Tyre in Ezekiel 28 + 23. No Moon of Blood in Joel 2:31 + 24. The Ambiguities in Amos' Resume: Amos 1:1 and 7:4 + 25. The Mobile Shrine in Zechariah 5:5-11 + 26. The Setting Star in Matthew 2:9 + 27. What to Do with a Lamp? Matthew 5:5 Luke 8:16,11:33;Mark 4:21; Logia 33 + 28. A "Reappraisal" of the Pearls in Matthew 7:6 + 29. Who Should Bury Their Dead? (Matthew 8:22b) + 30. I Have Not Come to Bring the End: Matthew 10:34-36 ++ 31. The Misreading which Led to the "Hate" in Luke 14:26-27 + 32. The Meaning of "Mary," "Magdalene," and Other Names + 33. Do You Love Me More Than Kith-and-Kin? John 21:15-17 + 34. Stabbed Along the Inlets of Egypt: Psalms of Solomon 2:26-27 ++ 35. Arabic Cognates that Clarify the "Hasmonean, "Seekers of Flattery" + 36. Summary
Bibliography:	in PDF Format in HTML Format
Indices:	Complete Index Akkadian Arabic Aramaic Authors Biblical References Coptic Greek Hebrew Names Non-Biblical References Syriac Ugaritic