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1 Corinthians 14:1-40 ESV / 2 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for ...
Jan 4, 2022 · Essentially, “fake news” is the same as lies and propaganda. Of course, the term fake news is not in the Bible. Likewise, there were no media organizations at the time. However, there have always been lies and propaganda. The Bible condemns the presentation of falsehood as if it were the truth. “Do not spread false reports” (Exodus 23:1).
New International Version But to stop this thing from spreading any further among the people, we must warn them to speak no longer to anyone in this name.” New Living Translation But to keep them from spreading their propaganda any further, we must warn them not to speak to anyone in Jesus’ name again.” English Standard Version
- The Redundant Lie
- The Literal/Figurative Switcheroo
- Gene Splicing
- The Devious Disqualifier
- Firstborn Fabrication
- Combining Identities
- The Generic Juke
- Time Shifting
- Advantageous Adoption
- The Name Game
Probably the most common and easiest technique to spot, The Redundant Lie is a false claim that the Biblical authors repeated often but was unnecessary in the narrative. It could be repeated with the same word/phrase or explained in various ways. “Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth”, is often attributed to the Nazi propagandist Jose...
Biblical authors would take literal descriptions from the original narrative and make them figurative or vice versa. They would also take figurative language and change the figurative meaning of it. Examples: 1. Euphemism - In the Samson narrative, “plow with my heifer” originally referred to someone having sex with Samson’s wife-to-be but is chang...
Biblical characters were spliced into different family lines for various reasons, including legitimizing a kingly line, changing tribal origins and changing an inheritance to a different person. Examples: 1. The following kings were all spliced into different family lines: Saul, David, Solomon and Rehoboam. This was done to legitimize their kingly ...
Biblical authors would disqualify people in the original narrative in order to replace them with someone they preferred. Example: 1. Saul was disqualified from being king because he didn’t totally destroy the Amalekites. This opens the way for David to become the legitimate king.
Biblical authors would replace the firstborn in order to give the firstborn benefits to someone else. Examples: 1. Rueben is disqualified as the firstborn for sleeping with Abraham’s concubine. 2. Jacob replaces Esau as the firstborn by having him stick his arm out of the womb first, then getting Esau to sell his firstborn right.
Identities were combined in order to assimilate tribes or religions. Examples: 1. Jacob/Israel - Jacob and Israelwere two different people in the original narrative. These two were combined in order to have a united Israel 2. Joseph/Zaphnath-Paaneah - Josephand Zaphnath-Paaneah were originally two different people but were combined in order to assi...
Characters from an oral tradition were sometimes changed or removed in the Biblical narrative. However, it would have been too obvious of a change to replace the name of the original person to the name of the new person. The Biblical author would instead substitute a generic title to replace or remove a name. 1. David - In the oral tradition, David...
By changing events from one time period to another, Biblical authors could change the meaning of those events. Examples: 1. Amos - By moving Amos’ claim of being a herdsman from the end of his career to the beginning, the Biblical author helps change Amos from a failed prophet to a successful one. 2. Isaiah - By moving the charge of being a “man of...
Adopting someone into a family can add benefits for their descendants. Example: 1. Ephraim and Manassehare adopted by Jacob, putting them on par with Jacob’s other sons.
The meaning of someone’s name could point to an aspect of a previous narrative that the Biblical author didn’t like. Changing the meaning of the name put it more in line with the author’s agenda. Examples: 1. Obedmeans “servant” and pointed to the original narrative that he was the son of a slave. The Biblical author has the neighbors name him to t...
Jun 8, 2012 · 3 This portrayal of Roman rule as one characterized by peace and security did not originate de novo with the Roman leaders themselves but is a development of political propaganda already present in the Hellenistic period and used by these earlier kings to idealize and justify their rule. The specific benefits of peace and security occur with some frequency in honorary inscriptions to Seleucid ...
- Jeffrey A. D. Weima
- 2012
Jun 17, 2020 · Call the Gospel propaganda if you like, but believing it, or not, makes all the difference in the world. The Rev. Terrance W. Klein is a priest of the Diocese of Dodge City and author of Vanity ...
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Apr 3, 2014 · UCG.org. Don't Be Fooled By Propaganda - Recognize It. As Christians, we realize there is a spiritual war being waged for the hearts and minds of humanity. This war is waged using television, radio and all other types of media. While we fight using the Word of God, Satan will use any method to try and win. Contained amongst the many tactics ...
