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The Revised Standard Version (1952) and New Revised Standard Version (1989) both used wise men, but the New International Version (1983) and New American Bible (2011), and the latest version of NRSV (2021) all have used Magi, following Jerome’s transliteration.
The shift to Magi and away from wise men indicates that recent scholarship has become... See more
The shift to Magi and away from wise men indicates that recent scholarship has become... See more
The Three Wise Men (or Magi) and Their Tragic Role in the Gospel of Matthew
The New Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation (Cambridge Companions to Religion)
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their leaders are supposed to make decisions by consulting with God.
Tara-Leigh Cobble • The Bible Recap: A One-Year Guide to Reading and Understanding the Entire Bible
Encountering the New Testament (Encountering Biblical Studies): A Historical and Theological Survey
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Second, is Paul saying Andronicus and Junia were “outstanding among the apostles,” or “outstanding in the eyes of the apostles”? The former is the view of almost all commentators.
James R. Beck, Craig L. Blomberg (Editor), Craig S. Keener (Contributor), Linda L. Belleville (Contr... • Two Views on Women in Ministry
The way the authors of the New Testament treated their own scripture, and doubtless the way the historical Jesus did so, demonstrate that whatever they meant by the “inspiration” of scripture, it was nothing like what that has meant for fundamentalist or evangelical Christians in the modern world.
Dale B. Martin • Biblical Truths: The Meaning of Scripture in the Twenty-first Century
