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  We must deconstruct the mistakes made by our modern translations of Genesis 3:16. OVER AND OVER AGAIN THEY GET THINGS WRONG. This is because they make a major error in Line 1. And the consequences of that error spill over into their interpretation the following...

  Had you noticed? Paul adapted the bell-curve pattern of Genesis 2:4-3:24 for use in his outline of Ephesians 5:15-6:9. In the large and complex chiasm that makes up Genesis 2:4-3:24, the high point of it all is placed in the middle. Paul patterned Ephesians...

  Here’s a summary of what Genesis 3:16 does and does not say. It is a translation problem. TRUE (does say). The Lord told the woman of two new actions. God would curse the Earth because of the man's willful rebellion. As a result she along with the man would...

  Voici un résumé des paroles que Dieu a adressées à la femme dans Genèse 3:16 (ce que Dieu a dit, et ce que Dieu n'a pas dit) : - Le serpent et l’homme en pleine rébellion défient consciemment Dieu. - Les paroles que Dieu leur adresse, à chacun d’eux, suivent le...

  Learning about the women of 1 Timothy 2:11-12 from the context! In Paul’s letter of 1 Timothy there are Three Keys in the context that we must pay attention to. 1. The Mission. Timothy was left in Ephesus to work with the overseers in that church (1:3). Some of...

  What should be our assumptions and responses when we read these passages? 1. 1 Timothy 2. God teaches all of us but only calls some of us to be teachers. This is a good and fruitful calling. As we teach, some of us stray from what God taught us. Wayward...

  Keys to “the patriarchy passages” Here are the five famous passages people get wrong about women and men in the home and the church. Each can be corrected by recognizing one or more errors made in their translation. Most are due to misunderstanding the true...

  The passage in Ephesians 5:22-32 is built around two linchpin verbs. Now we can see it! Here are the famous verses people tend to think are primarily about marriage. They are not that. They are part of a larger passage and may be turned on their head if they...

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  Question. You wrote about the woman's "decendance" in Genesis 3:16. I think you mean her "descendants." Answer. Hmmm. Not an English word?? We may have been influenced by the French word "descendance" which is singular. Sorry. We first wrote about this in...

  What happens when a different meaning is pasted over Hebrew words #3 and #4 in Line 1 of Genesis 3:16? All kinds of harmful results occur! First. Different from what? From not using a hendiadys. Simply put, the Hebrew words #1 (“multiplying”) and #2...

  The Think Again Bible Passage Explainer. Let's clean up our thoughts about the Garden of Eden curses! Research has revealed the woman wasn’t cursed!  Because of this we need to think again and clean up our theology through all 66 books of the Bible! Let’s start...

  Correcting the Eden Errors in a Few Words. Genesis 3 Basic mistakes have been made. Does it seem some problems never go away? This happens when earlier root problems are fixed poorly or are overlooked altogether. Here are basic Bible passages with corrections...

  The Think Again Bible Passage Explainer - Genesis 1 to 2 Basic mistakes have been made. Does it seem some problems never go away? This happens when earlier root problems are fixed poorly or are overlooked altogether. Here are basic Bible passages with...

  To think again about the meaning of 1 Timothy 2:8-15 it is helpful to notice where these verses fit into the three-point outline Paul gave for this part of his letter. Step by step he addresses those who are like he was before turning to Christ. These...

To think again about the meaning of any part of the passage of Ephesians 5:15-6:18, it is necessary to take into account the literary patterns used by Paul as he taught us how to live as Spirit-filled Christians. There is a well-knit series of word patterns in verses...

  Have you ever needed a translator? Picture yourself surrounded by people who speak a different language from the one you speak. You find you urgently need to tell them something, so you look for a translator. The translator won’t need to come up with your...

  We need to fix translations of Genesis 3:16. To do that we need to get the parts of Genesis 3:16 right. The verse is not divided 50/50. It is too complex to be taken as just one big idea. Most everyone sees that. The original Hebrew wording is not made clear to...

  God’s words in the Garden are packed with meaning but are few in number. It is sufficient that God’s words are spoken in “open court.” The man overheard God speak to the serpent about the coming Victor who would crush his head. He overheard the words of concern...

  The Seven Tru316 Bible Study Steps in Action Let’s see how these Seven Steps look in action in the passage of Ephesians 5:15-6:9. Step 1. Think again about what the Bible says. Suppose a Bible study group wanted to study the relationship between a Christian...