Dan Fefferman

I hold a masters' diploma in Divinity and have written or edited scores of Encyclopedia articles on religion and biblical topics for the New World Encyclopedia.

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"Be Perfect" (Mt. 5:48) - a stand-alone commandment, a summary of the Sermon on the Mount, or the conclusion of the teaching on loving one's enemy?

word-study sermon-on-the-mount asked Mar 26, 2023 at 3:58

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If Paul was raised at the feet of Gamaliel, why did he persecute the church?

acts paul pauline-epistles asked Dec 29, 2023 at 0:31

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What evidence is there that God as father was a common concept for Jesus's first century Jewish audience?

old-testament judaism god-the-father asked Aug 31, 2022 at 15:00

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Is I Cor. 13 an insertion by a later editor?

1-corinthians textual-criticism asked Nov 12, 2024 at 19:31

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"The Jews" vs. "the Crowds" in John 7 - a distinction with an important difference?

john second-temple-judaism jews asked Jan 20 at 14:25

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"You Search the Scriptures" - How has the democratization of access to the scriptures affected biblical hermeneutics? (John 5:33, 39)

hermeneutical-approaches history-of-hermeneutics asked Nov 30, 2023 at 15:57

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Parable of the Wicked Tenants (Mark 12:6, Matthew 21:37 Luke 20:13) - Does it imply that God did not send Jesus to Die?

jesus parables predestination asked Aug 28, 2023 at 2:35

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Were Jesus' companions on the Cross "thieves" or followers of Barabbas? (Mark 15:7, Luke 23:19)

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Was Paul really still a Pharisee? Acts 23:6

paul pauline-epistles judaism asked Sep 2, 2022 at 22:05

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Was Kosher Food the real issue in Galatians 2?

galatians purity-laws asked Oct 24, 2022 at 15:12

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Why does Mark identify the lake in Galilee as the "Sea of Galilee"?

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Why does no historian speak of the torn veil and how do we reconcile it with scripture?

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Did Catholic Church alter the Nicene creed?

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Ammonites, Amorites, Amalekites, Moabites, Edomites, ... how many peoples were there?

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Is being too good as a Christian a sin?

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Deut 34: "And Moses was 120 years old when he died:" Was this prophetic or just a coincidence?

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How to interpret "fishers of men" in Matthew 4:19 in light of contemporary analogies?

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Forgiveness of Christ

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Would 1 Peter Be The Oldest Letter In The New Testament?

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What attracted Abimelech to an old woman in her 80s or 90s?

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What is the significance of Balaam's donkey being a she?

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What are the differences between a synagogue and a temple?

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Would a Catholic priest refuse a funeral due to suicide?

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How did Old Testament prophets "earn their bread"?

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Why did the Magi refer to Infant Jesus as King of Jews?

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How do errantists distinguish the parts of the Bible that are trustworthy from the parts that have errors?

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If all demons are believers, then why are some humans atheists?

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Did Daniel & his friends submit to King Nebuchadnezzar because of Jeremiah prophecy in Jer 27?

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Which Mosaic law was in the backdrop of ceremonial hand-washing in Mark 7?

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Why did Jesus give Pilate "no answer" to the question “Where are You from?” (John 19:9)?

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Why don't we see people in the gospels asking Jesus for forgiveness?

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What is the meaning of “blessed are those who mourn” in Matthew 5:4?

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"God" or "judges" in Exodus 21:6 and Exodus 22:8-9

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What cultural practice did Jesus have in mind when he said that "the gates of Hades will not prevail" in Matthew 16:18?

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Matthew 4 vs Luke 5:6?

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What is the Eastern Orthodox view of tradition and its authority?

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Why is Iakobos translated as (J)ames

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Why did God wait to give the law later?

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What is the reason for the difference between Eloi and Eli?

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What is the etymology of “Israel”

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