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Q: How can one determine that a passage is "programmatic"?

10:46 AM

The clock is running down on this meager bounty:

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I've seen it commonly said that Psalm 1 and 2 are to be considered "programmatic" for the Psalms. I've seen mention of the same for Luke 4 and Luke(-Acts). For example, Gordon Wenham writes: This anonymity at the beginning of the Psalter has led most commentators to recognize that Psalms 1 an...

hermeneutical-approaches psalms luke

11:01 AM

I seriously need to do some asking or answering just so I can support my downvote habit here!

@Caleb Done :-)

@NiclasNilsson Looks good to me.

Is it possible to split this question? It is one question in the topic (which is addressed with answers) and another one in the body which is not addressed. hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/5699/…

@NiclasNilsson yeah, I just starred your comment there

I think at least the second question should be edited out the the focus fixed on the question in the title

Do you feel up to making the edit?

bah, 1k rep needed

you'll be there soon :)

oh, you can suggest an edit before 1k, can't you?

@JackDouglas I can and I try to do that later. Right now I am preparing a sermon that addresses "time thieves" and "energy thieves" :-p

11:18 AM

@NiclasNilsson :)

11:39 AM

@JackDouglas For an edit? Anybody can do that.

@JackDouglas Yes even anonymous users can suggest edits.

@NiclasNilsson If you like I can post the second question as a new one.

11:51 AM

An second thought, I'm not sure I can.

I just typed it all up, but in researching the verses I don't see what the question is any more.

> Other attributes of Melchizedek are noted in Hebrews 7 as well. From where does this information about Melchizedek and his order come?

> without mother, without genealogy, having neither beginning of days nor end of life, but made like the Son of God, he remains a priest perpetually. ?

Really? What other attributes? I don't see anything in Heb 7 that isn't from the Gen 14 account.

Hmm, I guess I see what is meant by that expounded on in the rest of the passage which is basically the same thing as asking "what is the order of Melchizedek", but there is one piece in there that might make a question.

@Caleb Oh. Shame on me. I just believed what the OP said, didn't check it myself. Shame on me.

Is it just me or do hats sometimes make you laugh?

@NiclasNilsson I did the same. And there is a fragment of something so I'm trying to put together a question anyway.

@JackDouglas I think that's half the point.

12:06 PM

Ok. I have lunch break so I try to edit the question and you ppl can continue the edit if it lacks something.

If you think translation is 'mostly mechanical' then you must think Google Translate does a good job? Real translation always includes interpreting and understanding the text so you can transport not only the literally closest word but also the sense to varying degrees. This is true even of 'essentially literal' translations like the ESV. — Jack Douglas 1 min ago

Am I being too harsh?

Q: Where does the extra information about Melchizedek come from in Hebrews 7?

12:29 PM

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The Genesis account of Abraham's encounter with Melchizedek leaves us with powerful few details about his life, yet later on the author of Hebrews clearly uses his priestly work as a type of Christ, going so far as to compare their origins and rolls as priest. Genesis at least tells us that the m...

genesis hebrews melchizedek

@NiclasNilsson I asked a replacement for the 'extra info' bit, so that can be removed and the question from the title made the main focus.

@Caleb Ok. I'm working on it :)

@JackDouglas No. Maybe having dealt with that OP's trollish antics for so long has biased me, but I think some things call for blunt language. That is, at least, blunt about the facts of the case without making it an ad hominem attack.

Maybe somebody can review if I am making any sense here and if so explain the issue in another way. I seem to be failing to communicate well.

Ok. I have now made an edit to this question and you native English speakers can fix my bad grammer :-p hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/5699/…

12:48 PM

@NiclasNilsson Wow, that took major step up the question quality scale! Good work.

@Caleb Thanks :-)