@Nathaniel You're right that there's probably more in common between experts of classic Greek and classical Latin than classical and modern Greek. But by that argument, why doesn't Latin.SE become Classics.SE and include Sanskrit, Ugaritic, Hebrew etc? :P
@Dɑvïd Wow, thanks. Pretty pictures, but his tone (and what I can grasp of his methods) still strikes me as bizarre. 642 people like it though, apparently. I'm glad Millard is willing to take the time to make these considered replies.
^^^^ That's just a visual marker for an item that might be of interest to some frequenters of The Library: a JStor Daily blog on "How People Paid Their Taxes in Biblical Times", linking to ...
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I feel that interpreting prophecy might be better suited for Christianity.SE, as it solicits a whole lot of opinion, and relies on injecting different theologies.
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Could we have a close reason, "Appeals to Modernistic Doctrine"?
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Or, perhaps we could at least Clarify "Opinion Based" as : "Solicits opinions or doctrinal ...
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