Strange Scriptures That Perplex The West
Bowen's illuminating study of Bible passages that confuse Western readers but are clearly understood in their original Eastern cultural context, providing customs, practices, and background that unlock the meaning of difficult Scripture passages.
144 Chapters
Table of Contents
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0.1. Strange Scriptures That Perplex The West
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0.3 FOREWORD
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0.4. e-Sword Module Prepared by BibleSupport.com
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0.5. Strange Scriptures That Perplex the Modern Mind
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001. CHAPTER 1: PERPLEXING SCRIPTURES
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002. "Salute No Man by the Way"
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003. "Go Not From House to House"
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004. "Suffer Me First to Bury My Father"
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005. "The Lord Hath Made Bare His Arm"
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006. "He Shall Dwell Between His Shoulders"
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007. "Thy Youth Renewed Like the Eagle's"
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008. "The Eagle Stirreth Up Her Nest"
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009. "And David Danced Before the Lord"
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010.. "Bathed His Feet With Tears"
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011. "Water on the Hands of Elijah"
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012. Cursing the Fig Tree
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013. Lying at the Feet
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014. "Bring the Veil Which Thou Hast Upon Thee"
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015. "The Wringing of Milk Bringeth Forth Butter"
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016. Quails
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017. Bosom
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018. Anointing
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019. Ashes
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020. Whited Sepulchres
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021. Coals of Fire
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022. Selah
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023. A Covenant of Salt
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024. CHAPTER 2: WOMEN
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025. "Who Can Find a Virtuous Woman?"
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026. A Contentious Woman
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027. The Ointment of the Right Hand
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028. Two Women at the Mill
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029. "Graven on the Palms of My Hands"
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030. Thou Wast Not Swaddled at All
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031. Weaning of a Child
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032. Lost Coin
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033. "And She Painted Her Face"
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034. CHAPTER 3: GARMENTS
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035. Seamless Coat
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036. Garment Not to Be Taken in Pledge
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037. Sackcloth
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038. "They Enlarge the Borders of Their Garments"
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039. Coat of Many Colours
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040. "Now We See Through a Glass Darkly"
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041. "A Good Name is Better Than Precious Ointment"
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042. Veil
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043. Saul Lay Sleeping
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044. CHAPTER 4: CLOTHING AND JEWELS
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045. "Her Clothing Is Silk and Purple"
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046. "She Took a Veil and Covered Herself"
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047. "Mine Horn Is Exalted in the Lord"
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048. "With Their Loins Girded"
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049. "Round Tires Like the Moon"
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050. A Gold Chain About Joseph's Neck
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051. "I Put a Jewel on Thy Nose"
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052. "Thy Signet, and Thy Bracelets, and Thy Staff"
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053. Ornaments of the Feet and Legs
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054. Beds and Bedchambers
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055. "My Children Are With Me in Bed"
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056. "Israel Bowed Himself Upon the Bed's Head"
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057. "A Cottage in a Vineyard, a Lodge in a Garden of Cucumbers
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058. "A Lamp in Jerusalem"
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059. "I Will Pour Water on Him That is Thirsty"
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060. Broken Sherd
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061. Rings
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062. "I Will Make Thee As a Signet"
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063. CHAPTER 5: PEASANT MEN
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064. "Take It for Nothing"
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065. "Go to the Ant, Thou Sluggard"
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066. "They Make Broad Their Phylacteries"
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067. "The Sabbath Was Made for Man"
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068. "A Writer's Inkhorn by His Side"
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069. "He Wrote on the Ground"
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070. A White Stone
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071. Little Children
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072. "Hands of the Masters"
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073. "Kicking Against the Pricks"
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074. "Iniquities Like a Heavy Burden
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075. "I Cast Out My Shoe"
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076. "As Trees Walking"
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077. Redemption of the Purchased Possession
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078. "They Comfort Me"
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079. "A Bruised Reed"
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080. White Asses
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081. CHAPTER 6: HOME LIFE
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082. "Sit Down in the Lowest Seat"
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083. "Oh That I Had a Lodging Place"
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084. "The Key Will I Lay Upon His Shoulder"
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085. The House Top
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086. They Uncovered the Roof
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087. A Strong Tower
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088. "Thy Word Is a Lamp Unto My Feet"
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089. "Rachel Took the Images"
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090. Bed
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091. Bottles
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092. Cruse of Oil
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093. CHAPTER 7: FEASTS
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094. "Use Hospitality One to Another"
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095. Dipping the Sop
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096. Calling to a Feast
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097. Table or Scamba
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098. "If His Son Asked Bread, Will He Give Him a Stone?"
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099. "Go Ye Into the City, and There Shall Meet You a Man With a Pitcher"
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100. "So Shall He Sprinkle Many Nations"
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101. Arab Hospitality
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102. Eaters of Barley Bread
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103. "And They Sighed for the Cucumbers"
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104. "His Birthright for a Mess of Pottage"
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105. CHAPTER 8: FIELDS
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106. "The Grass of the Field"
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107. "While Men Slept, the Enemy Sowed Tares"
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108. Bread in Bible Lands
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109. Parched Pulse
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110. Ruth Gleaning
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111. "Thou Shalt Not Remove Thy Neighbor's Landmark"
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112. "They Shall Still Bring Forth Fruit in Old Age; They Shall Be Fat and Flourishing"
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113. Hyssop - Zufa
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114. The Snare of the Fowler
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115. Elisha Plowing With Twelve Yoke of Oxen
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116. Weights and Scales
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117. "He Drinketh Up Scorning Like Water"
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118. A Bag With Holes
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119. CHAPTER 9: TOMBS AND TENTS
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120. "She Covered Him With a Mantle"
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121. The Needle's Eye
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122. Maniacs in the Tomb
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123. Christ Three Days and Three Nights in the Heart of the Earth?
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124. Superscriptions on the Cross
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125. Impure Bible Stories
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126. David's Sin
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127. CHAPTER 10: GATES AND TRADES
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128. In the Gate of Samaria
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129. The Seat of Justice
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130. "An Artificer in Brass and Iron"
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131. "And They Fetched the Carved Image"
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132. "And Hiram Sent Masons"
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133. "The Carpenter Encouraged the Goldsmith"
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134. "Took Bread and a Bottle of Water"
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135. "Go Down to the Potter's House"
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136. Vessel of Mercy
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137. Vessel of Wrath
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138. A Clean Vessel
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139. A Chosen Vessel
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140. Holy Vessel