a rod, bar, a measuring rule
Primary meaning: a rod, bar, a measuring rule, a rule. Strong's: a rule ("canon"), i.e. (figuratively) a standard (of faith and practice); by implication, a boundary, i.e. (figuratively) a sphere (of activity). Lexical nuances: a rod or bar ( Jth 13:6 ).
Derivation: from (a straight reed, i.e. rod);
The Tripartite TaNaKh, The Great Synagogue, Dead Sea Scrolls Witnesses, and Masoretic Precision
Broad historical and manuscript consensus that the 24/39-book Hebrew canon ( Torah , Nevi'im, Ketuvim - TaNaKh) was established and closed well before the 1st century AD, attested by Josephus, Philo, the Prologue to Ben Sira (c. 132 BC), the New Testament, and Qumran biblical scrolls.
Apostolic Authority, The Muratorian Fragment, Athanasius's 39th Festal Letter, and Antilegomena
Historical consensus that the 27-book NT canon developed via rigorous criteria: apostolicity (authored by an apostle or close associate), orthodoxy (consistency with the Rule of Faith), catholicity (widespread use across churches), and antiquity (1st century origin). Debates on antilegomena resolved by the late 4th century.
Methods, Canons of Criticism, Text-Types, and the Reconstruction of the Original Autographs
Historical and scientific consensus that over 5,800 Greek NT manuscripts, ancient versions (Syriac Peshitta, Old Latin, Coptic, Vulgate), and early patristic quotations preserve the pristine original text of the NT with >99% substantial fidelity. Minor variant debates (e.g. Pericope Adulterae John 7:53–8 :11, Longer Ending of Mark 16:9-20 , Comma Johanneum 1 John 5:7-8 ) are evaluated via transparent canons of textual criticism.
a drawing, painting, writing, that which is written, a writing
Primary meaning: a drawing, painting, writing, that which is written, a writing. Strong's: a document, i.e. holy Writ (or its contents or a statement in it). Lexical nuances: a drawing, painting . writing ; that which is written, a writing : πᾶσα γ. , II Ti 3:16 ; γ. ἅγιαι , Ro 1:2 ; προφητικαί , Ro 16:26 ; al αἱ γ. τ. προφητῶν , Mt 26:56 ; ἡ γ., αἱ γ. , the sacred writings, the Scriptures (i.e. the OT; v. Milligan, NTD , 205); in pl., when the sacred writings as a whole are meant, e.g. Mt 21:42 26:54 , Jo 5:39 , Ro 15:4 ; in sing., when a particular passage is refe...
Derivation: from G1125 (γράφω);
Biblical Place • Lachish • 31.565°N, 34.847°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 15:38 (identified with Lachish ).
Biblical Place • Kir • 31.181°N, 35.702°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 22:3 (identified with Kir ).
Job 42
Connected via Book of Job 47%
Chapter
Job • Chapter 42 (17 verses)
Then Job answered the Lord, and said, I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be withholden from thee. Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. Mentions: Eliphaz .
Biblical Place • Mizpah 3 • 31.833°N, 35.180°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 18:26 (identified with Mizpah 3 ).
Job 40
Connected via Book of Job 39%
Chapter
Job • Chapter 40 (24 verses)
Moreover the Lord answered Job , and said, Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him? he that reproveth God, let him answer it. Then Job answered the Lord, and said, Mentions: Jordan .
Job 38
Connected via Book of Job 39%
Chapter
Job • Chapter 38 (41 verses)
Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
Job
Connected via Book of Job 39%
Old Testament
Old Testament • 42 Chapters
Job (Old Testament, 42 chapters). Key figures: Eliphaz , Adam , Ram (or Amram ). Key places: Tema , Sheba , Ophir , Ethiopia , Adam , Jordan . Opens with: "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil...."
Biblical Place • Madmannah • 31.392°N, 34.941°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Chr 4:31 (identified with Madmannah ).
Job • Chapter 39 (30 verses)
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out thei...
Biblical Place • Ramoth-gilead • 32.565°N, 36.006°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 13:26 (identified with Ramoth-gilead ).
Job • Chapter 25 (6 verses)
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places. Is there any number of his armies? and upon whom doth not his light arise?
Job • Chapter 29 (25 verses)
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me; When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
Biblical Place • Ramoth-gilead • 32.565°N, 36.006°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Gen 31:47 (identified with Ramoth-gilead ).
Mark Chapter 1, Verse 16
Scripture passage in Mark 1:16
Interactive Book Map • Job
Geographic map plotting ancient cities, rivers, mountains, and events recorded across the Book of Job .
Job 1
Connected via Book of Job 31%
Chapter
Job • Chapter 1 (22 verses)
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job ; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters. His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five h...
Job 2
Connected via Book of Job 31%
Chapter
Job • Chapter 2 (13 verses)
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord. And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the ear... Mentions: Eliphaz .
a setting forth, a purpose
Primary meaning: a setting forth, a purpose. Strong's: a setting forth, i.e. (figuratively) proposal (intention); specially, the show-bread (in the Temple) as exposed before God. Lexical nuances: a setting forth (Plat., Plut., al.): οἱ ἄρτοι τῆς π. (cf. LXX, Ex 40:4 , 23 , I Ch 9:32 , II Ch 4:19 , I Mac 1:22 , II Mac 3:8 , elsewhere ἄρτοι ἐνώπιοι , Ex 25:29 ; οἱ ἄ. τοῦ προσώπου , Ne 10:33 ), Mt 12:4 , Mk 2:26 , Lk 6:4 ; ἡ π. τῶν ἄρτων , He 9:2 .
Derivation: from G4388 (προτίθεμαι);
The Incarnation of the Logos, Communicatio Idiomatum, and Chalcedonian Orthodoxy
Direct biblical assertions testify that the eternal Logos became flesh ( John 1:14 ), possessing the fullness of the Godhead bodily ( Col 2:9 ) while sharing genuine human weakness and suffering without sin ( Heb 2:14 , 4:15 ).
Biblical Place • 33.282°N, 35.573°E
Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 11:8 .
to wait eagerly, hope in, gather
To bind together, wait eagerly with stretched-out neck; 'Those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength' (Isaiah 40:31).
Derivation: Primitive root.