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However, in order for such an environment to be productive, we have to be respectful of others' perspectives and sensitivities (to an extent). This may also mean that we have to 'bracket' our motives when approaching the text and learn to subdivide our 'big questions' into narrower ones that fit better here or on other sites such as Christianity.SEChristianity.SE or Judaism.SE.

However, in order for such an environment to be productive, we have to be respectful of others' perspectives and sensitivities (to an extent). This may also mean that we have to 'bracket' our motives when approaching the text and learn to subdivide our 'big questions' into narrower ones that fit better here or on other sites such as Christianity.SE or Judaism.SE.

However, in order for such an environment to be productive, we have to be respectful of others' perspectives and sensitivities (to an extent). This may also mean that we have to 'bracket' our motives when approaching the text and learn to subdivide our 'big questions' into narrower ones that fit better here or on other sites such as Christianity.SE or Judaism.SE.

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However, in order for such an environment to be productive, we have to be respectful of others' perspectives and sensitivities (to an extent). This may also mean that we have to 'bracket' our motives when approaching the text and learn to subdivide our 'big questions' into narrower ones that fit better here or on other sites such as Christianity.SE or Judaism.SEJudaism.SE.

However, in order for such an environment to be productive, we have to be respectful of others' perspectives and sensitivities (to an extent). This may also mean that we have to 'bracket' our motives when approaching the text and learn to subdivide our 'big questions' into narrower ones that fit better here or on other sites such as Christianity.SE or Judaism.SE.

However, in order for such an environment to be productive, we have to be respectful of others' perspectives and sensitivities (to an extent). This may also mean that we have to 'bracket' our motives when approaching the text and learn to subdivide our 'big questions' into narrower ones that fit better here or on other sites such as Christianity.SE or Judaism.SE.

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No one approaches the Biblical texts in a vacuum. We all have presumptions about the text and various reasons for being interested in it. Some OPs believe the Bible is the inspired word of God (many Jews and Christians), but neither agree on what constitutes the Bibleagree on what constitutes the Bible nor on who that God is, and others don't believe in any deity whatsoever (atheists). Some OPs are only interested in the Bible as a work of history or literature, and others only care about how the Bible intersects with their field of interest, such as science, archaeology, or Egyptology. And the beautiful thing is that all of these folks are welcome here.

OPs who have a religious interest in Biblical texts often approach this site with a 'big question' requiring a mixture of knowledge in linguistics, history, literary criticism, and theology to answer. But this question needs to be focused to zero in on one specific textzero in on one specific text (as opposed to viewing 'the Bible' as one contiguous book) and specific aspects of that textspecific aspects of that text (or on a specific hermeneutical approach)—and not all aspects of the text will be on topic for every site (just as not all aspects of automotives were on topic in all the sites used in the analogy).

As explained in detail elsewhereexplained in detail elsewhere, some types of questionstypes of questions are better fitsbetter fits here than othersothers. For instance, the theological aspects of texts will be best handled on sites dedicated to specific theological traditions (whether Christian or Jewish), not here on BH.SE (when theological aspects of texts are addressed here, they should bethey should be "in historical, linguistic, and literary terms, and not as aspects of personal conviction, or the belief and praxis of historic and contemporary faith communities").

No one approaches the Biblical texts in a vacuum. We all have presumptions about the text and various reasons for being interested in it. Some OPs believe the Bible is the inspired word of God (many Jews and Christians), but neither agree on what constitutes the Bible nor on who that God is, and others don't believe in any deity whatsoever (atheists). Some OPs are only interested in the Bible as a work of history or literature, and others only care about how the Bible intersects with their field of interest, such as science, archaeology, or Egyptology. And the beautiful thing is that all of these folks are welcome here.

OPs who have a religious interest in Biblical texts often approach this site with a 'big question' requiring a mixture of knowledge in linguistics, history, literary criticism, and theology to answer. But this question needs to be focused to zero in on one specific text (as opposed to viewing 'the Bible' as one contiguous book) and specific aspects of that text (or on a specific hermeneutical approach)—and not all aspects of the text will be on topic for every site (just as not all aspects of automotives were on topic in all the sites used in the analogy).

As explained in detail elsewhere, some types of questions are better fits here than others. For instance, the theological aspects of texts will be best handled on sites dedicated to specific theological traditions (whether Christian or Jewish), not here on BH.SE (when theological aspects of texts are addressed here, they should be "in historical, linguistic, and literary terms, and not as aspects of personal conviction, or the belief and praxis of historic and contemporary faith communities").

No one approaches the Biblical texts in a vacuum. We all have presumptions about the text and various reasons for being interested in it. Some OPs believe the Bible is the inspired word of God (many Jews and Christians), but neither agree on what constitutes the Bible nor on who that God is, and others don't believe in any deity whatsoever (atheists). Some OPs are only interested in the Bible as a work of history or literature, and others only care about how the Bible intersects with their field of interest, such as science, archaeology, or Egyptology. And the beautiful thing is that all of these folks are welcome here.

OPs who have a religious interest in Biblical texts often approach this site with a 'big question' requiring a mixture of knowledge in linguistics, history, literary criticism, and theology to answer. But this question needs to be focused to zero in on one specific text (as opposed to viewing 'the Bible' as one contiguous book) and specific aspects of that text (or on a specific hermeneutical approach)—and not all aspects of the text will be on topic for every site (just as not all aspects of automotives were on topic in all the sites used in the analogy).

As explained in detail elsewhere, some types of questions are better fits here than others. For instance, the theological aspects of texts will be best handled on sites dedicated to specific theological traditions (whether Christian or Jewish), not here on BH.SE (when theological aspects of texts are addressed here, they should be "in historical, linguistic, and literary terms, and not as aspects of personal conviction, or the belief and praxis of historic and contemporary faith communities").

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