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13 questions linked to/from Can you supply me with links for new members?
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What kind of site do we ultimately want to have?
There have been a lot of discussions on meta about different aspects of site direction, but none directly focused on the fundamental question: What kind of site do we want to have? What should our ...
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How can we educate new users about our site distinctives?
Experienced users frequently remark that we attract a lot of first-time answers that significantly miss the mark. Answers from new users are often pure opinions, or tangential discussions that don't ...
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What does "show your work" mean in the context of exegesis?
As a result of recent debate over whether certain answers would be considered acceptable on this site, we posed the question "What are we looking for in answers?". In my foray into the issue, I noted ...
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Friends, we are not Christian!
I am a Christian. You might be Christian too. But we are neither Christian nor even religious.
If you are the sort of person who reads Meta, this is insultingly obvious. It says right in the FAQ:
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What good reference works on Biblical studies are available (freely) online?
What good reference works on Biblical studies are available online, and what kinds of questions are they good at answering?
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Strong's is a concordance, not a lexicon
The Strong's Concordance is a helpful tool that lists every Hebrew and Greek lemma (root word) present in the King James Bible. Along with listing these, the tool also generally gives a 'gloss' for ...
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Properly citing the Bible
A recent Q&A showed a verse shift between the Hebrew and English texts in Deuteronomy, and at least one other conversation has occurred where two individuals were talking about different passages ...
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What About Preaching?
Several users have expressed dissatisfaction with 'preaching' on BH.SE:
unfortunately, i feel that i am getting preached at when i write my (science based) questions... i know those questions, when ...
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A helpful flowchart for asking questions on BH.SE
Here is a helpful flowchart for asking questions on BH.SE. Relevant meta posts for each decision are listed below:
My goal is for this be a helpful reference and 'one-stop-shop' for users. Also note ...
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What constitutes "minimal research effort" in questions?
I think the answer will depend on the type of question, but I'm genuinely interested. As a starter, here are some general 'question types' and 'sub-types' (feel free to address any or none of these, ...
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How much tangential information should we allow in answers?
One of the key advantages of Stack Exchange is that it encourages real answers to real questions. We do a lot to discourage and delete answers that are little more than opinion, free association, and ...
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LMGTFY Questions on the Rise
I'm noticing a rise in questions that could easily be answered with a Google search and/or Wikipedia article. For instance:
What Is The Aorist Tense Of A Verb?
What sort of “slave” is Paul referring ...
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A new guideline for doctrine in questions. What do you think?
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rehash this subject over and over, but I think that my understanding has developed to the point where I believe I can offer something somewhat concrete.
Over the course of ...
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