Q&A#116 Numerology
March 16, 2019
Alastair Roberts
Today's question: "Can you present some guidelines for a responsible handling of Biblical numerology? Many numerologists go way overboard, and many sober-minded theologians reject its use wholesale. Can you inject some moderation into this?"
James Jordan deals with Abram's 318 fighting men here: http://www.biblicalhorizons.com/biblical-horizons/no-133-abrams-318-men/. He deals with the catch of 153 fish here: http://www.biblicalhorizons.com/biblical-horizons/no-133-153-large-fish/.
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