If the Incarnation were not a spiritual event, then more concrete terms would suffice in describing the Son of God. Church schisms have evolved related to the misinterpretation and reinterpretation of the Incarnation of Christ. Prophecy also discoun Continue Reading...
Dead Sea Scrolls DSS has impacted understanding of Hebrew bible in two ways. One way, formation of the text leading up to the Masoretic text. The second way, canonization of the Hebrew Bible, in other words, where does the authority come from? The Continue Reading...
Introduction Historically, Biblical theology and philosophy had so many things in common and thus complemented each other. Philosophers and theologians even considered themselves mortal enemies in certain cases. Most Christianity doctrines have criti Continue Reading...
Biblical Archaeology - Jericho The story of the attempt to match up the archaeology of ancient Jericho with the account given in the Hebrew Bible has come to be regarded as something of a cautionary tale in the history of Biblical archaeology. Laugh Continue Reading...
For instance, there is the story of some Soviet scientists who drilled into hell. Another is the story of an English fisherman who was swallowed by a whale, "hence proving the story of Johah," was debunked upon research by many, who found no evidenc Continue Reading...
older than the previously established canon of Hebrew literature, the Dead Sea Scrolls add depth, nuance, and historic accuracy to the Biblical texts. Prior to the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in Qumran, the Masoritic texts provided the most re Continue Reading...
Therefore, the Pentateuch plays a very important formal role in the Jewish faith. However, the oral Torah may be as important to the Jewish people. One of the underlying components of Judaism is that the Jews are God's chosen people. As God's chose Continue Reading...
American Religious History Defining fundamentalism and liberalism in Christianity is hardly an exact science, especially because prior to about 1920 there was not even a term for fundamentalism as it exists today. While present-day fundamentalists o Continue Reading...
Exodus/Story Of Moses Many scholars refer to the book of exodus as the bedrock of faith in Israel. The book links two key first encounters: the Israelites' Exodus from captivity in Egypt, and their reception of the covenant of God at Sinai. The Exod Continue Reading...
Judaism is a religion of ethical monotheism, centered on the belief in an all-powerful and all-knowing God who created the universe and revealed his plan in the Tanakh (Bible), starting with the Torah (Pentateuch or first five books that are still at Continue Reading...
The narrative genre, specifically an "epic," continues in the second book of the Bible, or "Exodus," which explains the story of the Israelites in Egypt to the Holy Land, and ends with the legal genre. The narration includes the introduction, which Continue Reading...
lessons module/Week explained important reasons Christians study secular literature. Choose lessons ag I believe that there are a number of critical points of veracity elucidated within lesson three regarding the value of literature to Christians an Continue Reading...
In 70 CE, Jewish scholars assembled in a town west of Jerusalem to decide which holy books of writings should form the core of the Hebrew Scriptures. They decided on 5 books (Pentateuch) to form the core. Then they added 34 other books, rejecting mo Continue Reading...
Go and study'" (2000, 733). These observations suggest that while it may be possible to interpret the Parable of the Good Samaritan in different ways, there can be no misunderstanding the basic message that is being communicated. Like the Lukan and Continue Reading...
Then, and now, Americans are risking losing their moral character by "greeting only their own people." America needs a theology of immigration that begins with the Bible and ends with public policy. In their policy proposals, Sider and Snippers sug Continue Reading...
Legal interpretation and influence of God's interactions With his people in the book of Exodus As Moses led the children of Israel across the desert into the Promised Land, he had earned the position of leader, and head law giver for the entire na Continue Reading...
