The term canon, from a Hebrew-Greek word meaning “cane” or “measuring rod,” passed into Christian usage to mean “norm” or “rule of faith.” The Church Fathers of the 4th century ce first employed it in reference to the definitive, authoritative nature of the body of sacred Christia...
More importantly for MacDonald, this growth “reveals shifting representations of the individuals and groups involved in the construction and rituals of the tabernacles” and “suggests a complex process of negotiation about the structure of the ideal theocratic society within Second Temple priestly circ...
The second question, which has even deeper meaning and future impact on our nation, is what is the significance of the bullet striking and drawing blood from president Trump’s right ear? For answers to these questions, and many more, we need to turn to God in prayer and turn to His Wo...
To set aside, even if only “for the moment,” the very relevant and pertinent message of Romans 11 is to dodge the BIBLICAL basis for asserting the fact that present day national Israel is included in God’s plan. To argue that there are “so many ways” Romans 11 has been interpreted...
The hieroglyphic name, Shufu, has also the same meaning as in the Coptic, "much hair." Its height was 480 feet 9 inches, and its base 764 feet square, having an area of about 13 acres. Its slope or angle is 51° 50'. It has, however, been much spoiled and stripped of its ...
That he was using an everyday experience for child training (good for him!). The real meaning ofAbbais not what I had been taught. Most people thinkAbbameans “Daddy,” but that’s not quite right. “Daddy” doesn’t have the bite ofAbba. ...
Without entering into a discussion of the meaning of this famous passage, we may here quote from Abbott's Commentary on the New Testament a statement of the Roman Catholic interpretation, and the grounds on which that view is rejected by all Protestants: ...
“Without hedonism, there would be no point or meaning to our moral decisions” (Joe Barnhart in The Warren-Barnhart Debate on Christian Ethics versus Utilitarian Ethics, November 5, 1980, Denton, Texas). No matter the identifying moniker of a particular moral philosophy that an atheist or ...
Before and while searching for Isaiah 2, the desire to just sing Hosanna came out. I hate to admit but I did not know the meaning. I did not look it up until after reading Isaiah 2 out loud. As I was reading I was singing Hosanna. ...
“Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”– Ephesians 5:17 (KJV) Principle #4 – Order matters when the needs of priorities are equally important When all things are equal – meaning both the needs of two or more priority areas are real and equal ...