This article discusses word and name controversies from the Aramaic and Hebrew languages in the Bible, particularly in Ezra 4:7. Letters from Nehemiah's archive and whether a certain term is a accurately interpreted as a preposition plus a noun is covered. The etymology of the word is ...
Few phrases in the English language bring with them such a sense of relief and restoration of joy as those three little words: “I forgive you.” Whether we are the extender or the recipient of the pardon, such joy is the result of the freedom we experience when we are released from ...
the heart is a sure and trusty garrison, guarding it so that the evil spirit, once cast out, cannot return. The thoughts issue from the heart; for the heart, as commonly in the Hebrew Scriptures, is regarded as the seat of the intellect, not of feeling only.In Christ Jesus; in the ...
In fact, I’m going to try to answer three questions: 1. What do the Dead Sea Scrolls tell us about the development of Early Christianity? 2. What do the Dead Sea Scrolls tell us about the Hebrew Bible? 3. What do the Dead Sea Scrolls tell us about the history of Judaism? But be...
Or “Peace from our Lord Jesus Christ,” as many of the Apostles say in one form or another in their letters. There is the peace described between Jews and Gentiles. “For he is our peace, who has made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility,” Paul tells ...
It was most likely like this in heaven, before Satan rebelled. So to imagine peace as having a “crushing function” seems contradictory. Peace activists always want “no force, no conflict” in their definition of peace. Crushing sounds violent, and not peaceful. ...
The French alphabet, written out with the same numerical values as the Hebrew, in which the first nine letters denote units and the others tens, will have the following significance: a b c d e f g h i k 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 l m n o p q r s 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 ...
The phrase "God of peace" is significant, as it reflects the Hebrew concept of "Shalom," which encompasses wholeness, harmony, and well-being. In Greek, "εἰρήνης" (eirēnēs) conveys a similar sense of tranquility and order. Paul assures the Philippians that as they live out...
This phrase occurs at least 11 times in Washington's letters. "And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig tree" (2 Kings 18:31). The phrase occurs a number of times in Scripture. These references are visual reminders of the Hebrew word for salvation,...
Death and the Garden: An Examination of Original Immortality, Vegetarianism, and Animal Peace in the Hebrew Bible and Mesopotamia The notion of a primeval paradise is often associated with the absence of death for both humans and animals. Humans are envisioned as immortal, both humans... V Ee...