Book of Judges- a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges Judges Old Testament- the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible ...
As we read through the books of Kings, we’ll occasionally see references to “the book of the Acts of Solomon” (1 Kings 11:41) and, once the kingdom split into two after the death of Solomon, “the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah” (1 Kings 14:19) and “the Book ...
We are all probably familiar with the letters Jesus gave the Apostle John to send to the seven churches in Asia Minor recorded in the first chapters of the book of Revelation. Only two of those churches, Smyrna and Philadelphia, were commended without any rebuke or condemnation. In his letter...
The Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts are closely related. Written by the same author and for the same purpose, both were addressed to a Christian named Theophilus and were designed for the purpose of presenting to him a complete and well authenticated narrative of the early history of th...
On the night of Tisha B'Av, the Book of Lamentations that comprises of poetic chapters mourning the destruction of Jerusalem is read. Quotes To Mark Tisha B'Av Ever since the discovery and publication of several Sumerian Lamentations, there has been an ongoing discussion concerning the possible ...
David Benjamin has always been fascinated by Christmas—and by Christmas stories, starting with the Book of Luke. But the holiday tale that tickled Benjamin’s literary fancy was Charles Dickens’A Christmas Carol, a story which, Benjamin believes, opened the door to countless variations on holida...
Since I have always felt a special affinity for the soldiers that have interactions with Jesus, who are treated very sympathetically by the writers of the Gospels as well as Luke in the Book of Acts. The links to the first four chapters of this story are linked in below. I have not ...
The book of Revelation states that a voice from heaven commands the rider of a black horse, “Do not harm the oil and the wine” (Rev. 6:5). Why was oil one of the two commodities protected in a time of global scarcity? In part 2 we’ll look at the importance of olive oil.—...
Luke should be here, and my gut can’t help but worry. If he’s drunk it’ll screw up more than our angle, but before I can think about it too much, my music hits, all shrieking guitars and pounding drums. Time to be the Breaker of Men. ...
book; comparative religion; inspiration; Late Antiquity; Qur’an; revelation; theology1. Introduction According to Muslim tradition, Muḥammad was dissatisfied with his society’s belief system and distanced himself from much of their rites, making him part of a group that tradition calls the ...