Archaeology: What an Ancient Hebrew Note Might MeanGordon Govier
What is a bidet, how do you use one, and why do you find them in hotel rooms and homes? They may somewhat resemble a toilet, but they are only used for cleaning yourself. Do not use a bidet as if it were a toilet! I was very startled to hear the following from someone who has...
One of their unique characteristics is that, in their written forms, they originallydidn’t include vowelsat all. (Modern Hebrew now usually adds them in.) Because ancient languages typically also didn’t use spaces or lowercase letters, this makes reading the Old Testament in its most ancient,...
The Hebrew word for roll and its relationship with camels offer us a good example of how Agri-Biolinguistics works. A camel's biological characteristic is that it will roll in soft sand or soil to cool off during hot weather or to unload its heavy pack. In its most ancient form, the wr...
The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a person or thing really is; nature; disposition. The character or that dominion. Know well each Ancient's proper charac...
Jesus is not coming back for the “Church Christian.” He is coming back for a pure and spotless bride, one full of his love and holiness. Heaven is not a cheap deal for the passive, who want to get in on lip service to God. ...
Interestingly, some copyists preferred for “666” the questionable reading “616,” which is another way that one could count “Nero Caesar” (omitting a debatable letter).Another objection comes from those who say Revelation was written in Greek—not Hebrew. While that may be true, it’s ...
Gematria is a system in which the Hebrew language uses letters to represent numbers. Those who study gematria or biblical numerology believe that hidden messages can be found in the significance of numbers and letters used throughout the Bible. Although no one can say with absolute certainty wheth...
(2): 185–197. On the use of childhood metaphors in the New Testament, see Francis, J. Adults as children: Images of childhood in the ancient world and the new testament. Religions and Discourse No. 17. Oxford: Peter Lang; 2006; Balla P. The Child–parent relationship in the new ...
(which occurred in 1945) and the establishment by the Allies of a political and religious New World Order. She saw a federal world government as the culmination of Wells’ Open Conspiracybut favorably argued that it would be synarchist because it was guided by the Masters of the Ancient ...