The writer of the Epistles to Timothy and to Titus never dreamed of building up a priestly order with views, thoughts, hopes, and joys differing from those of the ordinary worker of the world. St. Paul's presbyters were to be chosen, among other qualities, for the white and blameless ...
To begin, listen to the writer of Hebrews 13:7-8 NLT; “Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever” [Tyndale House Publishe...
The writer, it is urged, having spoken of a promise of an inheritance, (Hebrews 9:15), and a promise that cannot be made valid unless death take place, avails himself of the illustration which a second (and very common) meaning of the leading word affords; and though a covenant has ...
The authorship of the Bible book of Romans is clearly defined in the opening line of the letter: "Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God." Paul’s journey to apostleship was quite different than all t
This passage in Hebrews 6 is probably directly related. The Hebrews werefacing martyrdom, which they could escape if they publicly renounced Christ. The writer to Hebrews plainly says this is unpardonable. Hebrews 6:4 Forconcerning thosewho were once enlightened and tasted of the heavenly gift, ...
in almost the same words as those which we find in the Book of Joshua (xxiv. 29-31). It would seem either that the writer of Joshua must have copied from Judges, or the writer of Judges from Joshua, or else that both copied from some older document this account of Joshua’s death....
She has enriched my life more than I could calculate, and it gives me pleasure to know our forever-road is a shared one. She was full of beauty when we met, more when we married, and now full ofstill moreas the candles on our cakes increase. Being loved is a good thing, being lo...
The Bible was recorded by around 40 men over 1,500 years. But it claims there is one ultimate Author: God. We list the possible writers of all 66 books below.
The Bible was written by many people over thousands of years. Meet 35 people who have traditionally been credited with writing Scripture.
Given that kind of environment, it isn’t shocking that the writer of the Book of Sirach might note that for a woman, any man will do. After all, the alternative to having a man is to be a social nobody with basically no rights or power. That kind of environment would naturally ...