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What Are ‘High Day’ Sabbaths? All italicized text below was extracted from that page unless otherwise linked. The article also includes comments about the lunar calendar. ‘For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in […]
Continue ReadingThe text of the Ten Commandments was dynamic in ancient Israel and appears in three markedly distinct versions in the Bible:[1] at Exodus 20:2–17, Deuteronomy 5:6–21, and the “Ritual Decalogue” of Exodus 34:11–26. From Wikipedia. Note that each one is from a different source based on the JEPD view. For an in-depth presentation at the Torah.com go to The Origins of […]
Continue ReadingThe info below was extracted from Wikipedia on 9/9/2024. Suggested locations of the Sermon Traditionally, the Mount of Beatitudes has been commemorated as the physical site at which the sermon took place. Other locations, such as Mount Arbel and the Horns of Hattin, have also been suggested as possibilities. The Mount of Beatitudes The Mount of Beatitudes (Hebrew: הר האושר, Har HaOsher) is a hill […]
Continue ReadingGo to Estimating the Population of Ancient Jerusalem – Archaeology provides a new more accurate method for estimating ancient populations. Davidic Jerusalem was home to fewer than 2000 people. By Magen Broshi. Info below was extracted from that article. Also see the pdf of the article in DropBox and an epub copy on the Kindle.
Continue ReadingFrom James Tabor’s Patreon post here – Mars Hill, [photo immediately above the paragraph] where Paul talked with the Stoics and Epicureans according to Acts 17:27-28. I realize his “address” is composed by the author of Acts, but the two quotations from the Greek poets “He is not very far from each one of us” […]
Continue ReadingPraying (and Pronouncing) the Names of God – As spoken by Tony Evans The Names of God in the Old Testament – Pronunciation and frequency of use plus more. Parsing the Divine Name by Ronald S. Hendel at BAR. Shorter version is here. Articles in BAR often write “Yahweh” as the name of ancient Israel’s God. This concerns some […]
Continue ReadingGenesis 1 – In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, 2 the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. NRSV Thoughts – When Elohim created the “heavens” that would include the sun that would have provided light. […]
Continue ReadingSystematic Theology: HISTORY AND DEFINITION, written by Joshua Schachterle, Ph.D. Posted August 6th, 2024. Most systematic theologians continue to use their method of biblical interpretation, almost always through the lens of the principles of John Calvin. This paper also provides an understanding of Calvinism and cites theologians who defend it. It is important to note that […]
Continue ReadingSee the excellent article by Marko Marina, Ph.D. posted to BartEhrman.com on August 19th, 2024. In this article, we’ll delve into the rich and varied landscape of Christian eschatology, examining its origins, development, and the conflicting interpretations that have emerged over centuries. Eschatology, pronounced “es-kuh-TOL-uh-jee,” is a term that stems from the Greek word eschatos, meaning “last” […]
Continue ReadingParables of Jesus (All 38 Parables with Verse & Meaning) written by Marko Marina, Ph.D. and posted to BartEhrman.com May 14th, 2024. Mark also has Jesus delivering a series of parables so that other people (outsiders) won’t understand him. In Mk 4:11-12, he says to the disciples: “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given […]
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