Jesus’ birth story has captivated billions of people for more than two millennia, as the Bible details a loving God’s ...
The term “Old Testament” is a loaded one since it assumes the existence of a “new” testament — an idea Christians and ...
The Bible tells an overall story about the history of the world: creation, fall, redemption and Last Judgement. But who wrote ...
Carol A. Newsom, Candler Professor Emerita of Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, Emory University ‘This book takes questions about the Bible’s origins to another level of historical inquiry…. Superbly ...
Almost 2,800 years ago, the young King Ahaz, ruler of Judah, faced a brutal invasion — an event that seemingly had nothing to ...
The Old Testament books are grouped in the following ... The various divisions of the Biblical books are of rather recent origin. The Jews divided their sacred books into sections.
Over the years there has been no consensus amongst scholars on the subject of Molech in the Old Testament. Was Molech the name of ... If Molech was a god, what was his origin and was it the case, as ...
In his teaching, Jesus often quoted the Jewish Scriptures; after his death, his followers turned to them for clues to the meaning of his life and message. Biblical scholar Mark Hamilton discusses ...
From the manger to the cross, the journey has shaped and molded every facet of human history. One of the most ... long before the manger, with the Old Testament including important prophecies ...