Old Testament
epub |eng | 2004-07-07 | Author:Robert Alter

22. shield you with My palm. The Hebrew kaf means the inside of the hand, the part that holds objects, and is not the general word for hand (yad). The ...
( Category: Old Testament July 8,2016 )
epub |eng | 2004-10-13 | Author:Bruce K. Waltke [Waltke, Bruce K.]

c. Conclusion: Wisdom’s Final Invitation and Warning (8:32-36) The logical particle “so now” (v. 32) and the form of the father’s introductions to his lectures, consisting of addressees (“the sons”), ...
( Category: Old Testament July 7,2016 )
epub |eng | 2015-09-07 | Author:Aviya Kushner [Kushner, Aviya]

Back in Iowa my teacher changes direction to discuss the broader goals of the course. “To make the Bible accessible to you—to make you used to it.” I write this ...
( Category: Old Testament May 28,2016 )
mobi |eng | 2008-01-06 | Author:Packer, J. I. [Packer, J. I.]

FURTHER BIBLE STUDY Why words need watching: • Matthew 12:22-37 QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT AND DISCUSSION • Why does God demand that we keep our vows? • Does taking the Lord's ...
( Category: Old Testament March 4,2016 )
epub |eng | 1990-10-27 | Author:Victor P. Hamilton [Hamilton, Victor P.]

11. NOAH’S NAKEDNESS (9:18-29) 18 Noah’s sons who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Ham was the father of Canaan. 19 These three were the sons ...
( Category: Old Testament December 31,2015 )
mobi |eng | 1994-12-22 | Author:Tremper Longman Iii & Raymond B. Dillard

Introduction A discussion of the theological message of the Psalter is difficult for two reasons. First, the book is composed of 150 individual compositions and, accordingly, does not present a ...
( Category: Old Testament December 24,2015 )
epub |eng | 2015-06-08 | Author:Steven M. Cahn & Christine Vitrano [Cahn, Steven M.]

CHOOSING THE EXPERIENCE MACHINE A central issue about happiness is whether its value depends on how it is achieved. Suppose someone could be made happy by having illusory experiences. Would ...
( Category: Old Testament November 22,2015 )
mobi, pdf |eng | 2008-01-15 | Author:Mark Driscoll

How to Read the Old Testament Having answered the most common questions about the Old Testament, I now hope to give you a brief overview of the various kinds of ...
( Category: Old Testament October 9,2015 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2006-10-31 | Author:John Walton

Creation History Divine role Both focus on divine cause and effect Perspective Both driven by purpose (teleological) Foundation Order Pattern Focus Function Outcome/Legacy De-emphasized Structures/physical laws Eyewitnessed events * * ...
( Category: Old Testament September 4,2015 )
epub |eng | 2014-05-21 | Author:D. M. Murdock [Murdock, D. M.]

Fig. 66. Herakles and Dionysus, 3rd–4th cents. AD/CE. Mosaic at Sepphoris/Tzippori, Israel Indeed, the presence of Dionysus on mosaics from the third to fourth centuries AD/CE in the finely appointed ...
( Category: Old Testament July 31,2015 )
mobi |eng | 1992-12-14 | Author:Paul R. House & Eric Mitchell

Internationally, Assyria gained in power beginning with Tiglath-pileser III's reign (745–727 BC). Assyrian armies were known for their violence and cruelty. The Assyrian economy depended on tribute from conquered peoples ...
( Category: Old Testament July 21,2015 )
mobi |eng | 2014-06-13 | Author:David Squyres

Did He Sacrifice Her? So what exactly happened? A surface reading can quickly lead us to think this Judge sacrificed his daughter as a “burnt offering.” YIKES! I think there ...
( Category: Old Testament July 21,2015 )
epub, pdf |eng | 1997-05-29 | Author:Michael Drosnin [Drosnin, Michael]

"Any human being in the area would be reduced to smoke and ashes; they would simply disappear. The incinerated population, now radioactive dust, would rise up into the mushroom cloud, ...
( Category: Old Testament June 12,2015 )
mobi |eng | 2009-10-15 | Author:Joyce Baldwin

c. Daniel’s deliverance (6:19–28) 19–23. Sunrise saw the king making his way anxiously (rather than in haste, though that is also implied) to the lion-pit. In his question he speaks ...
( Category: Old Testament June 5,2015 )
epub |eng | 2011-08-22 | Author:John C. Lennox [Lennox, John C.]

THE GOODNESS OF CREATION One cannot read Genesis 1 without noticing the constant refrain, “And God saw that it was good” (Gen. 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25), culminating in ...
( Category: Old Testament May 25,2015 )