Introduction Judith is work of religious fiction without the pretense of recounting actual history. The story opens with a fictionalized Nebuchadnezzar making war on an invented King of the Medes, […]
The Apocrypha, Lesson 5: The Greek Portions of Daniel, Pt. 3
June 4, 2017 by
Earlier, we learned about the Prayer of Azariah, the Hymn of the Three Young Men, and Susanna. Today, we study Bel and the Serpent. Who or What is “Bel”? […]
The Apocrypha, Lesson 4: The Greek Portions of Daniel, Pt. 2
May 27, 2017 by
Last week, we looked at the Prayer of Azariah and the Hymn of the Three Young Men, which are placed between Daniel 3:23 and 3:24. Today, we study the story […]
The Apocrypha, Lesson 3: The Greek Portions of Daniel, Pt. 1
May 27, 2017 by
The Protestant edition of Daniel is written in Hebrew (1:1-2:3, 8:1-12:13) and Aramaic (2:4-7:28). The Daniel of the Septuagint is all Greek, with some portions not being a translation but […]
The Apocrypha, Lesson 2: How We Lost the Apocrypha
May 18, 2017 by
Last week, we learned what the Scriptures were for Jesus and his Apostles: The Septuagint, the Greek-language version of the Old Testament. Jesus also affirmed this in His Scripture quotes, […]
The Apocrypha, Lesson 1: Background–The Jews Lose their Hebrew
May 18, 2017 by
In Jesus’ day, Greek was the “universal” language around the Mediterranean world. Earlier, most Jews lost their ability to read and speak in Hebrew during their captivity in Babylon. Hebrew […]
Romans, Lesson 30: Greetings and Conclusion
April 30, 2017 by
After asking the congregation in Rome to welcome Phoebe, a deaconess, and likely the courier for his letter, Paul now mentions many names in the congregation at Rome. […]
Romans, Lessons 28-29: Paul’s Appeal and a study on Deaconesses by way of Phoebe
April 30, 2017 by
Paul shared his plans to visit Rome on his way to Spain. But first, he needs to deliver the monetary aid to the Jerusalem Christians, and so he makes a […]
Romans, Lesson 27: The Liturgy Being Lived Out
April 2, 2017 by
By finishing with the hope the Christian has, the resurrection of the body, given to him by faith through the Holy Spirit, Paul begins his conclusion. What he does, which […]
Romans, Lesson 26: What Those in Christ Have
March 25, 2017 by
The stronger brother is chided not to abuse his Christian freedom toward the weaker brother (Romans 14:13-21), for what does not proceed from faith is sin (Romans 14:23). Apart from […]
