Jericho The religious heritage of the city from a Christian perspective. http://www.ctsp.co.il/LBS pages/LBS_jericho.htm
Extractions: Jericho Thought by archeologists to be over 10,000 years old, Jericho is the oldest known walled city in the world. When Joshua and the Children of Israel entered the Promised Land for the first time, those walls came "tumbling down". " When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in, and they took the city " [Joshua 6:20]. Although archeologists have not yet uncovered remains of the famous walls of that time, Tel Jericho ( Tel es Sultan located in the modern city) includes the ruins of a large circular tower and fortifications that indicate Jericho's importance. Cleopatra once coveted the environs of Jericho. She wanted control of the persimmon plantations from which a perfume that 'drove men wild' was produced (unfortunately the plant is now extinct!) An oasis of lush foliage and abundant springs in a dry desert setting, Jericho has been used over the ages as a winter resort for the wealthy. Herod built himself a palace in Jericho, as did rulers of the Moslem Umayyid dynasty.
Extractions: The section of the Bible in which the prophecy of Zechariah is included is known as Minor Prophets. There is nothing minor, nothing unimportant, nothing unprofound about this fourteen-chapter book, which pours forth narratives and visions whose complexity and mystery rival any section of the biblical collection. The early prophecies of Zechariah, who was a contemporary of Haggai, may be affixed to the reign of Darius (520-518 B.C.E.). Two sections of the book are clearly limned: chapters one through eight describe the return of Israel from the Babylonian exile; chapters nine through fourteen form an eschatological narrative. In the tradition of Haggai, Zechariah enlists support for the rebuilding of the Jerusalem Temple. Unlike Haggai, he calls forth fantastic visions that both appear and evanesce before the stunned reader. This is only the beginning. A vision of the High Priest, Joshua, who exchanges filthy garments for clean robes, and Satan, standing accusingly to his right, who is rebuked by the Lord, highlight the third chapter. There an angel promises Joshua that if the returning exiles obey the dictates of the Lord, they will be rewarded with My servant the Shoot (Zechariah 3:8). This apparently is a reference to the reign of Zerubbabel, who is entrusted to rebuild the Temple.
Daily Bible Study - Aaron Offers a biblical biography of the Israelite priest. http://www.execulink.com/~wblank/aaron.htm
Extractions: Aaron was the firstborn son of Amram and his wife/aunt Jochebed, who were Levites (Exodus 2:1; 6:20). He was born during Israel's time in Egypt, 83 years before the Exodus, 3 years before his brother Moses , and about 10 years after his sister Miriam (Exodus 2:1,4; 6:20; 7:7). Aaron married Elisheba, a daughter of Amminadab, who was of the tribe of Judah (Exodus 6:23; 1 Chronicles 2:10). They had 4 sons - Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. When the time of the Exodus came, God sent Aaron (Exodus 4:14, 27-30) out to meet the returning Moses (who had just spent 40 years out in the Sinai with Jethro ), to join with him in their assigned task. Aaron was to be the spokesman for Moses, who was unable to speak well, perhaps from stuttering (Exodus 6:30; 7:1-2,9-10,19). Although Moses was the leader, it was Aaron who did the actual speaking to Pharaoh through the events leading to the Exodus, and the crossing of the Red Sea. Aaron was a faultless servant with his brother, at least at first. At Rephidim, when Moses overlooked the battle with the Amalekites from a nearby hill with the rod of God in his outstretched hand, it was Aaron and Hur (his brother-in-law, Miriam's husband), who held up Moses' tired arms until Israel's forces under Joshua won the battle (Exodus 17:8-13). Aaron's greatest lapse in judgment occurred while Moses was away on the mountain receiving the Ten Commandments from God. For whatever reason, Aaron gave in to the people's demands, and made that now-infamous golden calf for the people to worship (Exodus 32:4). When Moses returned, Aaron was sternly rebuked, but was forgiven by God after Moses prayed for him. Aaron came very close to being killed for that incident (Deuteronomy 9:20)
Joseph In Egypt Essay arguing that the Egyptian vizier Imhotep and the biblical figure Joseph were the same man. http://anchorstone.com/number7a.html
Extractions: Email this page to Joseph's main position was that of a prime minister and Imhotep appears to be the first who could boast of such a broad range of authority in ancient Egypt. There are records of many, many viziers throughout Egyptian history- but the first evidence which connects Imhotep with Joseph is an amazing inscription found carved on a large rock on the island of Sihiel just below the First Cataract of the Nile. This inscription claims to be a copy of a document written by Djoser in the 18th year of his reign,- this copy being written over 1,000 years after the events it claims to be relating. It goes on to tell of a seven year famine and seven years of plenty. Let's look at a few passages from this inscription and compare them with the Biblical account, keeping in mind that this was written a millennium after the events it claims to be describing: 1. It begins with the great distress of the pharaoh: "I was in distress on the Great Throne..." "And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled" GEN 41:8 2. In the inscription, the pharaoh is troubled about a famine and asks Imhotep who the god of the Nile is, so he can approach him about the drought: "... I asked him who was the Chamberlain,...Imhotep, the son of Ptah... `What is the birthplace of the Nile? Who is the god there? Who is the god?'" Imhotep answers: "I need the guidance of Him who presides over the fowling net,..." "And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace." GEN 41:16
Btsi.org Search Page Features a searchable database of articles, books, and other resources. Includes online related links. http://www.btsi.org/
BIBLICAL THEOCRACY A book which presents theocracy as a biblically sound form of Christian politics. Distinguishes between theocracy (the rule of God) and ecclesiocracy (the rule of the church). http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~ppp/bth/toc.html
Extractions: BIBLICAL THEOCRACY A VISION OF THE BIBLICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR A CHRISTIAN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY By Stephen Palmquist stevepq@hkbu.edu.hk This web site was selected for the July 1998 "special mention award" by the Churches.com organization, primarily because of this page and its subordiate links. Full Text ASCII Archive
Extractions: This page is part of the Literary Resources collection maintained by Jack Lynch Comments and suggestions are welcome. Note: Since these pages are concerned primarily with English and American literature, coverage of classical and biblical literature is sparse. Think of the selection as representative, not comprehensive. Bible text with extensive annotations and contextual material.
Extractions: by This special-edition volume of the Library of Ancient Israel, based on the latest research, presents a vivid description of the world of Ancient Israel, covering such topics as domestic life, the means of existence, cultural expression, and religious practices. With over 175 full-color pictures and illustrations, Life in Biblical Israel opens the door to everyday life in biblical Israel for all readers. As Joseph Blenkinsopp comments, "This is something more ambitious than either a survey of archaeological history or an imaginative recreation of the past. It is a serious attempt at longue durée historyhistory, in other words, that probes in detail into such aspects of everyday life as household, arts and crafts, diet, gender relations, marriage, and the raising of children." This volume is perfect for classrooms, coffee tables, and personal use. more...
Geoscience Research Institute Addresses the apparent conflict between science and the biblical account of creation by examining the scientific evidence concerning origins. Includes scholarly articles and links to K12 teacher resources. http://www.grisda.org/
Biblical Personalities: Isiah A contemporary Jewish look at the prophet and his representative home life. http://www.emanuelnyc.org/bulletin/archive/89.html
Extractions: All the prophets called upon Israel to repent, but not like Hosea. Jeremiah and Isaiah did not teach Israel what to say, whereas Hosea taught them how to appease God: Say to Him, Forgive all iniquity... (Hosea 14:3). In addition, Hosea declared Israel to be merely stumblers, as it is written: You have stumbled in your iniquity (Pesikta Rabbati 44:23). The Northern Kingdom of Israel is being threatened by the Assyrians and is on the verge of collapse. Hosea, the son of Beeri, is chosen, at the beginning of his ministry, to represent the sins and waywardness of the Jewish people by means of a marriage to a harlot. Obediently, he follows the Divine imperative, and marrying Gomer, they preside over the births of two sons, Jezreel and Lo-ammi, and a daughter, Lo-ruhamah. The progeny have both specific and symbolic destinies. Jezreel is to bring to an end the kingdom of Jehu. Lo-ruhamah, meaning that hath not obtained compassion, and Lo-ammi, meaning not my people, represent the Lords rejection of Israel.
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Jacob Commentary on the biblical patriarch from the traditional Catholic perspective. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08261a.htm
Extractions: Home Encyclopedia Summa Fathers ... J > Jacob A B C D ... Z The son of Isaac and Rebecca, third great patriarch of the chosen people, and the immediate ancestor of the twelve tribes of Israel . The incidents of his life are given in parts of Gen., xxv, 21-1, 13, wherein the documents (J, E, P) are distinguished by modern scholars (see ABRAHAM, I, 52). His name possibly an abbreviation of Jacob-El (Babylonian: Ya kub-ilu ), with which compare Israel, Ismael etc. means "supplanter", and refers to a well-known circumstance of his birth (Gen., xxv, 25). His early years were marked by various efforts to get the birthright from his brother Esau. His struggle for it began before he was born (xxv, 22-5). Later, he took advantage of Esau's thoughtlessness and despair to buy it from him for a pottage of lentils (xxv, 29-33). In virtue of this purchase, and through a ruse, he finally got it by securing the blessing which Isaac intended for Esau (xxvii, 1-37), Then it was that, to escape his brother's avenging wrath, and apparently also to obtain a wife from his parents' stock, he fled to Haran, the dwelling place of Laban, his maternal uncle (xxvii, 41-xxviii, 5). On his way thither, he had at Luza the vision of the angels ascending and descending by a mysterious ladder which reached from earth to heaven, and of Yahweh renewing to him the glorious promises which He had made to
Adam And Eve Archive Research report by Gary A. Andersons discussing and interpreting the different versions of the apocryphal story of The Life of Adam and Eve. http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/anderson/
Extractions: Solomon Hebrew Shlomo from Shalom for peace, also Arabic as Suleiman or Sulyaman meaning peace) can mean any of the following: as a First Name: Solomon Spalding - (often Spaulding ) a Calvinist minister thought by some to have authored part of the Book of Mormon Solomon Schecter - a Conservative Jewish Rabbi as a last name Norman Solomon - Author and media critic Ila Solomon American Commercial graphic artist Paul Solomon - contemporary meta-human and " prophet Russ Solomon - founder of Tower Records Sheldon Solomon Simeon Solomon , British Pre-Raphaelite painter 2. Companies named Solomon: Solomon Technologies - electric motors builder Solomon Corporation - American transformer builder. 3. Places named Solomon:
AMAZING Bible Timeline With World History! Bible Timeline easily compares 6000 years of Bible history to World history.. at a glance! Free reference timeline online! http://www.agards-bible-timeline.com/
Extractions: "I really enjoy your Bible Timeline. I have been a student of world history for many years (with a leaning toward scriptural history).... Your timeline is a real help to me in putting things into perspective 'at-a-glance'. -Sterling Duerden San Francisco, CA, USA T he Amazing Bible World History Timeline gives you a quick , organized way to see Bible and World history from Adam to modern times.
Extractions: CBMW Home Site Map - Go directly to... Site Search How To Use This Site Questions about Gender RESOURCE SECTIONS: For Pastors For Men For Women On the TNIV Bible Multi-Lingual Resources RESOURCE TYPES: Articles Audio Messages Books Online (Full Text) Book Reviews Journals Online Store SPECIFC PAGES: About CBMW Conference Audio Conference Schedule Contact CBMW Council Members Danvers Statement Fifty Crucial Questions Press Releases
Biblical Personalities: Jonah A contemporary Jewish look at the truant prophet. http://www.emanuelnyc.org/bulletin/archive/92.html
Extractions: And the Lord prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah (Jonah 2:1). This is the verse Father Mapple employs as the text of his sermon to the ill-fated shipmates of the Pequod. Father Mapple, assisted by Herman Melville, is a brilliant if fearsome expositor. He recognizes the great complexity and anguish simmering within Jonah, this most reluctant of all Israels typically reluctant prophets, who, faced with delivering a message of repentance to Israels enemy, the Ninevites, flees instead, taking a ship to the foreign port of Tarshish. The Lord can be abandoned, but not in the case of a prophet. The Almighty is used to recalcitrance - indeed, it seems a salient characteristic of his chosen instruments of the Word. Yet Jonah goes too far. Or does he? In a stunning midrashic re-creation of the narrative, Jonah is seen as Israels defender, rather than as a coward who avoids his mission. This is less extraordinary than it first appears. Israels prophets, beginning with Abraham, received righteousness points for coming to the aid of the nation. Defending the son against the Father was always an acceptable modus operandi in an argument with the Heavenly Court.
Is Universalism Biblical? An essay by Ron Rhodes of Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministry. http://home.earthlink.net/~ronrhodes/Universalism.html
Extractions: Is Universalism Biblical? Universalism states that sooner or later all people will be saved. This position holds that the concepts of hell and punishment are inconsistent with a loving God. The older form of universalism, originating in the second century, taught that salvation would come after a temporary period of punishment. The newer form of universalism declares that all men are now saved, though all do not realize it. Therefore the job of the preacher and the missionary is to tell people they are already saved. Certain passages - John 12:32, Philippians 2:11, and 1 Timothy 2:4 - are typically twisted out of context in support of universalism. Such passages, interpreted properly, do not support universalism: John 12:32 says that Christ's work on the cross makes possible the salvation of both Jews and Gentiles. Notice, however, that the Lord - in the same passage - warned of judgment of those who reject Christ (v. 48). Philippians 2:10-11 assures us that someday all people will acknowledge that Jesus is Lord, but not necessarily as Savior. (Even those in hell will have to acknowledge Christ's Lordship.)
Musa The traditional Muslim view of the biblical brothers, with Koranic references. http://www.angelfire.com/on/ummiby1/musa.html
Extractions: setAdGroup('67.18.104.18'); var cm_role = "live" var cm_host = "angelfire.lycos.com" var cm_taxid = "/memberembedded" Search: Lycos Angelfire Dating Search Share This Page Report Abuse Edit your Site ... Next Prophet Musa (Moses) Prophet Harun (Aaron) The pharaoh who ruled Egypt was a tyrant who oppressed the descendants of Jacob (pbuh), known as the children of Israel (Bani Israel). He used every means to demean and disgrace them. They were kept in bondage and forced to work for him for small wages or nothing. Under this system the people obeyed and worshipped the pharaoh, and the ruling class carried out his orders, thereby authorizing his tyranny and crazy whims. The pharaoh wanted the people to obey him only, and to believe in the gods of his invention. Perhaps, during that time, there were many classes of people who did not believe in or practice polytheism; however, they kept this to themselves and outwardly did as they were expected to do, without revolting or revealing themselves to anyone. Thus, successive dynasties came to Egypt and assumed that they were gods or their representative or spokesmen. Years passed, and a despotic king, who was adored by the Egyptians, ruled Egypt. His king saw the children of Israel multiplying and prospering. He heard them talking about a vague vision that one of Israel' s sons would dethrone the pharaoh of Egypt. Perhaps this vision was only a daydream that persisted within the hearts of the persecuted minority, or perhaps it was a prophecy from their books.
Biblical Personalities: Adam A contemporary Jewish look at the first created man. http://www.emanuelnyc.org/bulletin/archive/41.html
Extractions: "The fleshy part of Adams heel outshone the globe of the sun" (Zohar 1:142b). "When the Holy One, Blessed be He, was about to create Adam, the Attribute of Kindness said: Let him be created, but the Attribute of Truth said, 'Let him not be created.' God took Truth and cast it to the ground. Said the ministering angels before the Holy One, Why do you scorn Truth? While the ministering angels were debating the issue, The Holy One created Adam" (Genesis Rabbah 8:5). Even at the beginning of Gods creation there was complexity. Adam, who was brought from the earth (adamah) on Rosh Hashonah (as Tradition, which knows no bounds of history or time, tells us) was the most precious of all Gods creatures, closer to God than that of the ministering angels. He was bigger than all succeeding human creations. Until he sinned, Adam physically extended from the earth to the sky. After he and Eve disobeyed the Almighty, the Holy One placed His Hands upon Adam and diminished him. The idea of the perfect human being was always limited, and because of its limitations, and because of mans indigenous corporeal nature, God would almost surely find fault with Adam and all his progeny. Yet the quest for perfection, spiritual and religious, despite the impossibility of its achievement, was injected into the first pages of the Biblical narrative. And yet even that noble if unachievable idea was already mitigated by another idea, set forth in a parable from Genesis Rabbah cited above, that mans very existence is founded upon the tomb in which Truth is imprisoned. The first man owed his existence to Gods mercy. The message? One must sacrifice veracity for the sake of love and compassion.
Extractions: David Legg's Personal Web Site (Leggweb) Articles on Practical Theology This site endeavours to collect together theological material of practical import to Christians in cases where that material is not readily available on-line or in print. The site seeks to answers commonly asked, but rarely answered questions. Can Satan plant brand new thoughts in your mind? - a consideration of the popular Thought Injection myth and some relevant texts, by D.W. Legg. How to recover after sinning - Notes from a 'Christian Basics Course' run at Hounslow West Evangelical Church , by Chris Bennett. Who did write the book of 'Hebrews'? - Does it matter? Can we know, or must it remain a mystery? - by J.D. Legg Would you like to become a fully-Reformed Baptist? - Read a brief article by Chris Bennett about infant baptism. Are you a practical atheist? - Give your faith a health check with the help of B.B. Warfield. What is the purpose of Christian meetings? - Have we slipped back into Old Testament worship? Chris Bennett explains.
