BIBLE TALK

Bible Talk   Hopefully our “Ancient Jewish Literature” biblical study will help answer some of these questions if the reader has little or no familiarity with ancient Jewish literature or the intertestamental period that gave rise to so much of that literature. 1.) What was the name of the translation into Greek of the Hebrew […]

Bible talk: (1.) What marked the onset of the Roman Period in Judea, and approximately when did that happen? (2.) Who was in power in Judea at the time of the onset of the Roman Period? Was there intrigue going on in Jerusalem at that time? Explain. (3.) What became of Judea at the onset

The Birth of Messiah     Introduction   In the Calendar below, the salient verb of the shown passage is discussed in its context, the numbers to the left of the passage stand for a day in an arbitrary year’s month of December (we wanted to make the calendar reusable year after year for this

Bible Talk Why does Scripture refer to the Bereans of Paul’s day as “noble?” Pull up a chair and let’s have us a Bible chit-chat if you will.   Discussion The Bereans were residents of the city of Berea in Macedonia. Their story is recorded in the Book of Acts during Paul’s second missionary journey

Bible Talk   It is more than a rhetorical question the title above, God asks because He anticipates the correct answer from each of us, especially in this day and age after some two-thousand years of reflecting and thinking about our manifest Visitation by very God in the person of His Son here referenced. And

I. Introduction   First a few examples, then a discussion based thereon.   1.) My goodness, that semi-trailer truck is bearing down on me pretty fast, I better stay put and let them pass by and then pull out onto the road. Let’s hang a bit. 2.) O my check it out, I can use

Bible Talk Why for the most part are humans inclined to wave at each other? One passes by a complete stranger and the natural tendency is for mutual acknowledgement via a friendly wave—why is that? Grab your favorite snack and drink and pull up a chair and let’s chat about this.   Discussion Short answer?