Cultural Differences When Confronting Pharisees, Part 3 of 3
about the community expectations of the oldest son in the Prodigal Son Parable and Christ’s own pressures from Nazareth
Demons in the Talmud, Paranormal Part 2 of 2
The Talmud’s teachings on demons contrasted with the New Testament and Christ’s teachings and how that applies to us today
Reality Check: Nothing in the NT About Essenes, Part 3 of 3
Click picture to enlarge Last week I endeavored to give quotations for you to glimpse the challenges in determining who...
The Cure for Doubts Growing From Discouragement
Comparing Essenes with John the Baptist and first century Judaism’s Messianic expectations reveals reasons and lessons
New Year Celebrations and John the Baptist
How new year celebrations were for Jews in Bible times and about their 2 calendars
Shepherds, Mangers, Wisemen and Camels, Adding New Depth to Old Surfaces
New insights since cultural differences affect the interpretation of the Christmas story
How the Ethiopian Eunuch Identified With Jesus
The Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8:26-39 was an outcast. Today’s blog is about him, his hunger and his hope. This...
Why Jesus Called Simon Peter “Satan”
The Kingdom of God was a common concept in first century Judaism and Satan wasn’t that evil. So Christ’s teachings reflect this background.
The Music and Songs of Both Redeemed and Redeemer
Click picture to enlarge a little Today I’d like to cover music and singing in the Bible, for both the...
Behind the Imagery in the Book of Revelation
Click picture to enlarge a little In my first blog, I covered cultural differences preventing our appreciation of the Bible’s...
Did you read your Bible lately?
Heather, Summer 2022
