Why First-Century Messianic Beliefs Matter to Us, Part 2 of 3
why the Kingdom of God or the Kingdom of Heaven meant so much to Christ’s audiences in the first century, and why it matters to us
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...
Revolutionary Moments with the Dead Sea Scrolls, Part 2 of 3
how and why we can conclude controversial things about the dead sea scrolls and why that might impact on us
Origin of Dead Sea Scrolls, Part 1 of 3
why I changed my mind about who wrote the Dead Sea Scrolls and summarizing the history behind them
A Summary of Dead Sea Scroll Conclusions
summarizing the interest of the Dead Sea Scrolls to the church
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
Erasing and Replacing the Jews’ Identities
In ancient Jewish society, if you couldn’t prove your Jewish ancestry back many generations, you were in many ways a “nobody.”...
Mysteries Solved About the Dead Sea Scrolls
The Dead Sea Scrolls (DSS) mystified me a lot until recently. I wrote a little this past winter about the...
Did the Last Supper Happen on Tuesday or Friday Night?
A low table set with food as it probably looked in New Testament times for the Passover When did the...
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Did you read your Bible lately?
Heather, May 2023
