Ancient Documents

The Bible is a collection of ancient religious texts that is considered sacred by Christians, Jews, and others. The texts were written over a period of centuries and include a wide range of literary forms, such as poetry, history, prophecy, and apocalyptic literature.

One of the most important parts of the Bible is the Old Testament, which is also known as the Hebrew Bible. This collection of texts contains the sacred writings of the ancient Israelites, including the Torah (also known as the Pentateuch or the Five Books of Moses), the historical books, the wisdom literature, and the prophetic books.

The New Testament is another important part of the Bible and contains the writings of early Christian communities. This collection includes the Gospels, which tell the story of Jesus of Nazareth, as well as letters (also known as epistles) written by early Christian leaders to various communities, and the Book of Revelation, which is a highly symbolic and apocalyptic text.

The Bible is considered to be one of the most important and influential texts in human history. It has played a central role in the development of Western civilization, and has been translated into hundreds of languages and read by billions of people over the centuries. Despite its age, the Bible remains relevant today, and many people continue to find inspiration and guidance in its teachings.

Overall, the Bible is a collection of ancient documents that are considered sacred by many people around the world, and continue to be studied and revered today. It is a important source of knowledge, history, literature and religious teachings.

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Gospels

DefinitionLiterary StyleSynoptic GospelsSynoptic ProblemThe ProblemProposed SolutionsTheory of Mutual DependenceTheory of Documentary HypothesisTheory of Oral TraditionEclectic ViewWhy SimilaritiesWhy Diferences?Definition The Term Gospel comes from an old Anglo-Saxon word godespel meaning God's tid...
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Timeline

37 B.C.–4 B.C. - The reign of Herod I, a Roman client king of Israel27 B.C.-14 A.D. - The reign of Caesar Augustus, the first emperor of the Roman Empirec. 6 B.C. - The birth of Jesus26-36 A.D. - Pontius Pilate the Prefect of the Roman Empire's Judaea Provincec. 30-33 - The death and resurrection o...
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Miracles

Description The term miracle is a general term used to describe extraordinary workings of God in the world during certain times of man's history. However there are several terms used in Greek and Hebrew to describe what is commonly called miracle. Miracles of Jesus Miracles of Elisha Marvellous Work...
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The New Testament

Included here are articles that deal with aspects of specific New Testament Books or passages, but does not include Lectionary Commentary articles. For more general articles on the New Testament, see Bible Topics, Issues in Biblical Interpretation, Biblical Theology, The Bible in the Church, and Hi...
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Fonts for Biblical Studies

Free Unicode fonts and keyboards Unicode fonts are now becoming standard, and they are easy to use with the free Tyndale Unicode Font Kit. Almost all word processors now support unicode - with the notable exceptions of Word Perfect on the PC and Word on the Mac before Word 2004. If you use Windows 9...
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Korean Fonts

Mac Korean Mac Korean is a bit-mapped suitcase that contains the fonts named Inchon, KSL, Pusan and Seoul. With these fonts you can write in Korean without the Korean Language Kit or HanTalk. [Thanks to S. Todd Stubbs and Sol Yang Hwan of BYU for the instructions included with these fonts.] Downloa...
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Hebrew Fonts

BST Hebrew (16 KB; ttf).David New Hebrew (14 KB; ttf).Dor (46 KB; ttf).ElroNet (Monospace and Proportional) (30 KB; ttf).Gideon-Medium (19 KB; ttf).Hadasah (19 KB; ttf).Hebrew (38 KB; ttf).Hebrew Bold, Italic, Bold Italic (61 KB; ttf).Hebrew Parse (26 KB; ttf).Hebrew Regular (36 KB; ttf, afm).Hebrew...
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The Copper Scroll (3Q15)

Column 1 In the ruins which are in the Valley of Achor, under the steps which go eastward, forty rod-cubits: a strongbox of silver and its vessels - a weight of seventeen talents. KEN in the sepulchre of Ben Rabbah the Third: 100 ingots of gold. In the big cistern in the court of the peristyle, in a...
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Texts

The Book of Secrets 1Q27, 4Q299-301 4Q301 F1 (...) I shall speak out freely, and I shall express my various sayings among you (...) (.. those who would understand parables and riddles, and those who would penetrate the origins of knowledge, along with those who hold fast to the wonderful mysteries ....
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A Baptismal Liturgy (4Q414)

The present work was evidently intended to govern a ritual of baptism or ablutions. A sectarian text by virtue of its mention of the Yachad, this liturgy may have operated during the ritual washings that are discussed in the Charter (see text 5, 3:4-9; 4:21; 5:13b-14). The Liturgy's distinctive form...
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Chart of Archaeological Periods

The chart of archaeological periods is a system used by archaeologists to classify the different stages of human history. It is based on the development of human technology, such as the use of stone, metal, and pottery. The chart is divided into three main periods: the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, and...
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