Col.2
(...) And concerning what Scripture says, "In this year of Jubilee you shall return, everyone f you, to your property" (Lev. 25;13) And what is also written; "And this is the manner of the remission; every creditor shall remit the claim that is held against a neighbor, not exacting it of a nei...
PreambleChristology as the Fundamental Christian DoctrineThe Theological and Legal Necessity for the Virgin BirthJesus as MediatorJesus as SacrificeThe Narrative Necessity for the Virgin BirthThe AnnunciationJoseph’s ReactionMary’s Visit to ElizabethJesus in the Temple at the Age of TwelveThe Charac...
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.—2 Timothy 3:16-17, NIV
Someone recently asked if I consider the Bible the inspired and inerrant word of God or if I fee...
There are things in the Bible that are hard to understand and difficult to believe, and there are two methods for solving this problem. This is going to be a difficult essay for some of you, but hear me out until the end.
The First Method
The first method takes a lot of time and effort, and it is of...
Brit Damesek
4Q271(Df)
Parchment
Copied late first century B.C.E.
Height 10.9 cm (4 1/4 in.), length 9.3 cm (3 5/8 in.)
Courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority (1)
The Damascus Document is a collection of rules and instructions reflecting the practices of a sectarian community. It includes tw...
World War One, Nations Involved
Austria-Hungary
Declared war on Serbia .........July 28, 1914Declared war on Russia ........Aug 6, 1914Declared war on Belgium ......Aug 28, 1914Declared war on Portugal ......March 15, 1916BelgiumRefused German ultimatum demanding permission for German troops to cro...
The American Civil War, Clara Barton
Edited by: Robert Guisepi
2002
Twenty years before founding the American Red Cross, Clara Barton came to the aid of soldiers fighting in the Civil War. At the war's outbreak, Barton worked as a U.S. Patent Office clerk and collected provisions and medical supplie...
The American Civil War, Daniel Butterfield (1831 - 1901)Edited by: Robert Guisepi2002
Thoroughly hated by his fellow officers, Daniel Butterfield was wounded at Gettysburg and "fortunately for him and to the joy of all has gone home." A New York businessman with the American Express company, he had ...
1277
Up to the time of Edward I, Wales, which had been partially subdued by Henry I, was a source of continual disturbance to the English kingdom. Long before the accession of Edward, the greater part of Welsh territory was parcelled out into little English principalities. Under John and Henry III,...
The American Civil War, George Armstrong Custer (1839 - 1876)Edited by: Robert Guisepi2002
Thank you to Shotgun's Home of the American Civil War for this fine work.Although better known for his Indian fighting, George Custer compiled a creditable record as a cavalry leader in the latter part of the ...
Title: Civilization Of the Hebrews
Along The Banks Of Rivers
Edited By: Robert Guisepi
The Hebrew Kingdoms
In war, diplomacy, inventions, and art, the Hebrews made little splash in
the stream of history. In religion and ethics, however, their contribution to
the world civilization was tremendous....
Heinrich Schliemann
Youth and early career
Schliemann was the son of a poor pastor. A picture of Troy in flames in a history book his father had given him when he was seven years old remained in his memory throughout his life and sustained his fervent belief in the historical foundations of the Home...
Henry Hudson Explores The Hudson RiverAuthor: Cleveland, Henry R.Henry Hudson Explores The Hudson River1609Although Henry Hudson was not the first discoverer of the waters to whichhis name was given, he was a bold sailor whose achievements justly gave himrank with the foremost navigators and explore...
World War Two, Adolf Hitler
Edited By: Robert A. Guisepi
Date 2001
(1889-1945).
The rise of Adolf Hitler to the position of dictator of Germany is the story of a frenzied ambition that plunged the world into the worst war in history. Only an army corporal in World War I, Hitler became Germany's ch...
HUME, David (1711-76).
A Scottish philosopher and historian, David Hume was a founder of the skeptical, or agnostic, school of philosophy. He had a profound influence on European intellectual life.
David Hume was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on April 26 (Old Style), 1711. His father, Joseph Hume (or...
KOREAN WAR
Various Authors
Edited By: R. A. Guisepi
Early in the morning of June 25, 1950, the armed forces of Communist North Korea smashed across the 38th parallel of latitude in an invasion of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) that achieved complete surprise. Although attacks came all along the...
Lewis Addison Armistead(1817-1863)
Lewis A. Armistead nearly scuttled his military career when he broke a plate over the head of fellow cadet Jubal A. Early and was expelled from West Point. He was, however, commissioned directly into the infantry in 1839 and served in the Mexican War, being wounded...
World War One, Otto Dix
You know, if one paints someone's portrait, one should not know him if possible. No knowledge! I do not want to know him at all, I only want to see what is there, on the outside. The inner follows by itself. It is mirrored in the visibleb. Dec. 2, 1891, Untermhaus, Thuringia,...
Quotations of Thomas Jefferson
"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal. . . ."Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
"it is the great parent of science & of virtue: and that a nation will be great in both, always in proportion as it is free."Thomas Jefferson ...
Part I: New Evangelicalism - Its HistoryPart II: New Evangelicalism - Its ChracteristicsPart III: New Evangelicalism - Its FruitsThe following is part one of a three-part article, first published in 1995 under the title of Fundamentalism, Modernism, and New-Evangelicalism.
I am convinced that few er...
One of the interesting aspects of a number of ancient languages like Hebrew is that in their written form, where we have numbers and letters, they have only letters. In each language there are no numeric characters but the letters are also used as numbers. The context told the reader the word was a ...
Military History of the Roman State
This is a listing of works relevant to particular campaigns and battles in Roman history (753 BC - AD 476). For a study of aspects of the Roman Army, see the main bibliography on Roman Warfare. I have added some annotations of my own to the individual items. This ...
Introduction
A distinctive Old Testament literature is what is called the Poetical books or wisdom literature. The Poetical books are Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Songs.For Further Study see Book Introductions
They are called Poetical because they are composed almost entirely of ...
NameScripture1. Messiah
2. Deliverer
3. Father
4. Yahweh
5. Lord
6. Savior
7. Redeemer
8. Christ
9. Holy Spirit
10. Friend
11. Prince of Peace
12. Lord of Lords
13. King of Kings
14. King of the Universe
15. Son of God
16. Son of Man
17. Rock
18. Fortress
19. Strong Tower
20. Anointed One
21. Master...
An event in the external world brought about by the immediate agency or the simple volition of God, operating without the use of means capable of being discerned by the senses, and designed to authenticate the divine commission of a religious teacher and the truth of his message (John 2:18; Matt. 12...
Verse(s)King James Version (KJV)New International Version (NIV)New American Standard (NAS)New World Translation (NWT)Matthew 1:25firstborn sona sona Sona sonMatthew 8:29Jesus, thou Son of GodSon of GodSon of GodSon of GodMatthew 13:51Yea, LordYesYesYesMatthew 16:20Jesus the Christthe Christthe Chris...
The purpose of this chronology is to assist Christians of any denomination in their search for knowledge and truth regarding the development of the Christian religion. The primary sources used in assembling this list include a chronology by Paul Harvey, The World Almanac and Book of Facts, the Acade ...
Many people feel that the account given in the Bible of Jonah is legendary, since even if there were a fish big enough to swallow a man, certainly no man would be able to survive three days in its digestive tract and then escape to the outside world.
However, again and again, Jesus referred to this ...
During the course of the history of Israel, the authors of the Old Testament made constant references to the portions of the Hebrew Scriptures that had already been written. From these citations, it is easy to demonstrate that the Old Testament treats itself as "the written record of the words of Go...
As we have seen, many critics of the authenticity of documents included within the Old and New Testaments base their contentions upon principles of literary criticism. The use of modern higher Biblical criticism, employing the methods of literary criticism in establishing date and authorship of cano...
There are many forms and expressions of Hinduism. Associated with Hinduism are at least several hundred images of God. Houston Smith has written of these images:
Valued as ends in themselves these could, of course, usurp God's place, but this is not their intent. . . . It is clumsy to confuse Hindu...
Scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees, and The Sanhedrin
The religious life of the Jews in the time of Christ was controlled by the members of the Jewish priesthood, composed of the high priest and his family, the members of the supreme council, the Sanhedrin, and the local priest, or rabbi, who presided ov...
Therefore I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your reasonable act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test a...
Part Three in a Three-Part Series on Liberation Theology
by Ron Rhodes
The woman is "in all things inferior to the man," said first century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus.[1] Rabbi Judah, a contemporary of Josephus, said "a man must pronounce three blessings each day: 'Blessed be the Lord who did...
Introduction
It was the Greeks who were the mathematicians and so it is not surprising that the Hebrews were not mathematically exact in this area. Measurements and calibration varied from place to place. Measurement was usually limited to counting the number of objects or the length of the human bo...
Introduction
There is no mention in the Bible of coins for money before the time of Ezra. Nehemiah 7:71 This does not mean that coinage was not used in Palestine before this date because some have been found. The first coins were minted by the Greeks about the time of Jehosaphat and Hezekiah's reig...
First Missionary Journey
Having returned to Antioch from Jerusalem, Paul was joined by Barnabas, and John who was also called Mark. They laboured for a time in the Church at Antioch until the Holy Spirit set them apart for Missionary work establishing churches in Galatia, Macedonia, Achaia, and Asia...
Introduction
We learn about Abraham in fourteen chapters of Genesis. Genesis 11:26-25:18. Although this is the main account he is mentioned over forty times in the Old Testament and seventy times in the New Testament. The name of Abram is composed of two elements Father and multitudes. The two forms...
Judah
Kings of Israel & Judah
Statistics of the Kings
Rehoboam
Shishak's Inscription
After Solomon died the people rebelled and the Nation was divided into the Northern Kingdom - Judah and the Southern Kingdom - Israel. In the south Rehoboam, the son of Solomon retained only the tribes of Judah ...
Introduction
The most comprehensive list of foreign nations known to the Hebrews is that given in Genesis 10 in the form of a genealogical table of the descendants of Shem, Ham and Jepheth. The descendants are nations not individuals, and broadly speaking they form three geographical groups, the nor ...
The term Disciple is a general one which stresses the teacher student relationship. A Disciple was one who followed a teacher and learned from what they said. John the Baptist had disciples Matthew 9:14 as did Paul. Acts 9:25 It is more popularly used to describe those who followed Jesus, both the i...
"Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and I will receive you."--2 Cor. 6:17.
1. At the commencement of the fourth century, distinct and separate bodies of professed Christians continued to exist throughout the Roman empire. Each church had an elder to preside, whil...
