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General Key Biblical Dates A list of significant biblical dates to provide a framework for the flow of biblical History. Overview of the Bible's Storyline A chart showing the basic timeline and storyline of the Bible with significant people and writings noted. Community and Testimony: Cultural Influ...

The 6th edition of this Bible Encyclopedia (January 2016) contains 694 pages (8.5X11) of information, over 5,500 entries, and over 6,000 cross references. The new edition contains almost 1,000 new words and updated entries. Twenty-five years of research have gone into this one-of-a-kind reference t...

Joseph was the son of Jacob and Rachel. He was a favored son, and his brothers were jealous of him. They sold him into slavery in Egypt. Joseph was taken to Egypt and sold to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh. Potiphar was impressed by Joseph's character and abilities, and he put him in charge of his...

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Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”—Luke 9:62, NIV I don’t know if you have ever mowed the lawn, but if you push off and then look back, you’ll discover that you have mowed in a crooked line. That’s not so bad, because you ca...

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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...

When I work on interpreting Scriptural texts, I work through these layers: The probable meaning of the writer, which has to fit in with the writer’s environment.If it is an Old Testament text, the way the passage has been used and interpreted historically in Judaism.The way the passage has been used...

By diligent study, thorough academic preparation, self-discipline, and heart cultivation, Dr. Hugo McCord has become one of the leading and ripest scholars in the United States. He was an author, lecturer, preacher, and professor. He was a local preacher in nine cities across the United States. His ...

The book of Judges describes the period when the Israelites were settling into the Promised Land following the Exodus from Egypt. Because the conquest was not complete, warfare was frequent, and resulted in the hero stories preserved in Judges. These heroes were known as "judges", meaning, not peopl...