Tag: Christianity

First Forty YearsBackground Moses means 'drawn out' probably because he was drawn out of the water and Israel was drawn out of Egypt. He is one of the greatest Old Testament figures standing next to Abraham and David in importance. While Moses is not mentioned outside the Old Testament there are vei...

Herod’s Temple, also known as the Second Temple in its renovated and expanded form, was one of the most magnificent architectural projects of the ancient world. Commissioned by Herod the Great in approximately 20–19 BCE, the temple was a grand enhancement of the modest Second Temple that had been bu...

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...

John's Background He is called the Baptist Matthew 3:1 and the baptiser Mark 6:14 to distinguish him from other John's and emphasise the distinctive ministry which he had. He was born about 7 B.C. to elderly parents named Zechariah and Elizabeth. John was raised in the priestly line of Aaron on his ...

If there is a moral absolute which is recognized by most of the great religions, then does it really matter whether one is Confucian, Taoist, Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic, Jewish, or Christian? Don't all of the great religions point in the same direction? Does it really matter what path we take as long ...

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...

The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature: A Fantastic Research Tool for Broad Christian Study The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature is a ten-volume reference work that was published in the late 19th century. It was edited by John McClint...