Bible Reading Tip 31: Hebrews This anonymous letter was written to Christians from a Jewish background. They were apparently tempted to return to Judaism, or a highly Judaized version of Christianity. The writer warns them that if they give up on Christ, there will be no salvation. At least a dozen times in the “brief” [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Bible Reading Tips by Douglas Jacoby – Part 1
Posted: November 16, 2011 in UncategorizedBible Reading Tip 1: Get a version of the Bible you can understand and enjoy. These days there are numerous readable (and reasonably accurate) translations available to the reader of English. Let me especially recommend the Holman Christian Standard Bible, the New English Translation, and the English Standard Version. Or maybe you would like to [...]
1st Century Messianic Movements by Glenn Giles
Posted: November 16, 2011 in UncategorizedThe purpose of this paper is to determine bona fide messianic movements of the first century. Many have written articles using the term “messianic” or “messianic movement,” but few seem to define the terms. Other terms such as “messianic pretenders” and “messianic consciousness” are also used without definition. In order to avoid the ambiguity that [...]
