Persia learned that the best way to conquer Greece was to bribe the Greek City ... main purpose for the Book of Esther si to give the reason for the beast of Purim ...
Holy things are reserved to the priests and levites, marriage with Gentiles is ... Nehemiah was a high official in the court despite the lowly-sounding title he ...
Reading the Old Testament. By Lawrence Boadt. Chapter 6. Genesis 1-11: The ... and learn only shame and guilt (Adam and Eve hide bodies and hide from God) ...
Eponymous writing was a device used by ancient writers to help readers ... The Eponym is the person for whom a tribe or nation is named. Patriarchal Stories ...
... of the book has an inner consistency which fits in with the structural balance. ... consistent through the whole book; there is the same earnestness, the same ...
'In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I ... unclean, water was a source of purity and prescribed washings could very easily ...
Eisegesis = Imposing our own ideas on Scripture rather than on its meaning. ... Eisegesis & Proof-texting. Study & become knowledgeable of the entire Bible. ...
The 'Black Obelisk' (dates to 841 B.C. when the northern kingdom was already a ... largest work of prophecy in the Bible. For divisions of chapters see page ...