Genesis Background
I’m going to go through my study materials for the Old Testament again this year, revising them. So I am starting with several posts of background materials for Genesis and the Old Testament. I will...
View ArticleWhat is the Old Testament?
The version of the Old Testament used by Protestants and Jews today contains 39 books. Catholic Bibles include 9 more books, as well as 2 additions to Daniel and 1 to Esther. At least some of those 9...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Old Testament
Don’t expect Old Testament writers to have written their histories the way we would have written them. 1. We expect an “objective” account, what someone transcribing a video recording would write; they...
View ArticleStudying the Old Testament
What are the scriptures for? How should we use them? How do we use them? “Proof-texting” is a procedure that begins by assuming we know the doctrines and then searches through the scriptures to find...
View ArticleOT Lesson 2 Study Notes: Abraham 3; Moses 4:1-4
Abraham 3 Verses 1-19: Why did the Lord reveal these things to Abraham? More important: why did he think it important to reveal them to us? Verse 1: Why is it important that Abraham tell us that he...
View ArticleChrist in the Old Testament
“My soul delighteth in proving unto my people the truth of the coming of Christ; for, for this end hath the law of Moses been given; and all things which have been given of God from the beginning of...
View ArticleSold by God or Selling Yourself?
I was not going to post a completely new thread with this question; I was just going to post it under the Sunday School thread for this week. However, because of the length and amount of discussion it...
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