Alexandria
Alexandria was a major center of learning and Jewish scholarship. Read more about this ancient city and its influence on the Hellenized world.
Amos
“No more of your noisy songs! . . . But let justice and fairness flow like a river.” (Amos 5.23,24.) Read this book to find out why God told the prophet Amos to speak these powerful words to the people of Israel.
An Advent Devotional Based on Readings from Luke
Luke was a careful historian, and his report of the Christmas story is no exception. Use these readings from Luke to reflect on the Advent season.
An Advent Devotional Based on Readings from Mark
Mark is the shortest of the four Gospels, but it has important insights on the Advent season. Read more here.
An Advent Devotional Based on Readings from Matthew
Use this tool each Sunday in the Advent season to reflect on the Christmas story presented in the Gospel of Matthew.
An Ancient Flood Story
The Bible isn’t the only ancient text with a flood story. Read about the flood stories other flood stories in the ancient world and why these accounts are important.
Ancient Israelites and Agriculture
Agricultural practices provided a framework for the lives of many Ancient Israelites. It's no accident that the Bible is filled with farming and land references and metaphors
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Ancient Israelites and Creation Stories
The Bible offers stories on how God created the world. Yet in the beginning, “the earth was barren, with no form of life,” and “there was no one to work the land”. If no people were there to witness the events of creation, how did the Biblical writers know what happened?
Ancient Israelites and the Great Flood
The story of Noah and the Great Flood conjures images of a cartoon ark bobbing in blue seas. Yet a flood the magnitude of the one described in the Biblical text would more closely resemble total devastation on a massive scale. How did this story become a part of the canon of the Ancient Israelites, and how can it help us better understand God?
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