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The premillennial view relies heavily upon their interpretation of the seventy weeks discussed in Daniel 9. This is not an easy passage to interpret. Many scholars, from all three of the millennial viewpoints have weighed in on the discussion as to what Daniel meant by the seventy weeks. The most prevalent view is that of the premillennial view. In the beginning of this discussion, it is important to understand what Daniel meant by the word “weeks”. Daniel used the Hebrew word “sabu ‘im” which literally

Known as the Elba Tablets, dated from 2500 to 2250BC, consisted of a collection of as many as 1,800 different clay tablets along with 4,700 fragments as well as many thousand minor chips. Written in two different languages with clay identity tags attached to them with the first language being Sumerian and the second language being an unknown language but similar to Sumerian which eventually the archaeologists named "Eblaite." Most of the tablets provided information on Syria and Canaan of the Early

Early Christianity had a lot to do with the transformation of Rome and posed a challenge to the Roman Empire. Christians were known as the enemy of Rome, primarily because they refused to worship the emperors as the embodiment of Rome’s Gods meaning they were denying his divinity and authority. The one whom the Christians worshiped had been declared a criminal, was tried and put to death the roman state. Christianity itself faced several challenges, it all began with the teachings of Jesus

A diverse array of traditional, religious, and cultural customs is practiced cross-culturally throughout the world. Female circumcision, also known as Female genital mutilation, or female genital cutting is a custom that has sparked controversy among many people belonging to other cultures not accustomed to the practice. They have presented the question of whether female circumcision is a practice that should be advocated or even allowed at all. My view is that the notion of basic human rights and

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The Unestablished Disciple: John the Baptist’s Beliefs and Unique Lifestyle Submitted to Dr. David Mappes, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of NBST 515 – B08 LUO New Testament Orientation I byBryant Eubanks October 4, 2014 Contents Introduction1 Basic Biographical Information1 Levite Lineage1 Life as a Priest2 Life as a Prophet4 Lifestyle5 Living in the Wilderness5 Preparing the Way8 Ministry12 Discipleship12

Introduction The Bible, composed by 40 authors inside a 1500 year time frame, is an assorted collection of books varying in types, ranging from history, law, prophecy, gospel, and personal epistles. One book telling one story, the Bible’s author, the Holy Spirit, inspires all the writers to tell the world God’s story of salvation through His son Jesus Christ. Featuring God as originator of creation, King of creation, and source of creation, the Bible highlights the kingdom of God as one good fun

to the Masoretic Text of Isaiah one thousand years later. That proves the unusual accuracy of copies of scriptures over many years. * He agrees that even copies from the Qumran community and our standard Hebrew Bible are similar up to 95 percent, the other 5 percent being common spelling errors that don’t change the meaning of the text. * The accuracy from the archeological evidence helps Josh proves the Bibles truth

ontext The Book of Leviticus, part of the Pentateuch, is an important and historical section of the Bible. The authorship of Leviticus is widely debated, with multiple theories on its origins. Albert Barnes in “Barnes Notes on the New Testament” states that traditionally, the book is ascribed mainly to Moses. There is, however, according to Barnes, evidence which points to the works of multiple authors spanning many periods of time. This is seconded by Napthali Meshel in “Food for Thought: Systems

To truly comprehend a biblical passage, it is important to have knowledge of the ‘hermeneutics which enables an understanding of the locus of meaning and the principles of bible interpretation’ . The audience needs to have a clear interpretation of the biblical passage which includes ‘content and unity of the whole of Scripture if the meaning of the sacred texts is to be correctly worked out’ , this supports the argument that all worlds of the text are equally important. ‘Biblical passages are often

In order to gain a fully comprehensive insight into Jesus Christ, his person and his politics, one must delve deeper into the historical and social context of His time on earth. Most are aware of the general details; that he resided in the Galilee and Judea regions, that his birth determined the turn of the first century, and that he interacted with various cultural and social forces. The parties with which he was involved were depicted frequently throughout the bible – most notably the Jews, Gentiles