When the Jewish audience heard the words “you
blessed of my Father” and “kingdom prepared from the foundation of the world” they
knew Jesus was referring to the first story in Genesis – and they understood
links to the Babylonian story Enuma Elish. Continue reading at – http://mailchi.mp/14e20ff4fba3/an-ancient-kingdom-prepared-for-the-blessed
Is
there a common foundation upon which the tens of thousands of Christian biblical
heritages stand? That was the question Dr. Ike Tennison, Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor,
and I discussed many times. We found the answer to the above question was
surprised that it’s linked to the Wisdom of the Creator of the Heavens and the
Earth. Continue reading at - http://mailchi.mp/300104fec680/jesus-and-the-wisdom-of-the-creator-of-the-heavens-and-the-earth
In
Genesis 1 the Hebrew word ELOHIYM is translated “God.” In Genesis 2 it is
translated “gods.” In Genesis 1 the Hebrew word ADAM is “two people.” In
Genesis 2 it is “one man.” People who only read English translations are
unaware of differences like these and being aware of them is essential to
understand what the Bible is teaching. Continue reading at -
http://mailchi.mp/37f7be7b5b93/seeing-genesis-through-the-eyes-of-ancient-scribes
Exploring
the Bible and Biblical Heritages emerged from over a decade of using the
guideline above. I created it in the late 1980s as a way to deal with
conflicts in beliefs in my Bible study meetings. People with
conflicting beliefs focused on defending their beliefs and attacking
people that disagreed with them. But after I created the guideline and people
started using it -- things changed. When a belief conflict arose, the
guideline acted like a GPS that guided to the next actions to take. Continue
reading at -
http://mailchi.mp/c1b871ebd988/the-goals-and-rewards-of-exploring-the-bible-and-beliefs
The
parallel between the missions of Udjahorresnet and Ezra are striking. Udjahorresnet
was an Egyptian priest sent by a Persian king to Egypt to create the
infrastructure required for the implementation of the “Laws of Egypt”
and the “Law of the King of Persia.” Ezra was sent by a Persian
king to Jerusalem to create the infrastructure required for the implementation of
the “Law of Yahweh” and the “Law of the King of Persia”
Continue reading at -
http://mailchi.mp/217beae24a0b/ezra-temple-scribe-and-representative-of-the-persian-king
Without a Bible,
biblical heritages would not exist. Therefore, a top priority for explorers of
biblical heritages is to acquire accurate information about “the Bible.”
But biblical heritages have two major types of religious institutions today -- Jewish
and Christian. The “divine authority claims of those institutions”
– proof that they are the authorized representatives of God -- are
directly linked to words in their Bibles. Continue reading at - https://mailchi.mp/4908aef4dead/the-first-canon-of-biblical-heritages
