The Most Difficult Thing for American Bible Readers to Understand

 

For American readers of the story today, the ancient meaning of ADAM is also beyond our comprehension. The reason that we can’t understand what ADAM means is that our brains have a belief model which emerged in Germany in the early 16^th century CE. Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/e7b63c9860d3/the-most-difficult-thing-for-american-bible-readers-to-understand

The God That Wanted a Kingdom

 

If you had studied with my friend, teacher, mentor, and associate, Dr. Ike Tennison, you would have heard three phrases many times – “stay in the box,” “let the Bible text tell its own story,” and “don’t forget that a Sunday School class and a university class are different.” I used Ike’s advice to create more user-friendly versions of some well-known Bible stories. Check this one out! Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/75849503cc51/the-god-that-wanted-a-kingdom

Lives 1st: The Common Ground of Our Biblical Heritages

 

This is about the moment we understood the importance the TOV Standard and TOV Wisdom and Values – and discovered the common ground of our Christian and Jewish Biblical Heritages. Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/2235607a442a/lives-1st-the-common-ground-of-our-biblical-heritages

Why a Professor, a Rabbi, and a Pastor Explored Their Biblical Heritages

 

Today, I want to tell you a story that I hope will give you a context in which you can better understand why I believe exploring biblical heritages is so important. Instead of asking you to wait until the end of the story for the conclusion, I am going to summarize the first chapter and then summarize the conclusion. Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/d330eefb07c5/why-a-professor-a-rabbi-and-a-pastor-explored-their-biblical-heritages

The Kingdom of the Creator of the Heavens and Earth

 

If you have a Christian or Jewish Biblical Heritage, make sure this information is part of it. If you do not have a Biblical Heritage, consider adding it to your values and standards. This God values human lives so much that He created the Heavens and the Earth for them! Read more at -

https://mailchi.mp/2f4e51626afa/the-kingdom-of-the-creator-of-the-heavens-and-earth

The Mystery of the Seventh Day of Creation

 A reader from the multiple cultures in the ancient world would know immediately what was going on the first story in Genesis and conclude that it is “a temple text.” And they know exactly why the Seventh Day is the most important of the seven days of creation. But modern readers, since they do not understand what they are reading, never know that they missed the most important part of the story. Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/9e4be9f01e2c/the-mystery-of-the-seventh-day-of-creation

The Godlike Role Given to Humans

 

A number of beliefs and ideas found in the Bible had histories that led us back in time to Egyptian, Babylonian, and Persian texts. As we compared those texts to the ideas in biblical texts, one thing stood out. The first ten chapters of Genesis is an ancient wisdom text of a temple! Continue reading at -

https://mailchi.mp/66e34d57d2ce/the-godlike-role-given-to-humans