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2013 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #3
Pharaoh
vs. Two Midwives
The
Pharaoh of Egypt, a living god of the Egyptians, was afraid and living
in dread of the Israelites. He was the leader of the Egyptian armies.
Wouldn’t you think he would mobilize his armies and attack the
Israelites? So, what does he do? Pharaoh comes up with another plan – a
really strange one when you think about it -- he mobilizes two
midwives and gives them orders! This is a story that every
Bible reader should know and teach their children – especially their
daughters.
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2013 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #3
The
Transformation of Cain’s Parents
The account of Cain,
Abel and Seth has always fascinated me because it has so many important
lessons about life. Even people who do not read the Bible know Cain
murdered his brother. Almost everyone has heard what he said to God --
"Am I my brother's keeper?" Cain’s question touches hearts
universally because it not only focuses on relationships; it addresses a
very important question that we all have – Who has my back? There is
another question that the account raises that should be considered too
– Did Cain & Abel’s parents have their backs?
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2013 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #2
Letting
Our Bibles Tell Their Own Stories
The Bible is the most
famous book in history and the bestselling book in
America
. There is an average of three Bibles in every
home. It is the Holy Scriptures of Christianity and Judaism. It is not
surprising that many hold strong beliefs about it. . . Our Bibles
contain accounts with valuable wisdom and time-tested values that have
endured for over a two-thousand years.
The problem we face is that the words of the Bible are used most
often to try and prove someone’s doctrines instead of being allowed to
tell their own stories.
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2013 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #1
The
Most Important Word in Jesus’ Bible
Let’s
begin by making sure we understand what Jesus’ Bible was. When most
people read the word “Scriptures” in their Bible, many picture
“their Bible.”
| “But as
for you, continue in what you have learned and have become
convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and
how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture
is given by inspiration of God and
is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in
righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (2
Timothy 3:14-17) |
Is
your Bible what you pictured when you read the above verses? Is your Bible what the author of those
words had in his mind too? If we believe that the verses above mean our
Bible, then we assume that the author’s Scriptures meant our Bible. But
what if he had something else in mind – then
what do we do?
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2012 BHC Publications
| December |
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2012 THE
TEACHINGS OF THE JEWISH JESUS #1
The
Christmas Clues: A Glimpse of the Real Jesus & the Founders
of Christianity
By Jim Myers
Christmas provides us with two clues that give us a glimpse of
the real Jesus and the founders of Christianity. The first is
the Theology of Christmas
and the second is the Spirit
of Christmas. The Theology
of Christmas consists of beliefs and the Spirit
of Christmas is defined by actions. Their origins provide us
the very important clues.
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History
of Christmas
History
of Christmas in
America
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| November |
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2012 THE
TEACHINGS OF THE JEWISH JESUS #1
The
Jewish Jesus & Baptism
By Jim Myers
Baptism is a very
important Christian ritual today and has been from the very
beginning. One of the famous New Testament characters is even
named after it – John
the Baptist. Since I was raised as a member of a Baptist
church, for many years I thought that John the Baptist created
our church and that we were the original Christian church
because our named appeared in the New Testament. In
this article we will discuss baptism. Our goal is to answer
these questions about baptism: Why
was it done? Where was
it done? How was it done? Who did it? By
whom was it done?
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The Jewish
Jesus
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2012 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #11
Do
You Want to “Come Near to God”?
By Jim Myers
Most will probably immediately answer, “Yes!” The next
question is -- What do you do “to come near to God?” Today,
the answers would probably be read the Bible, pray, sing worship
songs, etc. This would sound very
strange to ancient Israelites, Jews of the First and
Second
Temple
periods, and the Jewish Jesus. They didn’t just “hang out”
with God.
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What
God Treasures
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2012 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #10
A
Trip With Jesus to His Synagogue
By Jim Myers
A trip to the
synagogue with Jesus would have been a eye opening experience.
Luke records a visit that is loaded with a treasure chest of
cultural clues that will help you understand just what it would
have been like to go with Jesus on that day.
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Second
Temple Synagogues
The
Temple
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2012 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #9
Abraham, the Land & His Descendants
By Jim Myers
What people believe
about Abram/Abraham affects how they read the Bible and view
events in the
Middle East
today. It has been this way for many centuries.
It affects not only religious beliefs; it influences political
and military decisions, too. What does the Bible say about
Abram/Abraham and the land Yahweh gave him?
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Abraham
Mesopotamia
BHC
Memorial Garden
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| August |
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2012 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #8
Many
Biblical Ways to Get to Heaven?
By Jim Myers
Death
is a real problem for humans. We know that it is in our future
and a bunch of people would like to know what they can do here
that affects what will happen there. The places people find most
of their answers are religions. As most people know, all the
answers are not all the same, Maybe someone should set up an
“Afterlife-Mart?” If someone did set up an Afterlife-Mart
the largest section would contain Christian options.
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Rabbi Leynor
discusses Death, Mourning & Funerals
BHC's
Afterlife Section
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| July |
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2012 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #7A
How
to choose an Apostle
By Jim Myers
There
were eleven apostles after the loss of Judas, so another man was
needed to fill his place. An account of how that man was chosen
to be an apostle is recorded in the Book
of the Acts of the Apostles.
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History
of Christianity
Jewish Jesus
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2012 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #7B
Comparison
of Exodus 32 and Numbers 14
By Rabbi Jeff Leynor
Israel
would not have survived the ordeals of the wilderness. I have
found parallels of Moses’ intercession in Exodus 32:9-14,
32-33 and Numbers 14:11-24. Both of these episodes occur after a
great breach by the Israelites.
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Rabbi
Leynor's
Page
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| June |
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2012 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #6
Salvation:
A Preliminary Statement
By Dr. Isaac Tennison
The concept of salvation underlying the Greek words SOZO,
SOTERIA, SOTER, and related words in the text of the Christian
Scriptures may not be the same as the concept attached to the
English words “save,” “salvation,” “savior,” and
related words. The first observation is that the actual CONCEPT
of salvation among Christians throughout the centuries is known
primarily from answers given to questions ABOUT salvation and
not about the meaning or concept of the word itself.
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Dr. Tennison's
Page
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What
is the Basis of your Belief?
By Dr. Isaac Tennison
Well-meaning students of the Bible will spend literally years in
the study of the Scriptures by using one of the many available
translations. No one to tell these students the significance of
such study; and, no one can condemn them for their dedication to
the task. Nevertheless, someone must tell them about the
pitfalls in studying the Scriptures in this manner.
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Dr. Tennison's
Page
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2012 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #5
Noah's Ark: Where Beliefs & Facts
Collide
By Jim Myers
How
many of each kind animal did Noah take on the ark? This seems like a very simple question and most
Bible readers probably immediately know the answer. But the
biblical answer to this question can create some serious
challenges to the belief systems of millions of people. It
can also transform the way we read our Bible!
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Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor's video on Noah's
Ark.
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2012 LETTING
OUR BIBLE TELL ITS OWN STORIES #2
Jesus
Teaches About the Dangers of Anger
By Jim Myers
The Gospels contain
many clues that Jesus was a Jew who taught in Hebrew and that he
taught other Jews living in
Galilee
and
Judea
in the Late Second
Temple Period. The
more we can learn about his language and culture the more
accurately we will be able to understand what his words meant.
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Rabbi Jeffrey Leynor's videos about Jesus'
lesson about anger.
Part
1
Part
2
Part
3
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2012 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #4
Christianity & the Easter Bunny
By Jim Myers
What do Jesus and an
egg-laying Easter bunny have to do with each other? The answer
is, “Nothing!” There's no story in the Bible about a
long-eared, cotton-tailed creature known as the Easter Bunny
that lays eggs. And, in case you didn’t known, real rabbits
certainly do not lay colored eggs in nests. Jesus did not create a new holiday called “Easter.”
The Early Church Fathers never participated in a festival
called “Easter.”
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2012 LETTING
OUR BIBLE TELL ITS OWN STORIES #1
A
Man, Woman & Talking Snake
By Jim Myers
I know the name of this study sounds like the
beginning of a good joke, but it is really a study of the
introduction to one of the most important stories in our Bible
-- the man, woman and snake in the Garden in
Eden
. The lives of over two billion Christians living
today are still affected by how this account is interpreted.
Many believe it is the record of a cosmic battle between God and
Satan over the eternal destinies of the lives of all mankind. Is
that what the ancient author of this famous account had in mind?
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2012 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #3
Who Is a Christian?
By Jim Myers
Have you noticed that political candidates are
playing the "religion-card" lately? Some are
questioning whether their opponents are "really
Christians." What does a Christian look like? Christianity
has left a very long paper trail of its beliefs, but many
Christians are aware of it. They erroneously believe that their
form of Christianity is exactly like that of Jesus!
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How & What Did Jesus Teach His
Disciples?
From the Jewish Jesus to the Roman Church
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2012 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #2
Does God Just Wink When Our Sins Hurt
Others?
By Jim Myers
Our religious belief systems play a major role
in creating our realities, what we believe about God and how we
treat others. How we answer the above question depends on what
our religious beliefs are. Finding the answer begins with how we
define sin. Religions have very different definitions for this
very familiar word. It must be noted that even groups or
denominations of one religion may have significant differences,
too.
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Hebrew
Meaning of Sin Hebrew
Meaning of Repentance Hebrew
Meaning of Forgiveness
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| January |
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2012 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #1
Letting the Bible Tell Its Own Story
By Jim Myers
The Bible is the most famous book in the history
of the world and there are many different beliefs about it. Some
believe that the words of their Bible are the inerrant and
infallible word of God. Others say they are inspired by God, but
are not to be taken literally. And, still others view them as
traditions, legends and myths. What people believe about the
Bible makes a big difference in the way its words affect their
lives.
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On
the Text of the Torah
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2011 BHC Publications
| December |
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2011 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #12
Theophilus Has a Problem
By Jim Myers
Theophilus wants to know if what he has been
taught is true. Whose Gospel should he believe -- Peter's or
Paul's. Paul teaches the Gospel of Christ and
Peter teaches the Gospel of Jesus. Click
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Links
for more information.
Why Look
for the Real Jesus?
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| November |
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2011 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #11
Foreigners, Eunuchs & Early Christians
By Jim Myers
What
is your God’s highest priority? Is it making sure people know
the right doctrines? Or, is your God’s highest priority the
protection of life, the preservation of life and the enhancement
of the quality of life? Click
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Herod's
Temple
Isaiah
the Prophet
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| October |
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2011 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #10
Religion, Anger & Murder
By Jim Myers
What
could
have happened to cause the eldest son of Adam and Eve
to murder his younger brother – immediate after the first
recorded act of religious ritual in the Bible? Click
Here
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The Serpent: Wild Animal or Satan?
A
Garden in Eden
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| September |
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2011 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #9
How & What Did Jesus Teach His
Disciples?
By Jim Myers
The
Jewish Jesus was a teacher and the men he called to be the
apostles were called “disciples,” which means they were
students. The Jesus Movement was a movement built upon an
educational model. The
definition of the word “teach” is “to cause to know,” so
what did Jesus want his disciples to know? Click
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Kal
va-Chomer
Kal
Vachomer
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2011 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #8A
Carrying the Teachings
By Dr. Ike Tennison
“If any one comes to you and does not bring this
doctrine, do not receive him into the house or give him any
greeting.” (2 John 10)
The first time I really studied (not just read!) this passage, I
came away somewhat puzzled. The reason I was puzzled had to do
with the words “…does not bring this doctrine….”
How would the person who goes to answer the door know
whether or not the person at the door was bringing this doctrine
with him or her? Click
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Dr. Ike
Tennison
2
John
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| July |
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2011 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #7
The Greatest Commandments
It is clear that the leaders of the Pharisees and Sadducees were
very interested in Jesus’ position on issues that were
important to them. It was in an encounter with a lawyer, who was
also a Pharisee, that Jesus that was asked a question that
members of other Jewish sects would have been very interested in
knowing his answer. The question was this – “Which
commandment is the greatest commandment?”
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Hanging
the Torah
The
Jewish Roman World of Jesus |
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| June |
2011 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #6
The End Didn't Come -- Again!
In case you haven’t heard, the end of the world was
supposed to have taken place on May 21, 2011according to
Reverend Harold Camping -- and it didn’t. He is a man
with a track record, because he also predicted the end would
take place on
September 6, 1994
. You have to admit that he sticks to his guns though – he is
now predicting that the “end of the world” will take place
on
October 21, 2011
. Why does he keep doing it?
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Beliefs
about life after death, mainly in Christianity
Failed
Rapture Beliefs
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| May |
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2011 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #5
The Civil War & Southern Belief
Systems
The Civil War affected the way of life in
America
in many areas – political, economic and religious.
The way Americans viewed each other and life in general changed
after 1865. The fact that it was a war of Christians against
Christians was nothing new.
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The
Civil War
Religion
in the Civil War |
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| April |
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2011 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #4
Jesus and the Synagogue
Jesus never went to church.
He did not found the First Christian Church of Jerusalem.
The place you would find Jesus on the
Sabbath was a synagogue. What happens
during a synagogue service?
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Second
Temple Synagogues
Jesus
& the Synagogue
(previous study)
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| March |
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| February |
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| January |
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2011 FACTS &
BELIEFS REPORT #1
Facts, Beliefs, Truths &
Memes
It is essential that we distinguish
between
FACTS & BELIEFS.
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Beliefs & Belief
Systems |
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2011 FACTS &
BELIEFS REPORT #2
The Bible(M)
The Bible(M) is
a MEME that is linked with many other MEMES, FACTS and BELIEFS.
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Memetics |
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2011 DISCOVERING
THE BIBLE #1
The Journey of the BibleM
Begins
The BibleM is
a MEME (See Facts and Beliefs Report #2), a name, given to a
number of books, which are not identical.
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