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"I will give you rest" This is a beautiful and compelling passage, even the more so when you understand the connections and their implications. In his first invitation, Jesus makes three extraordinary kosher associations, which is found in His bible called the Tenach. Category: New Testament Theology

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. How Many Jews Followed Jesus David Bivin, editor of JerusalemPerspective.com, discusses the Greek word for �tens of thousands� found in Acts 21:20 and explains why most English versions have decided to render the Greek word as �thousands,� without even a footnote noting that the Greek says �tens of thousands.� Christian exegetes and translators cannot imagine that there were tens of thousands of Jewish followers of Jesus in the city of Jerusalem in the mid-first century A.D. Category: New Testament Theology

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A greater than Jonah is here What is the relationship between the preaching of Jonah and putting a lamp on a lamp stand? The prophet Jonah in classical Jewish thought calls to mind repentance. In Rabbinic literature we read that many prophets were sent to Jerusalem and the people did not listen, but to Nineveh one prophet was sent, and the people repented. Category: Rabbinic Theology

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Alexander the Great Alexander the Great (The pride of Greece) part 1 Alexander the Great never missed a chance to verify his pride for his Greek ancestry. His parents had Greek origins. Alexander considered himself as a Greek. He spoke Greek. He grew up and was educated from famous Greek teachers like Aristotle and had as his favourite book Iliad of Homer. He worshipped the same gods like the rest of Greeks.ESPRCBS claims no copyright to this material of the History Channel thus its use only for educational purpose Category: Christianity and Byzantium

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Alexander the Great He undertook and accomplice to a military campaign based on the long-term hostility between Greeks and Persians, as leader of the Greeks. Both he and his army spread the ancient Greek language and culture to the fringes of India and therefore Alexander has justifiably been used for centuries as a symbol of Greek civilization.Elijah School of the Prophet Research Center of Biblical Studies claim no copyright for this material. It belongs to the History and is here only for educational purposes, Category: Christianity and Byzantium

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Angels of the Pre-Adamic Race A pre-Adamite race is thought of as existing on the original earth (Gen. 1:1), under the governorship of Satan in his unfallen state, as �the anointed cherub that covereth� (Ezek. 28:14). This pristine sphere is.... Category: Biblical Studies

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Apostle Paul Enjoy this amazing article portraying Apostle Paul's life and ministry. Category: New Testament Theology

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Arbel Caves Herod Takes Back His Kingdom Herod emerged from his Roman trip with a crown and began the battle to take back his dominion. He routed Antigonus out of Masada, where he had sought refuge. Herod then reached Sepphoris in a snow storm. From there he then sent out a troop of cavalry and three companies of foot soldiers against some of his political opponents hiding in the caves near Arbel. Category: Bible Archaeology

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Archaeological Periods Travel back in time and view the Archaeological Periods in Israel and their historical events starting with the Paleolithic Period before 20,000 (Old Stone Age), Neolithic (New Stone Age)Iron Age, Babylonian Period, Persian Period, Hellenistic Period through the present time. Category: Bible Archaeology

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At the Feet of Rabbi Jesus While traveling, the first-century rabbi could not easily set up a shop due to the shortness of his stay in any given location. Nor would it have been fair when visiting smaller communities to take work away from a local resident in the same profession. Also, work could not readily be found for the large number of disciples who often accompanied a rabbi. Category: Rabbinic Theology

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Banias Location of Hades Gate Banias (or Paneas; Paneas was first settled in the Hellenistic period following Alexander the Great's conquest of the east. The Ptolemaic kings, in the 3rd century BC, built a cult centre there.. Category: Bible Archaeology

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Banned from the Bible The Story of Adam & Eve. For many of the faithful, the idea smacks of heresy. But the Bible we know is just one of many versions that surely circulated in the early days of Christianity. Even fully-fledged books were left out of the "final draft." Elijah School of the Prophet Research Center of Biblical Studies claim no copyright for this material. It belongs to the History Channeland is here only for educational purposes, and thus falls under fair use guidelines. Category: APOCRYPHA WRITINGS

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Caiaphas Tomb The process of Jewish burial in the Second Temple period took place in two stages. First, the dead person was buried on a ledge or in a loculus of a rock-hewn tomb. Then after about one year, when the body had decomposed, family members of the deceased... Category: Bible Archaeology

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Daniel vs Bel and the Dragon Enjoy this amazing video of Daniel vs Bel and the Dragon.This is the Septuigent version of Daniel which has been excluded from the Bible. Elijah School of the Prophet Research Center of Biblical Studies claim no copyright for this material. It belongs to the History Channel and is here only for educational purposes, and thus falls under fair use guidelines. Category: APOCRYPHA WRITINGS

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Dead Sea Scroll & N.T Some of the greatest excitement and intense controversy attending the Scrolls has been their relationship to the NT. Some scholars have made claims of direct contact between the DSS and the NT, causing a stir both in academic circles and in public opinion. We have summarized the more significant of those views. Category: Dead Sea Scrolls

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Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumran The story of the finding of the first scrolls in the vicinity of the Dead Sea is one of the romances of archaeology, which the public likes to devour but which occur, alas, only very rarely if at all in the life of the working archaeologist. A Bedouin shepherd boy, Muhammad edh-Dhib the Wolf, was tending his goats in the vicinity of an old ruin known as Khirbet Qumram in the wilderness south-west of Jericho, not far from the Dead Sea shore. Category: Dead Sea Scrolls

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Doble Portion of Elijah 2 Kings 2:1-10�When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gigal. When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, �Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?� Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit, Elisha replied. Was Elisha expressing a desire for a ministry twice as great as Elijah�s? What is the double portion? Category: Biblical Studies

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DOME OF THE ROCK Dr. Reese Powell and colleagues from the Jerusalem University College front row kneeling in front of the Dome of the Rock. The Dome of the Rock (:Arabic �سجد �بة ا�صخرة�, Transliteration: Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah, Hebrew ��פת �ס�ע�, translit: Kipat Hasela) is a shrine located on the Temple Mountin the Old City of Jerusalem. The sacred rock over which the Dome of the Rock is built was considered holy before the arrival of Islam.... Category: Bible Archaeology

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Dr. Powell at the Gate of Hade In Jesus' time a temple stood in front of this cave. In the cave or the grotto was a very deep pool that they never could measure (according to Josephus) and a powerful stream of water flowed. The cave was believed to be the gates to Hades. Several other shrines and temples stood here including this one to Caesar. The niches in the wall held images of the gods Pan, Echo and Hermes... Category: Bible Archaeology

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Egyptian Dream Book The ancient Egyptians believed that what they dreamed had a bearing on their daily lives, and that the interpretation of dreams was a valid means of predicting the future. A collection of texts has survived from ancient Egypt, which are known today as �Dream Books�. They consist of lists... Category: Bible Prophecies

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Egyptian Dream Scrying Ancient Egyptians believed in the power of dreams to bring messages from their many gods. Their methods of dream scrying go back over 5000 years and were recorded in their ancient texts and on hieroglyphic writings. Some of their techniques ... Category: Bible Prophecies

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Geography at the Levant The geography at the Levant can be divided into four north-south zones (from west to east). First we have the coastal plain which is widest in the south and then becomes gradually narrower until at Mt Carmel it disappears completely... Article by Dr. Reese Powell Category: Bible Archaeology

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Give Bountifully, be Blessed The words of Jesus are like precious coins, conveyed to us via the gospels. In their original form however they were minted in a foreign currency, as it were �¢?? in a first-century Semitic setting and language far removed from our time. Translators are like money changers... Category: New Testament Theology

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Give Unto Caeser One of the charges brought by the high priest, Caiaphas, and his retinue, against Jesus was that he had encouraged the people not to pay taxes to Rome (Lk. 23:2). It seems that the episode which lay behind this false charge was an exchange between the chief priests and Jesus a few days earlier in the Temple precincts (Lk. 20:20-26; Mk. 12:13-17; Mt. 22:15-22). See coin image in Essay portfolio. Category: Biblical Studies

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Gospel and Rabbinic Parables Rabbinic methods of interpreting Parables. Halakhah (�the way�) is the term used for the legal rulings of the law both oral and written, that emerged out of postbiblical Judaism. They were viewed by the rabbis as far more important than the haggadah, or narrative, traditions. For instance the parable and halakah used in Matthew 16:19�.�I give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven Category: Rabbinic Theology

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