This document consists of a number of overlapping studies and resources (of uneven quality) that
pertain to the composition, transmission, and translation of the Scriptures, with a particular focus
on the canonical development of the Old Testament and New Testament.
The issue that we are going to deal with is explaining our faith to others.
Why do we believe what we believe? How do we deal with the many questions about
Jesus, God, the Christian faith, and is relevance for our daily life? What answers can we
give to those who doubt, those in difficult situations, those who don’t want to believe us at
all? Are our answers convincing, or do we realize that we don’t really know ourselves how
to deal with certain issues? Are we shocked when people question the very foundation of or
faith – or can we reach out to them and give them answers that help them on their way to
Christ? Do we just know “the basics” or can we explain why we view certain things as right
or wrong? Can we participate when people discuss issues that currently move the world or
do we realize that we don’t know how to voice our opinion without sounding ridiculous –
even to ourselves?
Four Studies on the Seven Annual Feasts
Appointed by the Lord for the Israelites
Today we’re going to start a new series – something quite different from what we have done
before. The issue that we are going to deal with is explaining our faith to others.
Why do we believe what we believe? How do we deal with the many questions about
Jesus, God, the Christian faith, and is relevance for our daily life? What answers can we
give to those who doubt, those in difficult situations, those who don’t want to believe us at
all? Are our answers convincing, or do we realize that we don’t really know ourselves how
to deal with certain issues? Are we shocked when people question the very foundation of or
faith – or can we reach out to them and give them answers that help them on their way to
Christ? Do we just know “the basics” or can we explain why we view certain things as right
or wrong? Can we participate when people discuss issues that currently move the world or
do we realize that we don’t know how to voice our opinion without sounding ridiculous –
even to ourselves?
Study on the Old Testaments Minor Prophets
Jackie Feldman is an associate professor in sociology and anthropology at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev. He has researched pilgrimage and tourism and the interface between them, Christian pilgrimage to the Holy Land, pilgrimage to the Second Temple, and Jewish-Israeli youth voyages to Poland.
This paper, “Jesus’ Words to Seven Churches of Roman Asia”, was prepared to discover and examine
that part of John’s vision recorded in Revelation that pertains to Jesus and His instructions to the seven
angels of the seven churches in Roman Asia. It is intended to share with others what I learned while
researching Jesus’ messages to the seven churches to discover what the messages meant then, and what
they mean for us today
The Doctrine of Salvation