by God is Love | Nov 11, 2020 | Theology Lessons in 60 Seconds
It helps us to remember that every one of the ancient Near Eastern cultures shared the same cosmological worldview as the Biblical authors. They believed in a three-tiered cosmology consisting of a vaulted or domed sky/heavens, a flat Earth, and a watery...
by God is Love | Nov 11, 2020 | Theology Lessons in 60 Seconds
To find out what the Biblical authors believed about their cosmological perceptions of the universe we must look back into their culture. If we can learn about what the surrounding nations in the ancient Near East believed it will help us to better understand what...
by God is Love | Nov 5, 2020 | Theology Lessons in 60 Seconds
The 70 Nations The Bibles setting consists of seventy nations that are detailed in the tenth chapter of the book of Genesis. This chapter chronicles the descendants of Noah which became the nations in and surrounding the Near East. Here is an excerpt from one of our...
by God is Love | Oct 29, 2020 | Theology Lessons in 60 Seconds
How I think about the Bible? The best way I have found to answer the question of what is the Bible? is this: The Bible is a library of ancient Near Eastern literary works. The Bible and libraries share a lot in common. For example: In a library you will find many...
by God is Love | Oct 28, 2020 | Theology Lessons in 60 Seconds
At the very least the Bible is a collection of ancient Near Eastern literary documents. The bible is not only a hand held library of ancient Near Eastern literature, it is much much more. Inspired by God The bible is one hundred percent authored by God. God wanted to...
by God is Love | Oct 21, 2020 | Biblical Studies, Theology Lessons in 60 Seconds
There is a lot of over lap between the two concepts of the Mountain of God the Garden of Eden, and that of The Tree of Life. God dwells at the top of His mountain, exactly where the Tree of Life is said to have presided. This Tree grants eternal life, which is a...
