Maccabees

Importance of Biblical Literacy There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end, it leads to death. (Proverbs 14:12) The biblically illiterate are easy prey for the apostates, heretics and false teachers that fill the church today. Without adequate knowledge of the Word of God, biblical illiterates can only base their decisions on what seems right. That's an especially dangerous road to travel in a world plagued by serpents such as Rick Warren, dubbed as 'America's Pastor'. There must…

about one exclusively. John Goldingay states, “related to the question of salvation is another question: Is the Old Testament complete? The NT story clearly adds to the OT story, so do other Jewish writings from the Greek and Roman periods, such as Maccabees.” (237, Goldingay) Goldingay reminds us that “We need the Old Testament for an understanding of the story of God’s working out his purpose, for its theology, for its spirituality, for its hope, for its understanding of mission, for its…

WHAT IS A HYBRID THREAT? CPT RUSSELL GREENFIELD MICCC 17-005 3RD SQUAD March 30, 2017 A hybrid threat is the diverse and dynamic combination of regular forces, irregular forces, and criminal elements all unified to achieve mutually benefiting effects . While an exact agreed upon definition is a current a topic of debate, it is essentially the blending of multiple types of warfare to exploit the weaknesses of a stronger adversary. Hybrid threats, regardless of the…

In 2015, a group of New Testament scholars, Ben C. Blackwell, John K. Goodrich, and Jason Maston compiled a published book that presents the historical context of Romans through the literature that was present at the time of the composition of the Roman epistle, namely, the Second Temple Judaism era. Plenty of Bible scholars, such as John Piper, study the Bible by only using canonical Bible. Dr. Blackwell, Dr. Goodrich, and Dr. Maston, on the other hand, provided non-canonical literature to…

The Catholic religion if a very widely accepted and practiced religion throughout the world. For my site visit I went to St. Mary Catholic Church which is located at 414 Madison St, Decatur, IN 46733. Their phone number is (260) 724-9159 and the church’s mission statement is to spread the gospel message, administer sacraments and reach out with charity and justice to people in need. The first thing I realized when I walked into St. May’s Catholic Church was how beautiful it was. It had these…

the glorious sight of an Israeli flag unfurled over the Dome of the Rock itself, he demanded its immediate removal. Dayan shamefully went into the Al Aqsa Mosque took off his shoes and forfeited the greatest Jewish victory since the time of the Maccabees by granting the Arabs full control of the holy Mount. “The Temple Mount is in our Hands”, was over within three short days and the great betrayal had begun. I should mention that Dayan tried to pull the same stunt in Hebron at the Cave of the…

4.) Alexander the Great was the king of Macedonia and the conqueror of the Persian Empire. Following the conquest of the Persian Empire, Alexander pursued a policy of introducing Greek thought, language and culture into the conquered territories. From the tactical stance of the conquering Alexander, this approach is ideal as the more the conquered identify with the Greek nation the less they will fight against it and simply become part of the empire. Hellenisation slowly eroded Jewish culture.…

of Esther neither are there any quotation from Esther used in the N.T. The author immediately highlights that the early church struggled to find value in the book of Esther. Quoting Martin Luther, the author writes, I am so hostile to the book [2 Maccabees] and to Esther that I wish they simply did not exist, for they Judaize too much and reveal much pagan behavior” (529-30). I found the response written by Bernhard Anderson an important concept. “The church should recognize the book for what it…

The World Behind the Text Scripture comes from the Latin word "scriptura" meaning writings. Scripture is a body of writings that is considered to be sacred or authoritative to a community. Scriptures arise in religious communities to serve their particular needs as they struggle to understand their experiences of God and define themselves in relationship to the rest of their society. (Brown and Moloney 1). The oral culture of the Ancient World scriptures developed due to pressure. The formation…

He also causes all to receive the Mark of the Beast on their bodies which will control all buying and selling (system). This mark is directly linked to the name and number of the Antichrist. The last clause in Daniel 11:38 says, “he will honor him with gold, silver, costly stones and treasures.” Not only will this god be strong, not only will it be something new, the creators of such a monstrosity will spare no expense in making it attractive. What did Donald Trump start his campaign on?…