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3 days ago · It was prudent as Pilate wouldn't have had the context of Jewish scripture, having no notion of the Messiah. He did give an answer to the Chief Priests who did have that context (Mark 14:61-62). Finally, Jesus does answer both questions by referring to the power "from above".
1 day ago · Solomon's Temple, also known as the First Temple ( Hebrew: בֵּית-הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹן, Bēṯ hamMīqdāš hāRīʾšōn, transl. 'First House of the Sanctum' ), was a biblical Temple in Jerusalem believed to have existed between the 10th and 6th centuries BCE. Its description is largely based on narratives in ...
4 days ago · In 2 Chronicles 21:6 and 2 Kings 8:18, we learn that Athalia was Ahab and Jezebel’s daughter and King Jehoram of Judah’s wife. Her ancestors were a string of kings known for following the sins ...
4 days ago · It was Satan that had filled their hearts to lie in this way ( Acts 5:3) and “to test the Spirit of the Lord” (verse 9). Covetousness, hypocrisy, and a desire for the praise of men all played a part in their demise. The sudden, dramatic deaths of Ananias and Sapphira served to purify and warn the church. “Great fear seized the whole ...
5 days ago · Judaism, as the Jewish religion came to be known in the 1st century ce, was based on ancient Israelite religion, shorn of many of its Canaanite characteristics but with the addition of important features from Babylonia and Persia. The Jews differed from other people in the ancient world because they believed that there was only one God.
5 days ago · Jesus - Messiah, Scribes, Pharisees: In the 1st century, scribes and Pharisees were two largely distinct groups, though presumably some scribes were Pharisees. Scribes had knowledge of the law and could draft legal documents (contracts for marriage, divorce, loans, inheritance, mortgages, the sale of land, and the like). Every village had at least one scribe. Pharisees were members of a party ...
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5 days ago · Engraving by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Germany, 1860. Image: CCI/The Art Archive at Art Resource, NY. Rahab helped two Israelites when they came to spy out the land of Jericho. She hid them on her roof when the king came for them. When the coast was clear, Rahab let the spies down by a rope through the window.
