Biblical Lessons

Understanding the battle for the Promised Land As war breaks out yet again in Israel, Christians of course, become concerned. Putting aside the inevitable propaganda and sensationalist imagery from media outlets, we still can’t get past images of Hamas (Muslim Islamic Resistance) soldiers spitting on the bodies of young slain Israeli girls and stomping on the

p. 149 CHAPTER VII. RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE FOUR KINDS OF DEATH PRESCRIBED IN THE SCRIPTURE, AND HOW THEY OUGHT TO BE EXECUTED. THE ENUMERATION OF THOSE WHO COME UNDER THE CATEGORY OF STONING. HOW THE EXAMINATION CONCERNING BLASPHEMY SHOULD BE CONDUCTED. CONCERNING THOSE WHO TRANSFER THEIR CHILDREN TO MOLECH; FAMILIAR SPIRITS, ETC. CONCERNING CURSING FATHER

p. 201 CHAPTER VIII. RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING A STUBBORN AND REBELLIOUS SON. AT WHAT AGE AND WHAT HAS HE TO DO TO BE CHARGED AS SUCH? HOW IS IT IF e.g., HIS FATHER CONDEMNS HIM, BUT NOT HIS MOTHER, OR vice versa. IF ONE OF HIS PARENTS WERE LAME OR BLIND, ETC. IF HE RUNS AWAY

p. 87 CHAPTER VI. REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE HE-GOATS OF THE DAY OF ATONEMENT AND THE SENDING TO THE DESERT, AND THE CONFESSION THEREAT. MISHNA: It is a merit that the two he-goats for the Day of Atonement should be equal in color, stature, and price, and both (bought) at the same time; but if they are not equal,

The denial of Jesus by his closest followers is one of the most puzzling and troubling episodes in the New Testament. According to the Gospel accounts, Peter, the most prominent disciple, denied Jesus three times on the night of his arrest, while the others fled or hid. Jesus foresaw their betrayal and even warned them

Introduction Note: The following is a historical text and not a canonical book of the Christian Bible. The Gospel of Judas is a non-canonical Gnostic gospel. The content consists of purported conversations between Jesus and Judas Iscariot. Given that it includes late 2nd-century theology, it is widely thought to have been composed in the 2nd century (prior

An introduction to the Jewish Passover As a Christian, it helps to understand the Jewish Passover celebration, especially since it plays out the Bible several times, including Jesus and the Disciples' Last Supper. Unlike our Christian Christmas celebration, Passover is deeply rooted in the Bible with a single intent - to celebrate God's gift of freedom

The Haggadah, a Jewish text, delineates the sequence of the Passover Seder. As per Jewish tradition, reciting the Haggadah at the Seder table constitutes the fulfillment of the mitzvah for every Jewish individual to narrate to their children the tale from the Book of Exodus concerning God's redemption of the Israelites from Egyptian bondage, employing

The Concept of Slavery in the New Testament Bible The New Testament Bible was written in the first century AD. During this time, slavery was a common practice, and the New Testament speaks about the concept of slavery in several passages. One of the most quoted passages in the New Testament regarding slavery is Ephesians 6:5-8, which

p. 57 CHAPTER III. RULES CONCERNING PLACING VESSELS ON PUBLIC GROUND. INJURIES CAUSED BY PEDESTRIANS TO EACH OTHER WITH THEIR LOADS. THE VICIOUS AND NON- VICIOUS OXEN--IF THEY HAVE DONE INJURY TO EACH OTHER OR TO HUMAN BEINGS, ETC. MISHNA I.: If one places a jug on a public ground and another person stumbles over it and breaks