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The Old Testament History or Myth?
History/myth: is it a binary choice? No! There are many more categories to consider when asking if we can trust the Old Testament. Autobiography; contemporary accounts; official records; propaganda; prophets’ stories; traditional history; legends/myths. Read on!
PSALMS – WHAT, WHEN & WHY
WHAT? Psalms - the best known and least understood bit of the Bible. Easy to find, though. Just open most Bibles in the middle, and there you have them. So, what are the Psalms? Originally a hymn book, created in and for the Temple in Jerusalem. But they...
NAVIGATING THE PROPHETS
30% of the writings of the Hebrew Scriptures are made up of the writings of the prophets. These are the scrolls of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel and the Twelve - twelve short books. But they are hard to read because they are not in any chronological order. The...
HOLY SPIRIT
WHO/WHAT? WHEN? WHY? Who?/What? Language questions In the Old Testament the same word ‘ruach’ means both wind and spirit. So Genesis 1.3 can be translated, “the spirit of/from God was moving over the waters”, or “a wind from God was moving over the waters”....
Rev Andy’s News May 2019
MAY 2019 www.bibleinbrief.com [email protected] facebook/revandybooks twitter.com/rev_andy_books CALL TO GRENFELL As you know, two years ago there was a horrifying fire at Grenfell Tower, North Kensington. The church and...
What did happen at Easter?
Examining the Evidence The central plank of the Christian faith is the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. Which makes it all the more surprising that the actual written evidence in the New Testament, unlike that for the crucifixion, is quite meagre. Here I want to...
Rev Andy’s News April 2019
www.bibleinbrief.com [email protected] facebook/revandybooks twitter.com/rev_andy_books THE BREXIT EFFECT The Brexit crisis has loomed large in my life this month, half because of my personal feelings, half because of the effect on Linda and her...
Holy Week with Jesus
Introduction From at least the 4th century Christians have commemorated the last week of Jesus’ life. In the past I have used Mark’s gospel to walk through these days with Jesus. Here I include passages from John and Luke. Why? Here’s what I now...
Rev Andy’s News March 2019
www.bibleinbrief.com [email protected] Hi Friends, It’s been a mind-bending month! It started before the start with a radio interview on February 27th. Fr John Dickson College Island Discs aka Shipwrecked At the end of January I went to St Philip’s, Earls...