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The Documentary Hypothesis

The Documentary Hypothesis

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Until fairly recently a majority of scholars es­poused the Documentary Hypothesis to explain the composition of the Pentateuch, the first five Old Testament books. This the­ory asserts that these writings were actually based on four books, none still extant, referred to (for ease of identification) as J (Yahwist or Jahwist), E (Elohist), D (Deuteronomist) and P (Priestly Code). The main arguments for this theory are the existence of repetition and apparent contradiction within these five books, as well as the use of different names for God. According to this hypothesis: read more

Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library

Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library

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“The word of God, for: “All flesh is like grass, and all the glory like the flower of the field; the grass withers, and the flower wilts, but the word of the Lord remains forever'”—1 Peter 1:23-25 New American Bible The Dead Sea Scrolls provide the oldest existing copies of the Old Testament, proving the text was accurately preserved.

Before this discovery, the earliest complete Hebrew Old Testament manuscripts were from the 10th century CE. The scrolls contain texts from the third century BCE through the first century CE. By comparing them with modern Bibles, scholars confirmed that the Old Testament text was faithfully transmitted over the centuries with remarkable consistency. read more

Ancient Flood Stories – Is Genesis One of Many?

Ancient Flood Stories – Is Genesis One of Many?

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The traditions of ancient peoples throughout the world share in common the inclusion of flood stories. The Mesopotamian accounts have garnered the most discussion since they are culturally closer to the Biblical material than any of the other non-Scriptural narratives. The most famous of the many ancient flood stories is the Mesopotamian flood account, the Babylonian version, found in the library of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal (seventh century BCE) as part of the larger Epic of Gilgamesh. read more

Ancient Creation Stories and Narratives

Ancient Creation Stories and Narratives

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Is the Bible just another one of many ancient creation stories, or is it different?

“Yahweh God, the Almighty . . . created all things”—Revelaation 4:8,11 LSB

ANCIENT PAGAN CREATION STORIES

In contrast to the Biblical cre­ation narratives, ancient creation stories from Mesopotamia, Egypt and Syria-Palestine do far more than try to explain how the physical world came into being. Creation myths often elevated the particular god of a particular shrine to supremacy over all other gods in order to validate the pres­tige of that deity, that shrine or the city in which the shrine was located. read more

Who Were the Nephilim?

Who Were the Nephilim?

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There are only two Biblical references to the “Nephilm” (Genesis 6:4 NIV);  Numbers 13:33 NIV). In Genesis 6:4, they are the “giants on earth in those days” before the flood, “the mighty men . . . of renown” (Genesis 6:4 NKJV). The Israelite spies’ “bad report about the land” of Canaan used the term “Nephilm” to describe “people . . . of great size” (Numbers 13:32,33 NIV), from whom the Anakites were claimed to have descended. Upon glimpsing these imposing inhabitants of Canaan, ten of the twelve spies became demoralized and terrified. The “Nephilim” the ten spies spoke of at Numbers 13:33 may have been similar in appearance to the Rephaites, a race of strong, tall people with whom the Anakites are compared in Deuteronomy 2:20,21. read more

What is Textual Criticism? Has the Bible Been Changed?

What is Textual Criticism? Has the Bible Been Changed?

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Textual Criticism collates and compares the many ancient extant Bible manuscripts for the various Biblical texts to determine the original reading for each scripture?

Is Textual Criticism something that is critical of the Bible’s text, something that shows the Biblical text is unreliable? Or, is Textual Criticism something positive, or, favorable, toward authenticating the Bible’s text as being genuine, reliable, and trustworthy?

It is popularly believed today that the Bible has been copied and re-copied so many times over the centuries that is text is unreliable, and no one can be sure of what was in the originals. Is there any truth to this? read more

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