The Jewish Study Bible

Review of Handbook for Bible Study Kenneth

Information Processing in Bible Study Groups

This paper focuses on information processing in Christian Bible study groups through surveys of three Midwestern churches. By considering the significance of the small group as integral to the vitality of religious organizations, this paper will consider how these groups process information from sermons, books, and peers. This processing is considered in three parts: pre-discussion, local discu...

The Bible and Pterosaurs

There is an increasing amount of archaeological and linguistic evidence that pterosaurs (flying reptiles) were mentioned by several authors of Scripture. This introductory article will deal with some of those biblical words and what I've learned about them from word studies and archaeology. The scientific basis for this study has been established by articles for peer-reviewed scientific publica...

The Bible Codes

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 1 Michael Drosnin published The Bible Codes [Simon & Schuster] in 1997, in which he claimed messages were hidden in the ancient Hebrew text of the Bible. In his book he claimed he saw the message “assassin who will assassinate” cross the text “Yitzhak Rabin,” Prime Minister of Israel at the time. Shortly thereafter, Rabin was indee...

The Qur’an and the Bible

A Christian evangelist has claimed that the Torah and Gospels (Injeel) which were available in Mecca during the life time of Muhammad were identical to the Torah and the Gospel that the Christians read today. As the Qur'an attests to the truth of these Books, the Muslims should believe in them in the same way as the Jews and Christians do. Given that four verses in the Qur'an speak of "Tahreef'...