This is a really excellent overview of some of the most common and difficult issues non-believers bring up about God, Jesus and the Bible — with ways to respond! From Crosswalk.com……….
8 Questions Skeptics Ask and Answers Christians Should Know
Ten Commandments for Commentary Usage
Commentaries on the various books of the Bible are an indispensable tool for bible study, but like any tool, they must be used in the proper way. Here are some guidelines from Knowable Word…………
https://www.knowableword.com/2022/02/18/ten-commandments-for-commentary-usage/
How Creating a Context Vacuum Sucks Us into Overwriting God’s Word
This is a pretty important article because it addresses an important problem that probably occurs frequently in our reading and studying of Scripture; and that is, if we are unaware of the context of a particular, then our minds will supply a context, which may very well be incorrect for that particular portion of Scripture. From Stand to Reason………………………..
https://www.str.org/w/how-creating-a-context-vacuum-sucks-us-into-overwriting-god-s-word
Four Tips for Reading the Book of Revelation
There is some great advice and wisdom contained in this article on this important but difficult book of the Bible! Here is a takeaway: “Don’t allow some of the wackier uses to which Revelation has been and is being put to out there make you avoid the book itself.” From Crux Sola…………………………..
What Is the Pentateuch? Plus 15 Best Commentaries for Studying It
I especially appreciated this article for the list of “best commentaries” for each of the books of the Pentateuch. From Logos.com………………………..
Why Study the Old Testament?
One of the main reasons for this blog is to point people to encouraging and helpful biblical blogs and websites. As such, this article is a little different because it points out a fantastic website called ThirdMill.org. This site provides FREE seminary-level courses from top evangelical scholars and seminaries. The following article is really the first lesson in a series called, “Kingdom, Covenants and Canon of the Old Testament, ” hosted by Dr. Richard Pratt, Professor of Old Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary, Editor of the NIV Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible and a translator for the New Living Translation……………………
https://thirdmill.org/seminary/lesson.asp/vid/38/version//ft/m
5 Myths about Studying the Bible
Studying the Bible is both less complicated and more important than most believers think. Here are some thoughts to spark some thinking on this topic from Crossway…………………
What is the Meaning of Reconciliation in the Bible?
If you have followed this blog for any length of time, you know that one of its primary purposes is to draw attention to other great blogs and websites that people might not know about. This article comes from the great website called BiblicalTraining, where anyone can receive seminary-level bible education for free. This is just one very small example of the great library of resources to be found there………………
3 ‘Rules’ for Using Commentaries Today
Just some good, basic info from LOGOS blog……………
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