#biblical text

[twostarsinonesphere]

why did no one ever tell me that the bible has an erotic poem written by a really important king in it. why did no one tell me this right away

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

From Gutenberg to YouVersion by Dr. Alastair Roberts | Just as the advent of the printing press revolutionized the way the Bible was read and preached at the eve of the reformation, so the advent of the internet and the smartphone has profoundly re-shaped our relationship to the biblical text. Join us for discussion of how Christians should navigate the new realities of the digital Word.

[archaeologicalnews]

Oldest recorded solar eclipse helps date the Egyptian pharaohs

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE—Researchers have pinpointed the date of what could be the oldest solar eclipse yet recorded. The event, which occurred on 30 October 1207 BC, is mentioned in the Bible, and could have consequences for the chronology of the ancient world.

Using a combination of the biblical text and an ancient Egyptian text, the researchers were then able to refine the dates of the Egyptian pharaohs, in particular the dates of the reign of Ramesses the Great. The results are published in the Royal Astronomical Society journal Astronomy & Geophysics.

The biblical text in question comes from the Old Testament book of Joshua and has puzzled biblical scholars for centuries. It records that after Joshua led the people of Israel into Canaan - a region of the ancient Near East that covered modern-day Israel and Palestine - he prayed: "Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and Moon, in the Valley of Aijalon. And the Sun stood still, and the Moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on their enemies." Read more.

[twostarsinonesphere]

biblical text in dostoevsky: prince lev nikolaivich myshkin and 1 corinthians 1:25-27

because the foolishness of god is wiser than men; and the weakness of god is stronger than men. (...)

but god hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and god hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.

[twostarsinonesphere]

"you will no longer be called 'deciever', but 'one who strives with god'" - i was thinking about that, and how god actually was okay with jacob fighting him? and how he was willing to engage, because he wanted jacob to see that he was flawed, and the only way to do that was to literally fight him? and that god is okay with us being hesitant or unsure or questioning, and comes and deals with our issues because he's willing to fight with us? because ultimately we'll see that we're flawed? i'm not crying you're crying

[twostarsinonesphere]

biblical text in dostoevsky: rodion raskolnikov and john 11:43-44

and when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, lazarus, come forth.

and he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. jesus saith unto them, loose him, and let him go.

[tearsoftheseraphim]

Enough of the biblically accurate angel x human stuff. Give me biblically accurate angel on biblically accurate angel action. Give me holy tendrils intertwining and penetrating each other in ways that the human mind cannot comprehend. Give me mountain-sized wings and a hundred different eyes growing wide with unimaginable pleasure. Give me moans of ardor that sound like choirs of angels screaming out in ecstasy.

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

When a man preaches, he should never remove his finger from the Scriptures, Kaiser charged. If he is gesturing with his right hand, he should keep his left hand’s finger on the text. If he reverses hands for gesturing, then he should also reverse hands for holding his spot in the text...