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Formation of the New Testament
How did we get our Bible? When were the writings that make up the New Testament selected, arranged, and collected? Learn more about what biblical scholars have discovered.The New Testament we have today is a collection of writings that have been gathered and edited. The titles, the fixed number of books, and the uniform arrangement in our modern editions could not…
READ MOREHow the Gospel Came to Be
The Gospels might seem to be biographies of Jesus’ life, but they more than this. As John 20:31 says, "These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God and that by believing you may have life in his name." Find out more about how the Gospels came to be.The titles of the four…
READ MOREJesus, Who Was He?
Is John 14:6 a fair reflection of what Jesus taught about himself? Did he really teach that he was the only way to the Father? The following is adapted from the book, Just Looking: Christianity—Your Chance to Believe it or Not, by John Allan. “I am the way, the truth, and the life!” Jesus answered. “Without me, no one can…
READ MORETranslating The Bible
Since the Bible wasn’t written in Spanish, English, Mandarin or any other modern language, it had to be translated for us to read. Read this article to find out why translation was necessary. Translation is the process of communicating a message into a language that is different from the one in which the message was originally written. The message may…
READ MOREThe New Testament Background
How does the New Testament differ from and build on the Old Testament? Learn more about the language, background and use of the New Testament. Jesus and his disciples spoke Aramaic and used the Hebrew version of the Jewish Scriptures, but the apostle Paul and many other early Christians spoke Greek and used the Greek version of the Jewish Scriptures…
READ MOREThe Alleged Curse on Ham
What is the basis for the curse in Genesis 9? Learn about the context and meaning of this passage.Genesis 9:18–29 has been popularly understood to mean that Ham was cursed, and this understanding has often been used to justify oppression of African people, the descendants of Ham. In this view Ham offended his father, Noah, and because of this his…
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