TheSacrificeofIsaac6thCenturyC.E.MosaicFloor,BethAlphaSynagogue,Heftsibah,Israel
PhotobyBarryBandstra[阅读全文]
得窥天境
得窥天境，须看透红尘万丈；人神相通，只凭借灵犀一缕。信靠耶稣，此外路路是绝望；坚定不移，万里迢迢聚天堂。
博文
(2006-12-15 18:09:22)
TheSacrificeofIsaac6thCenturyC.E.MosaicFloor,BethAlphaSynagogue,Heftsibah,Israel
PhotobyBarryBandstra[阅读全文]
(2006-12-15 18:08:31)
SacrificeofIsaacGalleryThesacrificeofIsaacstoryhasgivenrisetoavarietyofinterpretationsandartisticdepictions.Compareandcontrastthesepaintings.Definethedifferentmomentsofthestoryeachpicturecaptures.IneachrenditionAbrahamhashishandonIsaac,butquitedifferently.NoticethevaryingdispositionofAbrahamtowardIsaacinthepictures.TheSacrificeofIsaac6thCenturyC.E.MosaicFloor,BethAlphaSynagogue,Heftsibah,Israel阅读全文]
(2006-12-15 18:06:55)
BeershebaBeershebaisassociatedwithallthreepatriarchs.AbrahamsettledinBeersheba(22:19),Isaacbuiltanaltarthere(26:23-25),andJacobmadeapilgrimagetherebeforegoingontoEgypt(46:1-7).BeershebawasnotsettleduntiltheIronAge,andwasfortifiedbyDavidandSolomon(seeHerzog1980andFowler1982).However,thewellatthesitemaybetheoneprominentinGenesis21:22-34and26:23-33.PhotobyBarryBandstra[阅读全文]
(2006-12-15 18:05:44)
(2006-12-15 18:04:11)
3.Testing(22)ThestoryofthenearsacrificeofIsaacisoneofthemostprofoundtalesoftheTorah.Itconveysadeeplessonintestingandfaith.NotonlyisitoneofthemostpoignanttalesintheHebrewBible,itisalsowelltold.
InthelargerthematicandtheologicaldevelopmentoftheAbrahamcycle,thestageissetforthisElohistaccountofIsaac'snearsacrificebythebirthnarrativeofIsaacandthesubsequentexpulsionofIshmaelinchapter21.NowthatIsaaci...[阅读全文]
InthelargerthematicandtheologicaldevelopmentoftheAbrahamcycle,thestageissetforthisElohistaccountofIsaac'snearsacrificebythebirthnarrativeofIsaacandthesubsequentexpulsionofIshmaelinchapter21.NowthatIsaaci...[阅读全文]
(2006-12-15 18:02:54)
2.Threat(20-21)ThePrimevalStorycontainsnomaterialfromtheElohistsource.ThefirstElohiststorieswecanfindinGenesishavetodowiththeancestors.Genesis15seemstobearsomeofthecharacteristicsoftheElohistsource,butchapter20isthefirstfull-scaleElohistepisode.
AbrahamandSarahencounterAbimelech,andAbrahamagainseemsthreatened.Itisaninstructiveaswellasinterestingstorybecauseitcontainsmanyofthecentralthemesofthe...[阅读全文]
AbrahamandSarahencounterAbimelech,andAbrahamagainseemsthreatened.Itisaninstructiveaswellasinterestingstorybecauseitcontainsmanyofthecentralthemesofthe...[阅读全文]
(2006-12-15 18:01:57)
(2006-12-15 17:59:57)
DeadSeaSaltFormationsTheDeadSeahasahighconcentrationofminerals.Saltpillarcondensationsareeverywheretobefound.InthebiblicaltraditionLot'swifebecameasaltpillarwhenshedisobediedandturnedbackaroundtoviewSodom'sdestruction(19:26).PhotobyBarryBandstra[阅读全文]
(2006-12-15 17:58:57)
1.BirthAnnouncement(18-19)
OnedaythreemenappearedatAbraham'sdoor.AstheaccountdevelopswelearnthatoneisYahwehandtheothertwoapparentlytheangelsthatrescueLot.Abrahampreparedabedouinbanquetforthesevisitors,andthedisguisedYahwehinreturnpromisedthatAbrahamandSarahwouldhaveasonbythesametimenextyear.WhenSarahoverheardthispredictionshecouldnotsuppressaloudguffawbecauseshewassoold.
AfterthemealAbraha...[阅读全文]
OnedaythreemenappearedatAbraham'sdoor.AstheaccountdevelopswelearnthatoneisYahwehandtheothertwoapparentlytheangelsthatrescueLot.Abrahampreparedabedouinbanquetforthesevisitors,andthedisguisedYahwehinreturnpromisedthatAbrahamandSarahwouldhaveasonbythesametimenextyear.WhenSarahoverheardthispredictionshecouldnotsuppressaloudguffawbecauseshewassoold.
AfterthemealAbraha...[阅读全文]
(2006-12-15 17:57:20)
B.AbrahamandIsaac(18-22)ThedecisiveactionoftheAbrahamcycletakesplacesurroundingthebirthofthesonofpromise.SurrogatesonIshmaelanddependentnephewLotweremarginalizedandmadesatellitesoftheancestralorbit,whiletruesonIsaacemergedfromthematriarchalwombtotakehisdestinedposition.Butallthreatstothepromisedidnotautomaticallyvanish.Indeed,thepromisefaceditsgreatestchallengejustatthepointthatfulfillmentseemedsu...[阅读全文]
