ArchaeologicalPeriodsPre-PotteryNeolithicA8500-7500B.C.E.Pre-PotteryNeolithicB7500-6000B.C.E.PotteryNeolithicA6000-5000B.C.E.PotteryNeolithicB5000-4300B.C.E.Chalcolithic4300-3300B.C.E.EarlyBronzeI3300-3050B.C.E.EarlyBronzeII-III3050-2300B.C.E.EarlyBronzeIV/MiddleBronzeI2300-2000B.C.E.MiddleBronzeIIA2000-1800/1750B.C.E.MiddleBronzeIIB-C1800/1750-1550B.C.E.LateBronzeI1550-1400B.C.E.LateBronzeIIA-B14...[
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CanonsoftheOldTestamentHEBREWBIBLE/TANAK(JewishBible)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------I.Law(Torah)GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyII.Prophets(Nevi'im)A.FormerProphetsJoshuaJudges1Samuel2Samuel1Kings2KingsB.LatterProphetsIsaiahJeremiahEzekielBookoftheTwelve:HoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiIII.Writings(K...[
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WhydidJesushavetodieforoursins?Basically,thereasonJesushadtodieforoursinswassothatwecouldbeforgivenandgotobewiththeLord.JesusisGodinflesh(John1:1,14;Col.2:9)andonlyGodcansatisfytheLawrequirementsofaperfectlifeandperfectsacrificethatcleansesusofoursins.
AllpeoplehavesinnedagainstGod.But,Godisinfinitelyholyandrighteous.Hemustpunishthesinner,theLawbreaker.IfHedidn't,thenHislawisnotlawforthereisno...[
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CantheBelieverLoseHisSalvation?ThisquestionoftencomesupindiscussionsamongChristiansandthereisahealthydebateonwhetherornotitispossibletoloseyoursalvation.ThequestionandtheanswerareimportantbecausetheycanaffectyourrelationshipwithGod.Forexample,ifsomeonebelievesthathecanlosehissalvationthenhemightfallintotheerroroftryingtokeephissalvationbywhathedoes.Thisisaseriouserror(Gal.3:1-3).Ontheotherhand,ifh...[
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Whatissalvation?
SalvationisthedeliverancebyGodofasinnerfromHisownrighteousjudgment.
Godiswholly,pure,andrighteous.Heistheonlyandproperstandardofrighteousnessinallofcreation.HehasrevealedthisstandardofperfectionintheBible.WecanseepartofitinExodus20whereGodgivesthe10Commandments.IntheseCommandmentsweseethestandardofmoralperfection.InthismoralperfectionisareflectionofGod'scharacter.Jesussaid...[
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JustificationandSanctification:WhatistheDifference?Understandingthedifferencebetweenjustificationandsanctificationcanbeasimportantasunderstandingthedifferencebetweensalvationanddamnation.Rightlydividingbetweenthetwoisofcrucialimportance.Whenyouunderstandwhattheyare,youcanthendrawalineinthesandandsay,"Thisiswhatsaves.Thisisnotwhatsaves."
JustificationistheworkofGodwheretherighteousnessofJesusis...[
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Whenwerethegospelswrittenandbywhom?Datingthegospelsisveryimportant.Ifitcanbeestablishedthatthegospelswerewrittenearly,saybeforetheyear70A.D.,thenwewouldhavegoodreasonforbelievingthattheywerewrittenbythedisciplesofJesusHimself.Iftheywerewrittenbythedisciples,thentheirreliability,authenticity,andaccuracybettersubstantiated.Also,iftheywerewrittenearly,thiswouldmeanthattherewouldnothavebeenenoughtimef...[
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NewTestamenteventsand/orpeopleFlaviusJosephus(AD37?-101?,aJewishhistorian)mentionsJohntheBaptistandHerod-Antiquities,Book18,ch.5,par.2"NowsomeoftheJewsthoughtthatthedestructionofHerod'sarmycamefromGod,andthatveryjustly,asapunishmentofwhathedidagainstJohn,thatwascalledtheBaptist:forHerodslewhim,whowasagoodman,andcommandedtheJewstoexercisevirtue,bothastorighteousnesstowards...[
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ThewritingsofJosephusmentionmanybiblicalpeopleandplaces
FlaviusJosephus(37-101A.D)wasaJewishpriestatthetimeoftheJewishRevoltofA.D.66.HewascapturedbytheRomans,imprisoned,setfreeandthenretiredtoRomewherehewroteahistoryoftheJewishRevoltcalledthe"JewishWar."Laterhewrote"Antiquities"asahistoryoftheJews.
FollowingisabrieflistingofsomeotherpeopleandplacesmentionedbyJosephusthatcorrespondtobiblica...[
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