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Rue Yi • The Balkanization and Babelification of the Internet
Thus L 1-2:4a is an ancient Israelite story about the creation of the world, while 2:4b-3:24 is a different story, by a different Israelite author with different ideas,…
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Marc Zvi Brettler PhD • How to Read the Bible
Creation
Tori D'Olivo • 1 card
This time, to squelch the Jewish rebellion once and for all, the Babylonians decided not just to expel and disperse the population, but also to destroy the symbol of Jewish life in the land of Israel. In…
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Daniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
japanese Garden
Giles Lamb • 1 card
The evidence, then, is fragmentary, but when all of it is considered—texts from the ancient Near East, the Bible, and archaeological data—it does, generally, fit together. An analogy is a large jigsaw puzzle that is missing many of its pieces—but enough of them fit so that the reconstruction is probable, if not certain. This applies to chronology,
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Ancient Greek
Sara St. • 1 card
The rising action lasts for about a thousand years. It begins with Abraham and Sarah, whose descendants grow into a nation-sized multitude in Egypt. The action continues to rise as God redeems His people from slavery through Moses and gives them His laws.