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Shoshenq I was the first Pharaoh of the 22nd dynasty of Egypt. He is mentioned in the Bible by the name Shishak (also spelled Shishaq). "Solomon tried to kill Jeroboam, but Jeroboam fled to Egypt, to Shishak the king, and stayed there until Solomon’s death" (1 Kings 11:4). "In the fifth year...

Below is a relief from the Black Obelisk of Shalmaneser III. What you see is the only known portrayal of an Israelite or Judean king in ancient Near Eastern art. That fellow bowing down is Jehu king of North Israel and he is paying tribute to Shalmaneser III king of Assyria. The...

I am sure most of you have heard of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. For those who have not, Bonhoeffer was a German Lutheran pastor and theologian. He was fiercely anti-Nazi and one of the few voices who spoke out against Hitler. Of course it cost him his life. He was hanged on 9 April 1945. Bonhoeffer...

I am betting that most people have never read 1 Enoch. So I thought I might post some excerpts for critical examination. Excerpt One Enoch 19:-1-2 And Uriel said to me, ‘Here angels who have mingled with women stand, and their multiform spirits are mistreating humans and they will deceive them...

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It is clear that many people have an interest in which books belong in the O.T. canon. However, I have not seen is anyone post the historical or manuscript evidence. I will first divided the lists into Greek and Latin sources starting with earliest ones first. The manuscript evidence also be...

In 2006, the International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies established February 8 as International Septuagint Day, a day to celebrate the Septuagint and encourage its study. Below is a pic of 4Q120 (4 = cave 4, Q = Qumran). This is a fragment from Leviticus 4:26-28. It is one...

There appears to be a lot of interest in this topic. I thought it might be helpful to explore some examples. The first example comes from Matt. 4:10\Luke 4:8. Here is the N.T.: κύριον τὸν θεόν σου προσκυνήσεις καὶ αὐτῷ μόνῳ λατρεύσεις "The Lord your God you shall worship and him alone shall...

I have been reading your forum and found some interesting topics and discussions, so I thought I would give it a try. I have many areas of interest. Some of them are Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Aramaic (and other cognate languages), translation, and exegesis, etc.