Alrighty, let’s get our bearings of where we’re at on God’s timeline. So the books of Samuel are the bridge that takes us from the period of the Shophetim (Judges) to the creation of Israel’s earthly kingdom. Recall the era of the Shophetim actually began at the end of the book of Joshua. It goes through […]
1S-INTRO-8: How To Answer Idiot Scholars Who Say The Books Of Samuel Are Corrupt
Take a look at these English phrases: “I dunno…” “Whaddaya think?” “I wanna go!” “I’m gonna do it!” Now if you’re a native English speaker, I’m sure at first glance you wouldn’t have any problem deciphering the above. However, if you’re NOT a native speaker, I’d have my doubts. For example, I’m living in Japan […]
1S-INTRO-7: The Professor Who Destroyed The Critics Who Say The OT Is Corrupt
Today I wanna introduce someone to you from my neck of the woods (ethnically speaking that is). His name is David Toshio Tsumura. He’s currently the Old Testament professor at Japan Bible Seminary… He’s also the chairman of the Tokyo Museum of Biblical Archaeology and editor of Exegetica: Studies in Biblical Exegesis. Earlier, he served […]
1S-INTRO-6: How The Dead Sea Scrolls Proved We Can Trust The Hebrew More Than The Greek
Alrighty, let’s jump right into things. Yesterday I told you that in terms of accuracy, the Greek Septuagint is widely regarded to be far superior than the Hebrew Masoretic texts in terms of accuracy. That conclusion seems to make sense because the Greek Septuagint was put together a good 1000 years before the Masoretic texts…actually […]
1S-INTRO-5: Why Scholars Lend More Authority To Greek Rather Than Hebrew Manuscripts
Another mind-blowing truth bomb to share with you today… Some of the OLDEST manuscripts of the “Old” Testament we have in our possession today are NOT in Hebrew… That’s right man! Let me explain. There are currently two manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible in our possession. The Greek Septuagint… And the Masoretic texts. The Masoretic […]
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