Alrighty folks, today I want tackle a controversy brought about by an ungodly modern-day academic discipline called “literary criticism”. The controversy is caused by two sets of verses. The first set of verses is from Joshua Chapter One. “…to go through the camp and order the people, ‘Prepare provisions, because in three days you will […]
J3-7: An Early Riser Is One Who Demonstrates Great Zeal For The Lord
“Y’hoshua got up early in the morning, and they left Sheetim and came to the Yarden, he with all the people of Israel; they camped there before crossing.”-Joshua 3:1 We shouldn’t just fly by the opening verse of Joshua Chapter 3 where we’re told… …“Joshua got up early in the morning”. From an ancient Hebrew […]
J3-6: The Literary Devices The Bible Uses To Enhance Oral Communication
Alrighty folks, today I’m going to offer up some concluding thoughts on the topic we’ve been immersed in over the past couple of days about how best to read the Bible, especially the OT or as I like to put it the “Only” Testament. Keep in mind that everything I’ve said about how the Scriptures […]
J3-5: The Ancients Believed The SPOKEN WORD Had Great Power
We are continuing on with our discussion on the topic of how the Holy Scriptures were birthed within an oral culture. Let me start by asking you this. Did you know that our current practice of punctuation is actually a recent development? In ancient times, not only did most written languages NOT have punctuation, they […]
J3-4: Once Hebrew Is Translated Into Another Language, Its Storytelling Structure Is Erased
All documents produced in the ancient world were meant to be read out loud, not read in silence. The reason is because most ancient documents were meant to be communicated to large groups of people at once. However, even when a letter was written for just one person, that letter was not just handed over […]
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