Monday, January 30, 2023

Cherubim and Seraphim Studies (Links)

 I think these will help for future references too:

https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:7e6701bd-90ae-4fa3-b269-79e1dad9f504

https://www.thetorah.com/article/the-seraphim

https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo-9780195393361/obo-9780195393361-0260.xml

https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/book/the-ark-and-the-cherubim-9783161554322

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Why Were Early Christians Persecuted by Roman Rulers? (Harold Mattingly)

One of the finest books I ever read about Christianity in antiquity is the work by Harold Mattingly titled Christianity in the Roman Empire (New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 1967). Mattingly considered various reasons why Rome seemed to act vehemently toward Jews and Christians. He posits a number of reasons why diverse waves of persecution occurred and I would recommend that you consult his book to see his argument in context. However, I want to share a couple of pages with you from that work. You can check out the book here: https://archive.org/details/christianityinro0000matt




Friday, January 27, 2023

Why Does Genesis 1:27 Contain A Definite Noun? (Barry Bandstra)

 From Barry Bandstra, Genesis 1-11: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text, page 95: