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01 Gospel of Matthew Introduction

February 3, 2021 By Krisan Marotta

Jesus claimed that “all authority in heaven and on earth” has been given to him (Mt 28:18). If that’s true, and I believe it is, then we benefit by learning all we can about Jesus. Matthew wrote this gospel to tell us who Jesus is and what that means for us.

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Land in the Old Testament

December 17, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

Land is an important theme in the Old Testament. “Land” is the fourth most frequent noun in the Old Testament. Mankind was created from and is sustained by the land. God gave Israel the land as a gift. Land was always associated with life.

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New Testament Canon: Why these books?

December 15, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

Scholars have attacked Christianity by claiming that Christians don’t know which books should belong to the New Testament canon and which ones shouldn’t. If we don’t know the answer to why these 27 books, then we do have a problem. But it’s not the Achilles heel of Christian faith that critics claim it is. We Christians do have an answer.

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New Testament Jewish culture

December 1, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

Jesus spent a lot of time interacting with the Jewish culture of his day. The New Testament authors assume their readers are familiar with the Jewish culture in their day. Here are some of the basics.

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Introduction to the Jewish Feasts

November 17, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

In Exodus, God tells the Israelites to keep the Feasts twice: once before the episode with the golden calf and once after. Here’s a summary of the 7 feasts.

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Introduction to Covenants

November 12, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

God made a series of special promises, which we call covenants. There are two kinds of covenants and 5 significant covenants in Scripture.

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Introduction to Ancient Egypt

October 23, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

The first third of the book of Exodus takes place in Egypt. The Israelites had lived in Egypt for 400 years and were steeped in Egyptian culture. The cultural and historical setting of Exodus is ancient Egypt. Here’s a brief introduction.

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Introduction to the Intertestamental Period

October 22, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

The time between the end of the Old Testament (400BC from the prophet Malachi) to the preaching of John the Baptist (25 AD) is known as the “intertestamental” period. Here’s an overview of what happened.

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Introduction to New Testament Jewish Groups

October 20, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

The ancient historian Flavius Josephus identifies four rival religious philosophies among the Jews at the time of Jesus: Pharisees, Sadducees, Essenes, and Zealots.

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Introduction to the Northern Kingdom

October 16, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

After the death of King Solomon, two of his sons, Rehoboam and Jeroboam, fought for the throne. When Rehoboam harshly raised taxes on the people, the 10 northern tribes rebelled and installed Jeroboam as their king, creating the northern kingdom of Israel. The two southern tribes, Benjamin and Judah, remained with Rehoboam and became the kingdom of Judah.

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Introduction to the Southern Kingdom

October 8, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

After the death of King Solomon, two of his sons, Rehoboam and Jeroboam, fought for the throne. When Rehoboam harshly raised taxes on the people, the 10 northern tribes rebelled and installed Jeroboam as their king, creating the northern kingdom of Israel. The two southern tribes, Benjamin and Judah, remained with Rehoboam and became the kingdom of Judah.

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Introduction to Prophets

September 10, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

Introduction to the writings of the Old Testament Prophets

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Introduction to the Exile and Return

September 8, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

Overview and timeline of the exile of Israel and her return from captivity.

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Introduction to the New Testament

July 30, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

How the letters in the New Testament came to be there

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Introduction to the Old Testament

July 27, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

Why study the Old Testament? It’s the Scriptures that Jesus used.

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