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October 6, 2020 By Krisan Marotta

Introductions | WednesdayintheWord.com

Introductions to background, history, chronology and books of the Bible.


Land in the Old Testament

December 17, 2020

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.

New Testament Canon: Why these books?

December 15, 2020

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.

New Testament Jewish culture

December 1, 2020

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.

Introduction to the Jewish Feasts

November 17, 2020

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.

Introduction to Covenants

November 12, 2020

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

Introduction to Ancient Egypt

October 23, 2020

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.

Introduction to the Intertestamental Period

October 22, 2020

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.

Introduction to New Testament Jewish Groups

October 20, 2020

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

Introduction to the Northern Kingdom

October 16, 2020

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.

Introduction to the Southern Kingdom

October 8, 2020

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.

Introduction to Prophets

September 10, 2020

Introduction to the writings of the Old Testament Prophets

Introduction to the Exile and Return

September 8, 2020

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

Introduction to the New Testament

July 30, 2020

How the letters in the New Testament came to be there

Introduction to the Old Testament

July 27, 2020

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

01 Introduction to the Gospel of Mark

July 12, 2020

Have you ever wondered why Jesus would ask a question, especially one he already knows the answer to? Divine questions are meant to be answered on a deeper level.

Introduction to the Pentateuch

July 6, 2020

The first five books of the Old Testament — Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy — are collectively been known as the Pentateuch. The Jews usually call the Pentateuch the law or the Torah.

01 Introduction to 1 Peter: Meet the Author

August 1, 2018

An introduction to the letter of 1 Peter and a look at Peter’s calling from Luke 5.

01 Isaiah 6:1-13 Introduction to the Servant Songs

January 31, 2018

Isaiah wrote these prophecies of the Servant about a time when all God’s people are scattered and the Davidic throne has disappeared into the sands of Babylon. Does the exile mark the end of the history of God’s people? Have they forfeited the divine promises made to Abraham?

01 Colossians 1:1-2 Introduction

February 3, 2016

The first two verses of Colossians follow the typical greeting for a New Testament letter: the author(s), the recipient(s), greetings. Paul identifies what his readers should understand about him. Then he explains who he considers his readers to be, particularly in relationship to God.

01 James 1:1 Who was James?

January 11, 2012

Our author introduces himself simply as another sinner saved by grace. Who was James? How did he come to faith? And how do we know which James wrote this letter?

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Related posts:

  1. Introduction to the Northern Kingdom
  2. Introduction to the Exile and Return
  3. 01 Nehemiah 1:1-3 Introduction
  4. Introduction to Prophets
  5. Introduction to Covenants

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