Archaeological, Prophetic, and Manuscript Evidences The Bible has been abused, criticized and scorned more than any other book in history. Many attack it Are there reasons why intelligent, educated persons continue to adhere to biblical inspiration? Is there a rational basis for such a belief? I provide many such (and varied) reasons.
“Conventional Bible chronology”?? Way back in 1910, the
Catholic Encyclopedia (“Job”), stated:
The author of the book is unknown, neither can the period in which it was written be exactly determined. . . . It is now universally and correctly held that the book is not earlier than the reign of Solomon [approximately 960-920 BC].
Protestant evangelical (“conservative”) scholar Gleason L. Archer, in his book,
A Survey of Old Testament Introduction (Chicago: Moody Press, 1964, gave his opinion:
Inasmuch as Job contains no references to historical events and reflects a non-Hebraic cultural background concerning which we possess little or no information, it is not easy to assign a probable date for the lifetime and career of Job. . . .
(Unsplash)
Psalm 23:6
As David brings his song of the sheep to a close, having reflected on the Lord sfaithful care throughout his life, he then considers his future.
Verse six
In his book,
The Shepherd Psalm, F. B. Meyer refers to goodness and loving kindness as our celestial escort. Another commentator suggests that these are God s sheepdogs, ever near His flock, ever nipping at our heels, always available. Perhaps that is a fitting analogy, especially when we consider that they follow us. Because we are prone to wander, prone to leave the God we love, He sends His faithful companions out after us goodness and mercy kindness and loving kindness. Our Lord deals with us so kindly, so graciously. What a difference between God and man! Let man go on a search for a wayward soul and there is often bitterness and revenge and impatience in his steps, especially if the search is lengthy. But with God, there is goodness and lovingkindness.
By Paul S. Gardiner
This article describes an often forgotten 63-year-old probability calculation that most people do not think about, much less consider while going about their everyday lives. However, the calculation and its ensuing conclusion is the kind of information that literally should hit readers âbetween the eyes,â leading many to substantially change their priorities in life.
Given the mushrooming political and cultural divide in America, the probability calculation described herein hopefully will cause many Americans to refocus their daily lives regardless of political beliefs because the calculation confirms the divinity of Jesus of Nazareth.
Probability is the likelihood of a particular outcome or event happening. Statisticians, actuaries, scientists, and numerous other professionals regularly use probability to make predictions about events. An actuary that works for a car insurance company would, for example, be interested in how likely a 17-year-old male