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Trade and Travel
When people travel and interact with each other, societies change. Find out how biblical society changed through trade and travel. The story of trade and travel in the ancient Near East tells how those civilizations developed. The Bible, other documents of the times, and archaeological discoveries give a general picture of how ancient peoples traded with one another, where the…
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Archaeology and the Bible
What is archaeology and what does it have to do with the Bible? Find out here.Archaeology studies past human cultures by examining the physical objects they have left behind. It includes excavating (digging) to recover objects that have been buried for long periods of time. Often, cities were built on top of ruins of older cities. Sometimes archaeologists find huge…
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Translating The Bible
Since the Bible wasn’t written in Spanish, English, Mandarin or any other modern language, it had to be translated for us to read. Read this article to find out why translation was necessary. Translation is the process of communicating a message into a language that is different from the one in which the message was originally written. The message may…
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The New Testament Background
How does the New Testament differ from and build on the Old Testament? Learn more about the language, background and use of the New Testament. Jesus and his disciples spoke Aramaic and used the Hebrew version of the Jewish Scriptures, but the apostle Paul and many other early Christians spoke Greek and used the Greek version of the Jewish Scriptures…
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Blessed (Happy)
What is true blessing and happiness? Is it fame and fortune, a lucrative job or a healthy family? Or is it a life lived in obedience to God? Check out what the Bible has to say.Many people today think of being blessed as having possessions or money, and being happy as simply feeling good. In Psalms and elsewhere in the…
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Canaanite Gods and Goddesses
Idol worship was a major problem for Israelites in the Old Testament. When they adopted the gods of their Canaanite neighbors, they abandoned the Lord. The Canaanites worshiped many gods and goddesses who, together, formed a council. El (“god”), the father of the other gods and humanity, was head of the council. He lived in a cosmic paradise where the…
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