Los sabios dichos encontrados en el libro de los Proverbios pueden agruparse de diferentes maneras. En general, los dichos se pueden definir como declaraciones de verdad —«Las palabras dulces son un panal de miel» (16:24); o como instrucciones —«El que atiende la corrección va camino a la vida» (10:17a). Read More
Lea Zilpa (sierva de Lea) Bilha (sierva de Raquel) Raquel Rubén (1) Gad (7) Dan (5) José (12) Simeón (2) Aser (8) Neftalí (6) Benjamín (13) Leví (3) Judá (4) Isacar (9) Zabulón (10) Dina… Read More
La Biblia está llena de innumerables historias que nos inspiran y retan. Las historias y pasajes enumerados a continuación son algunos de los más familiares del Antiguo Testamento y del Nuevo Testamento. Estas historias están divididas en tres grupos para que usted pueda seleccionar con más facilidad el texto de… Read More
Los libros, en su mayoría, pueden ser clasificados según una categoría particular de la literatura. Por ejemplo, un folleto de instrucciones para hacer algo utiliza un lenguaje técnico. Una novela, sin embargo, utiliza un lenguaje narrativo de ficción. Un libro de poesía utiliza versos que riman o versos libres. Y… Read More
A brief and practical introduction to Bible reading. Includes strategies to get started and helpful questions to ask of the text, of God, and of yourself. Download this resource… Read More
Who decided what books should be in the Bible? Why were these decisions made? Read this article to find out The Bible as Christians know it today did not begin as one large volume—with Old and New Testaments. It came into being as part of a selection process called “canonization.”… Read More
What does the word “Septuagint” mean? Is the Roman numeral “LXX” significant? Find out the answers to these questions and more. In the third century B.C. Jewish scholars in Alexandria, Egypt, translated the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek. Many Jewish people lived in Greek-speaking areas of the Mediterranean world,… Read More
The “New Testament” is the second part of the Christian Bible. Its twenty-seven books continue the story of God’s people begun in the Old Testament (the Jewish Scriptures). The “New Testament” is the second part of the Christian Bible. Its twenty-seven books continue the story of God’s people… Read More
When did the events in the Bible take place? This reading guide gives a historical and chronological perspective to your daily Bible reading. Prehistory Creation Genesis 1.1—2.25 Adam and Eve in the Garden and the First Sin Genesis 3.1-24 Cain and Abel and the Murder Genesis 4.1-16 Noah and… Read More
When the Jewish community gathered in annual rituals to confess their faith in God, they did not formulate abstract creeds and doctrines. They told stories–stories about what God has done. Storytelling does not play a very significant role in modern life in the United States. Mostly we tell stories… Read More
