Bible

The following are some interesting Bible facts: Books The Bible consists of 66 books, written by 44 authors over a period of about 1500 years. The 39 books of the…

The Nag Hammadi Scrolls The Nag Hammadi scrolls were discovered in 1945, by a farmer named Muhammed al-Samman in the city of Nag Hammadi, in northern Egypt. These documents have…

Judah’s sin  The theme of the book of Habakkuk revolves around Judah’s transgressions. For the prophet realizes that his people deserve divine judgement, and he worries about the result of…

Michtam in the Bible  Michtam is recorded only six times in Tanach, only in the book of Psalms, and only in the first verse of these chapters. It is recorded…

The book of Joel The prophet Joel authored the book that bore his name (ch. 1:1). He likely recorded it between 835 and 800 B.C. Joel seems to have been…

Manna The manna that the Israelites ate in the wilderness (Deuteronomy 8:3; Nehemiah 9:15; Psalms 78:23–25; 105:40; John 6:31) was a miraculous act by God to provide food for His…

The writing on the wall The story of the writing on the wall is found in the Bible book of Daniel chapter 5. It starts when King Belshazzar made a…

God’s love to man The Bible declares that “God is love” (1 John 4:7–8). This statement is of great value in understanding the plan of salvation. For only God’s love…

The metaphor of boxing In his first letter to the Corinthian Church, the apostle Paul gave a metaphor about boxing where he resembled the Christian life with that of an…

The Gnostic Gospels The Gnostic Gospels were written by early so-called “Christian” Gnostics. These books are known as the New Testament Apocrypha and consist of fifty-two texts. They were discovered…