The Holy Land The author Paul Johnson has had a long career in journalism including the editorship of the New Statesman from 1965 to 1970. He has written many books of history including A History of Christianity (1975), Civilizations of the Holy Land (1979), Pope John Paul II and the Catholic Rest...

Introduction The story of Jericho is found in the Bible in Joshua 6, which tells of how the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for 40 years and then come to the land of Canaan. The Israelites come to the city of Jericho, a walled city, and they march around the walls once each day for six days...

Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; Jimmy Crack Corn; Frankie and Johnny; String of Pearls; Blue Moon; Jingle Bell Rock; and Dirty Pop: none of these songs would be here today without influence from African-American culture. Some people have a hard time listening to "black music," meaning Jazz, B...

There are four main sections of the Old Testament. They are the Pentateuch, the historical books, poetical books and the prophets. The Pentateuch or "Torah" (meaning The Law) consists of the first five books of the bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Moses, the hero of t...

REACTION TO CHANGE IN MODERN AMERICA The most controversial court case of the 1920's took place in the county of Dayton Tennessee and was commonly referred to as the scopes "monkey" trial. The trial was purposely set up to challenge the constitutionality of the Butler Act. The ...

The original Bible was written in Hebrew (Old Testament) and Greek (New Testament). At that time, these languages were primary world languages, as English now is. The New Testament was written in every day (koiné) Greek and not in the traditional Greek of the scientists. The Bible should be accessi...

The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered in caves along the western shore of the Dead Sea from 1947 to 1956, are considered by many to be the single most important archaeological find of the twentieth century. They comprise about 800 documents, some complete or nearly complete, but most quite fragmentary. I...

Food of the Chosen In the time of Jesus, food often had religious and historical significance. Even today food still has these significances to the Jews. Historical Significance The main resource of historical information about the early life of Jews is the Bible. Jewis...

Barnabas was a native of the island of Cyprus. His birthplace makes him a Jew of the Diaspora, the dispersion of Jews outside Palestine or modern Israel. He was originally named Joseph but the apostles called him Barnabas, he probably acquired this name because of his ability as a preacher. The...

Commentary: Alma 13 Introduction Nearly two years ago today marked a monumental day in my life. Up until that crucial moment, I read the Book of Mormon as if it were a novel. The spirit testified as I read, but an in depth analysis of the sacred writings I had previously skimmed through ne...

"A, b, c, d"â€"how could the creation of the linguistic confines of the English alphabet, that which is the source of our language, the source of the ability to communicate on this paper, on this computer, in this moment, be an act of misogyny' On the surface, the alphabet ...

"The Contribution of Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Interpretation of the Old Testament" In reviewing the works of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the study of the Old Testament seems to be almost non-existent. It is not until his time in Tegel Prison, nearly one year prior to his execution, that h...

PROTESTANTISM IN AMERICA Very Different, yet Very Much the Same Given the many types of Protestants found in America, both past and present, we are able to speak of a common Protestant tradition because they have all been able to expand and stay related in some ways. Whether these expansions are ...