When was the oldest section of the Bible written?
The oldest section of the Bible is strongly believed to be the book of Job as opposed to Genesis or other Old Testament books. The Bible starts with the Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. These books were already grouped together thousands of years ago in Jewish tradition, and are known as the Pentateuch or [...]
What is the Bible way to get married?
Marriage was instituted by God for the first couple. "For Adam no suitable helper was found. So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, He took one of the man's ribs, and closed up the place with flesh. Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib He [...]
Is it true that black people are cursed?
Genesis 9:22-27, “And Ham, the father of Canaan, saw the nakedness of his father, and told his two brothers outside. But Shem and Japheth took a garment and laid it upon both their shoulders and walked backward and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were turned away, so that they did not [...]
The Law taught fish with scales are clean and without scales unclean. Does this teaching apply to us now or only to Israelites?
The simple answer to your question is Romans 10:4, "For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes." The purpose of the Law was to show how now imperfect human beings cannot keep a perfect Law, and thus we desperately needed Christ to fulfill it. "Therefore, the law was our [...]
Why might Moses call for such a brutal treatment in Deuteronomy 12:2-3?
“You shall surely destroy all the places where the nations whom you shall dispossess served their gods, on the high mountains and on the hills and under every green tree. You shall tear down their altars and dash in pieces their pillars…chop down the carved images of their gods and destroy their name out of [...]
Did Jacob really fight with God and prevail?
The Bible verses you are referring to are found in Genesis 32:24-26 and 29. "And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was [...]