Researching the Amorite period of ancient Near Eastern history for the forthcoming book, and I am more convinced now than ever that Abraham did not come from Ur in Sumer. Among other clues, just look at the map below, and bear in mind that there was a caravan route between MariContinue Reading

PROVERBS OF Solomon copied at the direction of King Hezekiah are the focus of our Old Testament study this week.Continue Reading

PAUL TRAVELED to Rome in A.D. 60, but not the way he would have wanted. Getting a ride on an Alexandrian grain ship, Paul and his traveling companions ran aground at Malta where they spent the winter before completing the journey to Rome.Continue Reading

PRAISE THE Lord! That’s the theme of the Psalms in today’s Old Testament study. We examine a half dozen psalms of praise and find divine council language, making it clear that the psalmists knew that other (small-G) gods existed.Continue Reading