Scattered Abroad “Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.” (Acts 8:4) Philip Preaches in SamariaActs 8:4 But the believers who were scattered preached the Good News about Jesus wherever they went. God has given two great commissions to His people, both of which would require worldwide effort to accomplish. Both, […]

“Who was Philo of Alexandria?”……Answer: Philo of Alexandria, sometimes known as Philo Judaeus, was a first century philosopher who was born sometime between 15-30 BC in Alexandria, Egypt. A member of the Jewish Diaspora, he was raised with a Jewish and Greek education, giving him an impressive status in a non-Jewish city like Egypt. Biblical […]

Magi (Plural of Latin magus; Greek magoi). The”wise men from the East”who came to adore Jesus in Bethlehem (Mat.2). …Rationalists regard the Gospel account as fiction; Catholics insist that it is a narrative of fact, supporting their interpretation with the evidence of all manuscripts and versions, and patristic citations. All this evidence rationalists pronounce irrelevant; […]

On My holy mountain … there in the land the entire house of Israel will serve Me, and there I will accept them. ~ Ezekiel 20:40 The TempleMount The TempleMount in Jerusalem is disputed territory and a possible flashpoint for conflict in the Middle East. There are approximately 1.27 billion Moslems in the world and […]

“Who are the various Herods mentioned in the Bible?”……Answer: There are several men in the New Testament referred to as "Herod." These men were part of a dynasty, a partly hereditary, partly appointed line of Jewish rulers over Judea during the days of the Roman Empire. Unlike other previous kings of Israel, the Herods were […]

“Who were the Sadducees and the Pharisees?”……The Gospels refer often to the Sadducees and Pharisees, as Jesus was in constant conflict with them. The Sadducees and Pharisees comprised the ruling class of Israel. There are many similarities between the two groups but important differences between them as well.……The Sadducees: During the time of Christ and […]

The Patriarchs Acts 7:8 “"God also gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision at that time. So when Abraham became the father of Isaac, he circumcised him on the eighth day. And the practice was continued when Isaac became the father of Jacob, and when Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs of the Israelite […]