Alpha and omega is a fancy way of saying “the beginning and the ending,” with both religious and secular senses. Most English speakers need help in understanding the origin and the various meanings of the expression. Alpha was the first letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. The Greeks adapted it from a Semitic source, such ...
The New Testament consists of 27 separate books arranged in categories. Just as there are four basic categories of books in the Old Testament– the Torah (Law), the History Books, the Poetical Books (or Writings), and the Prophets-there are also four categories of New Testament books. They are: The Gospels-The first four books of the ...
The Wrap announced that Sony has green-lit the Will Smith vampire movie, “The Redemption of Cain.” Smith has been working on getting this project off the ground, wanting to step behind the camera to shoot the film himself. The unique thing about this horror movie is that the vampire saga ties in directly with the ...
Translated by David H. Stern and published by Jewish New Testament Publications, Inc., this Bible stands out among the others for its translation and use of Hebrew names and text. With a glossary in the back-both Hebrew-to-English and a smaller English-to-Hebrew-it adds texture to the Bible which other translations miss. I found three examples for ...
When reality is not good enough- or not persuasive enough- realistic fiction will often be used to convince people of a position. This tendency has worked wonders for those who espouse premillennialism with the Left Behind series written by LaHaye and Jenkins. The premillennialists have certainly seemed to gain a major victory with those books ...
