Would it surprise you to find out that the Bible actually refers to Jesus Christ himself as Lucifer? Ask the average person on the street and they will tell you that Lucifer is the Devil, a fallen angel, cast out of heaven for some unknown sin who became Satan and took up residence ruling Hell. ...
Tucked in the corner of my room is a small brown box. It snaps shut, no lock. Inside the box are three Bibles that I have used until the soft pages have become tattered and the binding of the best, leather-bound is falling apart. I don’t intend to ever throw these Bibles away. One day, ...
In my personal reading I have just completed two books that discuss the origins of the King James Version: In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture, by Alister McGrath, and God’s Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible, by Adam ...
Shakespeare’s choice of the supernatural, historically based plot of Macbeth was not an arbitrary one. The Scottish King James VI ascended the throne in 1603 and was, thereafter, known as King James I of England. The date of Shakespeare’s Macbeth is placed at between 1605 and 1606. Shakespeare chose a theme that would please the ...
If you are a student of the Bible, you know that the task of finding and purchasing a new study Bible can be overwhelming. A quick perusal of a modest Christian book store will present scores of options. Is there really that big of a difference between study Bibles? Are most of the differences cosmetic ...
