Written By Lesallan Ohio Christian University BIB2015 Old Testament Interpretation (ONLF23) Professor Mark Godbold July 21, 2023 The History and Cultural Currents – The Book of Jonah The Old Testament Book of Jonah is one of the most intriguing and enigmatic books in the Hebrew Bible. The tale recounts the Read more…
Written By Lesallan – July 21, 2023 Is The Bible Unique Within the pages of the Old Testament recorded are Israel’s history, laws, prophecies, poetry, and wisdom in Hebrew and Aramaic. It is part of the Christian Bible, alongside the New Testament. The Old Testament literature is unique from other Read more…
Written By Lesallan – July 19, 2023 The Way that God Creates Not to speak in the third person, I have noticed that at the beginning of this thing we humans call life, it was “God that created the heavens and the earth.” “And God said” were words that God Read more…
Written By Lesallan – July 19, 2023 Genesis 1 and the Enuma Elish To start this post, let me say that it is amazing and fills a person with a sense of wonder when we (as students) come across things unknown to most people today. When reading the assigned text, Read more…
Written By Les Allan – July 16, 2023 The Old Testament Book of Jonah Lesallan Bostron Ohio Christian University BIB2015 Old Testament Interpretation (ONLF23) Professor Mark Godbold July 16, 2023 The Old Testament Book of Jonah Found in the Book of the Old Testament is a fascinating story about a Read more…
Written By Les Allan Hello All: Is it not amazing that we, as Christians, make assumptions based on a person’s appearance? People who profess to be Christians are so caught up in their own beliefs and ways that they reject anyone or anything outside the norm. It is a Read more…
By Lesallan – July 14th, 2023 In response to another Student’s Discussion, “Week 1 – Cultural Experience Discussion” Hello All: Wow, what an intriguing and interesting discussion post! It is amazing when we discover and experience other cultures. This student has never experienced anything other than a Christian worship experience Read more…
By Lesallan – July 14th, 2023 Proverbs 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” King James Version (KJV) As a parent, you may wonder what the Bible says about raising your children right. How can Read more…
By Lesallan – July 14, 2023 Ancient Near East Culture – The Settlement in Canaan and the Time of the Judges Professor Godbold assigned chapter nine of the Rasmussen textbook to this student. The chapter covers the “Settlement in Canaan and the Time of the Judges” (Rasmussen, 2013, pp. 53-63). Read more…
Written By Lesallan – July 12, 2023 Reflections on Cultural Experiences One experience that this student would like to reflect upon and that involves a completely different culture other than our own fallen one here in the USA is that of the people of Africa and the culture that they Read more…