Bible Commentary: Student Briefing Page on the News
WELFARE & THE POOR PART II: IN COLONIAL AMERICA Down and Out In Early America By George DeWan. STAFF WRITER "Place all punishments in one scale and poverty in the other, and poverty will be the heavier." -- Jewish Midrash (Bible commentary) In early America, it was not easy being poor. Although colonial town fathers adopted the English obligation to help the poor, strict eligibility requirements were established. And except for those physically...
Bible Commentary: Mennonite Church Canada general secretary to resign
Dan Nighswander will step down as general secretary of Mennonite Church Canada effective May 31, 2006. Nighswander and the general board reached an agreement extending his current term which ends at the end of August, according to the church's website at www.mennonitechurch.ca The extension also includes a six-month sabbatical beginning Dec. 1 during which he will work on writing the Believers Church Bible Commentary on 1 Corinthians.Nighswander began his service as...
Bible Commentary: BIBLE PROJECT TAPS FOUR VIRGINIANS
Four Virginia scholars, including two professors at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, have been tapped to join 96 others to write a giant Bible commentary that will be published over a six-year period, ending in 2000.The massive "The New Interpreter's Bible," published by Abingdon Press, will consist of 12 dictionary-sized volumes. It will replace "The Interpreter's Bible," which since its release -- in pieces...
Bible Commentary: Inventions
IN the Bible we read, ``Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.''1 Inventions? Although I had read this verse many times, at first I really didn't see its relevance for me. I realized, of course, that in its Biblical context inventions refers to less-than-upright behavior: ``the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness.''2 But since I didn't see...
Bible Commentary: MAKING SENSE OF SCRIPTURE
Reading the Bible is the key to spiritual growth, the pastor says, so you give it a try. Some parts are just plain hard to understand and the language seems so archaic - it makes Shakespeare look like popular fiction. You go to a small-group Bible study, and discussions are lively. Still, you can't help but think you're missing something.If any of these scenarios sound familiar, take heart: You can build a quality Bible reference library for less than $170.A...