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There is much more to Hermeneutics than just these two questions. But to understand anything at all we must know this from the start. 1. Who is the writer? 2. Who is the recipient? ROMANS 1. Rom 1:1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God...

Let us go to the Old Testament and pick up as Moses is sent by God to bring his people out of Egypt. For years the Jews were inslaved and forced to do hard labor. Moses comes under the authority of God and partitions for the release of the Jewish people. After many plagues, they were allowed to...

In the New Testament the word 'WORLD' is used many times. In many cases it was the Greek word 'aion' which according to the dictionary should be translated as *properly an age, other times the Greek word is 'kosmos' *by implication the world. So one must check to see if 'world' used in the...

Hermeneutics - Traditional Hermeneutics is the study of the interpretation of written texts in the area of literature, religion and law. How can one understand God's word if they have not studied hermeneutics? Personally I couldn't and it would be fair to say, nobody can. Briefly, one will...

Rachel Adelman, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of Hebrew Bible at Hebrew College in Boston. She has published an article called "Jacob's Vision at Bel El and the Foundation Stone of the World" in this article she points out that the mount where the Tower of Babel was built, where Abraham took...

In bible studies, one only need to read the scripture for what it says, we should not add to or take away from it. That being said let us explore the word of God. In God’s word, New Testament, we find that he gives believers certain gifts. If one searches scripture for the word ‘gifts of (God...

We often hear those that say God's chosen are the Jewish people. Let us take a look in Romans to see what Paul said about this subject. Rom 9:6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel: Rom 9:7 Neither, because they are the seed...

Jesus came so that we might have life. That life is given when we are born again. Joh 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Joh 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man...

Jesus has a wife, what is so new about that? Jer 3:8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. God first divorced...

Is it hard to understand the bible? No. Is it hard to understand teachers explanation of the bible? In many cases, yes. So why is it there are so many interpretations of God’s word. For the most part it is because people do not study for themselves and they become just like a parrot...

Adam, who was a sinless man, was told not to eat of the tree of knowledge or he would die that day. God is all knowing and he knew how to communicate to Adam in human terms. Adam did die the day he ate, but it had to be a spiritual death because he lived here on earth hundreds of years after he...

Hello Brothers and Sisters, My name is Rocky. I am a senior citizen from Arkansas, born and raised a razorback football fan. Came to the Lord in the mid 80’s and made it a priority to know him and his works, by studying the Word. In so doing Jesus has given me peace and security that this...