Why study the Bible in light of its cultural context?
Successful interpreters must try to understand the cultural background of the Bible just as successful missionaries must learn the culture, language and worldview of the people they are trying to reach. This is the rationale for us to study the Bible in light its cultural context.
How does the Bible relate to our culture?
ScotlandEvery line and every word in the Bible comes from a context -- historical, social, cultural, theological -- and speaks into those contexts -- sometimes against that culture, sometimes with that culture, and sometimes to expand that culture. In so doing the Bible models how we can
What is included in the Study Bible?
This study Bible contains the full text of the New International Version of the Bible along with a library of study features designed to help you more completely grasp what the text is saying.
How many study notes are there in the Bible?
• Over 10,000 study notes have been placed close to the text that they amplify and explain. These have been designed to provide the reader with a deep and rich understanding of the nuances that the original readers and hearers of the Bible would have intuitively understood.
What is the name of the flight of stairs in the Bible?
While the Hebrew term sulla m̄ is often translated “lad ‑ der,” it probably denotes here a flight of stairs like those constructed on ancient ziggurats. Linking heaven to earth, this stairway vividly reminds Jacob that God intends to reside on the earth, so Jacob calls the location Bethel (see NIV text note on v. 19).
What does God say about Isaac?
21:12 – 13 God intervenes, however, confirming Isaac’s special status and reassuring Abraham again that Ishmael will become a nation (17:20). 21:12 offspring will be reckoned. In spite of Ishmael being Abraham’s eldest son, God confirms that Abraham’s descendants will be traced through Isaac.
What does Melek mean in the Bible?
Scholars debate its original meaning; it could possibly mean “Melek is just,” “Zedek is my king, ” or “My king is just” (cf. Malkiel, meaning “El is my king,” in 46:17), where Melek and Zedek are divine names. By NT times, the name was understood to mean “king of righteousness” (Heb 7:2).
What does the dragon represent in the Bible?
This promise anticipates Rev 12 (especially 12:9) and the victory in Rev 19 – 20 (especially 20:2), where the dragon, “that ancient serpent,” represents Satan, and the woman represents the mother of Jesus, who is her seed. Jesus’ death and resurrection secures the final victory over Satan and death.
What does the image of Nebuchadnezzar represent?
Daniel 3:1 describes the statue of Nebuchadnezzar with the same Hebrew term for image; the statue represents the authority and power of the king and elicits obedience and worship from the multitude. Elsewhere in the ancient world, the same is true of this word “image,” which appears alongside “likeness.”.
How big is a 15?
a 15That is, about 450 feet long, 75 feet wide and 45 feet high or about 135 meters long, 23 meters wide and 14 meters highb 16 That is, about 18 inches or about 45 centimeters c 16The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
What is the Hebrew word for "wild animal"?
1 appears in the Hebrew singular and describes a class of animals (e.g., “bird” translated “birds,” “wild animal” translated “wild animals”).