Newer insights to the neurological diseases among biblical characters of old testament

Medicine in the era of the Old Testament: from the history of hygiene and Biblical practice of healing

Origin of the Old Testament Plagues: Explications and Implications

Analyses of past disasters may supply insights to mitigate the impact of recurrences. In this context, we offer a unifying causative theory of Old Testament plagues, which has present day public health implications. We propose the root cause to have been an aberrant El Niño-Southern Oscillation teleconnection that brought unseasonable and progressive climate warming along the ancient Mediterran...

The Principle of Single Meaning

Spenser Ter ry (1840-1914) was a nine teen th-cen tury Methodis t Episcopal ian. He wa s a g radu ate of Y ale Div inity Sch ool a nd p rofes sor o f Hebrew a nd O ld Testament exegesis and theology at Garrett Biblical Institute. He w as the author of Biblical Apocalyptics and numerous commentaries on Old Testament books, but is most often remem bered for his book Bib lical Hermeneutics, which ...

Christ as Once for All Sacrifice: a Cultural Reading of Hebrews

The practice of sacrifices to the ancestors is still prevalent among some African Christians and it is inspired by various factors such as religious considerations or political aspirations through African renaissance. Furthermore, scholars argue as to whether this practice of sacrifices to the ancestors is Biblical or not. This article aims to determine that, from Hebrews, the demise of Old Tes...

The Use of the Old Testament in the Book of Hosea

In recent years there has been an avalanche of studies which have analyzed the way the New Testament writers cited and interpreted the Old Testament. This research has been augmented significantly by the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, where the sectarian authors at Qumran cited OT texts believing they were experiencing the fulfillment of prophetic texts in contemporary events. The methods e...