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Bible Review
Bible Review opens the realm of Biblical scholarship to a non-academic audience. World-renown scholars detail the latest in Biblical interpretation and why it matters. These important pieces are paired with stunning art, which makes the text come to life before your eyes. Anyone interested in the Bible should read this seminal magazine.
Bible Books
The Art of Biblical Poetry
Robert Alter (New York: Basic Books, 1985), 238 pp., $17.95
Bible Quiz
How Closely Do You Read Your Bible?
Prepared by J. Kenneth Eakins a board-certified pediatrician and professor of archaeology and Old Testament interpretation at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.
1. What was the name of the wife of Joseph, favorite son of Jacob?
2. When David was being pursued by King Saul, where did he leave his mother and father for safety?
3. Which prophet had a “secretary”?
My View
Perspective
On February 11, 1986, a conspicuously small man named Anatoly Shcharansky strode across the Glienicke Bridge from Communist-controlled East Germany to West Berlin and into the waiting car of the American ambassador. Shcharansky carried with him his most valued possession—a book of Hebrew Psalms.
First Glance
Win-A-Trip Contest Quiz (#2)
Rules
Identify each animal by its common name in Hebrew or English and/or its scientific name. Give at least one biblical citation (Old or New Testament) in which this animal is mentioned.
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The Trial Before God of an Accused Adulteress
How Can Jeremiah Compare the Migration of Birds to Knowledge of God’s Justice?
The Old Testament Background of Jesus as Begotten of God
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