To begin, I just want to mention that I’m more familiar with Koine Greek than classical Greek. While I minored in Greek in college, my focus has been New Testament studies, so koine Greek reigns there. It won’t make much of a difference, but I wanted to be upfront withRead More →
This is a bit complicated. The main theory on the creation of the Torah or Pentateuch is the Documentary Hypothesis. Basically, it is thought that these first five books are a combination of 4 sources and possibly a 5th editor. The sources are J, E, P, and D, with someRead More →
The Septuagint is the Greek translation of the Old Testament, or the Tanach. It contains a few books now regarded as Apocryphal, which are often included in various Bible translations today. It’s important because it gives us one more early manuscript tradition to go off of. It is in Greek,Read More →
First, who is Pharaoh Akhenaten? He was an Egyptian ruler in the 18th Dynasty. One thing he is most known for was that he abandoned the traditional polytheistic religion of Egypt, and instead introduced Atenism, which center around the god Aten. This move wasn’t widely accepted, and after Akhenaten died,Read More →
Throughout history, we have seen many great individuals sacrifice themselves in order to promote an idea or message they thought would be for the betterment of humankind. Many of these individuals made great impacts on the world, which had long-lasting ramifications. Others simply have been lost to the sands ofRead More →