The Second Riddle: Some Assembly Required
Toys are great fun—when they work. Getting them to work is another story. Tiny plastic pieces, strange button-sized batteries, and pages of labels and instructions can turn playtime into a…
The Second Riddle: More Troublesome Toys
Biblical scholarship yields valuable insights into the Bible, its history, and its intricacies. Yet, like every part of life, unbelief often gets in the way of our efforts to understand…
The Second Riddle: Troublesome Toys
Do you remember the first time you encountered a Chinese Finger Trap? Back in the ’80s these colorful, mischievous toys were everywhere, easily alluring the unsuspecting child with their seeming…
The Second Riddle: Introduction
Then King Darius wrote to all the peoples, nations, and languages that dwell in all the earth: “Peace be multiplied to you. I make a decree, that in all my…
An Aramaic Enigma: Conclusion
“And in the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that shall never be destroyed, nor shall the kingdom be left to another people.…
Answering an Aramaic Enigma: Part Four
Is the Bible merely a collection of ancient documents or a divinely inspired, carefully arranged book? Liberal theologians have argued the former and denied the latter. However, disregarding the divine…
Answering an Aramaic Enigma: Part Three
Thus shall you say to them:“The gods who did not make the heavens and the earthshall perish from the earth and from under the heavens.”Jeremiah 10:11 And in the days…