We continue our study of New Testament and this month we focus on Book of Acts. As a record of the apostolic church, Acts is not quite what the modern reader might expect. Historically, the book is tantalizing in the questions it raises about events it never records. The Book Read more…
In our program “Biblical Archeology” we discuss one of the most important discoveries of last year—a temple to rival the Temple in Jerusalem. Tel Aviv University archaeologists calculate that a temple, discovered during reconstruction of Israel’s Highway 1, near Jerusalem, was built around 900 B.C. The Motza temple is estimated Read more…
The apostle Paul, when he was still called Saul, was the great antagonist of Christianity. Paul hated Christians and actively persecuted them. What could turn him around other than the fact, as he writes to the Corinthian church, that he had met Jesus alive? He said he was one born Read more…
The Book of Revelation seems to cause the most controversy of any book of the Bible. Few people argue over the value of the Old Testament’s moral teachings or the urgency of its prophetic messages. Most also agree that Jesus’ teachings are profound and relevant and that the letters of Read more…
The Gospel of Mark, which is the shortest of the four Gospels, begins and ends abruptly. This abruptness, together with its quick pace characterized by the connector word “immediately” between scenes of action. All this suggests a story about Jesus that is adapted for a specific audience and setting very Read more…
Daily life in the time of Jesus and the political context we study in the program, “Book of Books.” Everyone remembers that famous scene when Jesus, asked by His opponents about the lawfulness of paying the tribute that the Roman authorities insisted upon, relied with that peasant irony characteristic of Read more…
The Names of God, each powerful and meaningful, we study all of them in new series of programs. Today we talk about Yahweh, which means “The Lord” – Yahweh is derived from the Hebrew word for “I AM.” It is the proper name of the divine person, coming from the Read more…
The roots of the Roman Empire in which the Christian faith was born ran deep and in many directions, not only into the Roman Republic but also into the Macedonian Empire of Alexander and the Greek city states. We discuss the history of the Roman Empire and specifically Augustine in Read more…
Dear friends, we are glad to see you on our Russian language web site! We started a new series of programs for our little listeners, “Simple Things About God,” in which we explain to kids basic ideas of the New Testament. Bring your youngsters to listen to these segments! “Books Read more…
Daily life in the time of Jesus: is it possible to form some kind of an idea what life was like two thousand years ago in the city of Jerusalem? The houses clung to each other, overlapping and even interpenetrating. There were no gardens, except for Herod’s. Most of the Read more…