pentateuch

Given how much I have been quoting and recommending Bonar's commentary on Leviticus as of late, I'd be remiss to not write a review of it. As a whole, the commentary is structured, very helpfully in my opinion, with one chapter for each chapter of the book, with comments on the contents of...

I am nearing the end of Andrew Bonar's very helpfull commentary on the book of Leviticus. For those who do not know, Andrew Bonar is quite devotional at times, but is also helpful in explaining the text etc. His comments on the first few chapters where the sacrifices are described really shed a...

In the law of Moses, a whole chapter, Deuteronomy 20, is devoted to the rules of war. After beginning with the procedure before going to battle, the actual rules of engagement come — and they are not exactly what we'd expect. It definitely ain't Geneva Conventions, even if it is closer to it...

I am trying to think this through: In the first five books of the scriptures, which places give the clearest indications that the one who is to come will be God, the God-man? I will name the first one I thought of. Both clear-cut quotations and longer explanations about what some passage or...

Hello, I hope this question makes sense, Should the pentateuch be seen as a single unit, or like any other collection of 5 books (say Issiah-Daniel or Romans-Ephesians)? Is the order of the books inspired or just the individual ones? Is it better to say the pentateuch is comprised of 5 books, or...

Hello All, I ran a few searches and didn't notice if this question was asked before so here it goes. I was in a discussion with a group of believers and somebody asked this question. "Was it immoral for God to ask Abraham to sacrifice Isaac considering Gen 9:6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by...