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Covering the Roman influx into the Levant, the rise of Herod, Christ, and the early church.

From the fall of the Northern Kingdom to the Maccabean dynasty

Covering the period from Samuel to the fall of the Northern Kingdom to Assyria.

This episode covers the settlement allotment for the 12 tribes and the period of the Judges

Covers the Exodus and conquest of Caanan

The geography of Egypt Pre-patriarchal period Patriarchal period

After finishing up the geography of ancient Israel, we will then move to Syria and Lebanon and wrap up by reviewing some relevant Scripture passages.

Covers the majority of the geography of Israel

Introduction The Value of Biblical Geography Branches of Geography Part 1: The Biblical Setting - The Ancient Near East

Lesson Outline 1. Introduction 2. Failure to consider context 2.1. Failure to consider the immediate context of a verse or passage 2.2. Failure to consider the context of Scripture as a whole 2.3. Failure to consider the context of a word when trying to understand its meaning 3. Root fallacy 4. Semantic anachronism 5. Other common fallacies

Send us a text Introduction to Biblical Languages Using a Concordance Lexicons Online Resources for Word Studies A Process for Word Study

Send us a text Finding the Theme(s) of a Passage Outlining Passages Understanding the Context of the Passage Genre of Writing

Send us a text Integrity in Biblical Interpretation Literal Interpretation of the Bible Principles of Biblical Interpretation Rule of Context Rule of Definition Rule of Usage Rule of Historical and Geographical Background Rule of Logic Rule of Precedent or First Mention Rule of Unity Rule of Comparison Rule of Inference Rule of Genre

Send us a text While there are many high-quality study tools available, it is best to start with the source: the Bible. Before moving on to other books, always spend time in the Bible, seeing what the Bible itself has to say about the subject at hand. This helps to guard against bias of non-Biblical sources, and emphasizes the text itself, rather than what someone else has said about the text. Muc...

Send us a text Studying the Bible is different from studying any other subject. It must not be done from a purely academic perspective. One who approaches Bible study for the wrong reasons or in the wrong way will end up frustrated and confused. However, Bible study is essential to every Christian. Therefore, it is important to learn to love the truth found in God's Word and to learn how to approa...