Don't Worry About It Right Now: The Roman Influence of the 1st Century Ron McRay
There was a select group of people who lived a long time ago. They were a good people, scattered throughout the land. In the land far away, there were, coming and going, about twelve to twenty people who led the movement – good, honest and sincere people. They lived close to each other for a while. Then they gradually began to separate themselves one at a time and scattered themselves all over their world. They had for many centuries almost a world-wide government that ruled over them. Their government had a hardened army and other countries did not want to fight them. However, the empire did fight and conquered many countries. It was called the Roman Empire and was prophesied centuries ahead of time in the Bible. Even though the Roman Empire was prophesied to be a key player during the ti...
The Judean Social Life: Biblical Observation Thru a Different Perspective Ron McRay
What were they thinking? What were their customs? How did the geology of the area affect them and influence their understanding? The truth in the Bible was written in such a way that the people to whom it was written would understand it. It would reference their way of life, their customs, their lifestyle, their technology, government and religious beliefs. When the Bible is attempted to be understood outside of those parameters, problems arise. The fact is that the Bible was not written to us in the year 2015 or beyond. It was not written to Bible scholars of the 1800’s. It was not written to the evangelists of the 1900’s. The Bible was written to a special group of people who lived during the time that Christ walked on the earth and to their predecessors, namely, the Israelites. Only the...
