By L.A. Stauffer Synagogues have been the center of Jewish religious and social life for more than 2000 years. Although their origin is wrapped in the obscurity of Jewish history between Old and New Testament times, they were prominent throughout the Graeco-Roman world by the time of Jesus and the apostles. Why and how they …
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The Pharisees
By Mike Willis In reading the New Testament, one sees repeated references to the Pharisees. The word appears 100 times in 95 verses. The word does not appear in the Old Testament. Consequently, one may correctly deduce that the Pharisees are a sect of the Jews that developed during the inter-testament period. But who were …
New Fashions in Dress
By Ron Halbrook A teenager submitted this question: Would it be wrong for a Christian to wear clothing like “Wu Wear” or “Fubu” or “Tommy Hilfiger”? It is encouraging to know that teenage Christians want to know and do what is right, even in how they dress. It is not wrong to wear various kinds …
What Lack I Yet?
By Irvin Himmel A wealthy young man once approached Jesus with this question: “Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life?” Jesus reminded him of some of the commands of the law to which he needed to give attention, and he responded, “All these things have I kept from …