Epiphany Festival Sunday
Kid’s and Parents – A reminder that Sunday January 27th, 2013 is a Festival Sunday. It’s the season of Epiphany which means we are celebrating that Jesus did not come only for a small group of people, or to one nation, but to all people in their own...
1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings (1&2 Chronicles)
1&2 Samuel, 1&2 Kings (1&2 Chronicles) By Adrian Peetoom I have put the books 1&2 Chronicles in brackets, suggesting they could be skipped for now. Given my invitation to read through the Old Testament for the purpose of capturing the “grand narrative” of it, these two books do not...
Bible Reading Project – Part 3
Joshua, Judges and Ruth By Adrian Peetoom Here is how the New Jerusalem Bible introduces this next section (and beyond). “The books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings form one great history, telling the story of Israel from the settlement in Palestine until the Babylonian exile. The materials on...
Bible Reading: Exodus through Deuteronomy
THE REST OF THE PENTATEUCH: Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy By Adrian Peetoom Reminder: it is likely that this part of the Bible was put together during and after the Exile by scribes (sometimes called redactors). They combined various oral traditions and written accounts (see “Book of Wars...