Biblical Heritage Center Blog

Even though the Torah begins with the creation account, the history of the Torah itself began in the 6th century BCE Babylon. Judea had been conquered by the Babylonians and the First Temple destroyed in 586 BCE. Thousands of Judeans were forced to walk from Judea to Babylon and live there as captives. It  wouldn't take them long to discover that their new home was the “Gateway of the Gods” – which is what the word “Babylon” means. Read the complete article at -- http://biblicalheritage.org/DTB/0114_DTB_The_Mystery_of_the_Beginnings.pdf

I receive many inquiries asking about which Hebrew-English Interlinear Bible I would recommend. For a list of Bible Study Tools I recommend for the Hebrew Bible click on --   http://bhcbiblestudies.blogspot.com/2014/01/basic-tools-for-studying-hebrew-bible.html  

In the ancient world, a culture’s “wisdom of the beginnings” was one of its most valuable treasures. It revealed the origin of its god(s), who belonged, who didn’t belong; it defined relationships of the god(s) to each other, the god(s) to people, and people to those inside and outside the group. The Bible’s Wisdom of the Beginnings is recorded in the Book of Genesis. My focus in this article is on the standards, principles and core values it has preserved for over 2,500 years. Read the complete article at -- http://biblicalheritage.org/DTB/1213DTB_Seeing_Through_The_Creators_Eyes_02.pdf  

Many of the political and religious conflicts that we are engaged in now, and in the past, have been promoted as battles against evil. Our beliefs about the origin of evil define what evil is and explain why it happens. They influence the way we live as individuals and a nation, and how we respond when “bad” things happen. For Christians and Jews, the Bible plays an important role in understanding evil. What the Bible actually says about the origin of evil, however, may be a surprise to many of its readers. Read the complete article at – http://biblicalheritage.org/DTB/1113DTB_When_Man_Created_Evil.pdf

The tablet records a Mesopotamian god's instructions for building a giant vessel - two-thirds the size of a soccer field in area - made of rope, reinforced with wooden ribs and coated in bitumen. Etched in the clay is one of the story's key elements: It describes how the animals must enter "two by two". See pictures and read the complete story at -- http://www.news.com.au/technology/science/a-4000yearold-tablet-from-ancient-mesopotamia-contains-the-specifications-for-an-ark-predating-the-story-of-noah/story-fnjwl1aw-1226810293590

Today, I received an email with the following question: In the Hebrew Bible, what is the difference between   hesed  and   rahamim ? These are two very important biblical words that are translated by the same English words often, but they have very important differences. Read the complete article at -- http://bhcbiblestudies.blogspot.com/2014/01/different-types-of-biblical-love-hesed.html

The names of places change – even in the Bible -- and unless you are aware of those changes you may not know that different names ion the Bible are references to the same place. A good example is a very well-known body of water in the Bible. Read the complete article by clicking on -- http://bhcbiblestudies.blogspot.com/2014/01/sea-of-chinnereth-sea-of-tiberias-lake.html