“I once read that long ago an English Bible was published having the Commandment saying, “Thou shalt commit adultery” instead of saying “Thou shalt not commit adultery”. Do you know in which Bible this was and in what year that Bible was published? I also read that the publishers only learned of the error after a great number of Bibles had already been distributed. After having distributed that many Bibles, how could the publishers have remedied it? You know the old saying about, “once the toothpaste is out of the tube…”
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The Bible you are referring to is known as “The Wicked Bible” or “The Sinners Bible.” It was a 1631 reprinting of the Authorized King James Bible first printed in 1611. The Bible was printed by the Kings Printing House under the direction of Head Printer Robert Barker.
Once the mistake was found, the 1000 Bibles in that print run were collected and burned. Eleven survived. One can be seen in The Living Word National Bible Museum in Branson, MO, USA.
Robert Barker and a man named Lucas were fined a total of £300. Lucas just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time as he was acting as executor for the estate of a man who had invested in the printing.
You can see one for sale for$89,500 along with a photocopy of the famous error here. (You’ll need to scroll down to see it.)
Talk about opening a can of worms. The question seemed simple enough.
Dear sir, One of my sisters in Christ has been given task of speaking on the topic of the Biblical history of hats. She asked me to help and I thought of contacting you. She is looking for answers to questions like: When did the church women start wearing hats in service? What was the reasoning behind the decision to where hats in service? Who made these decisions? We have read 1 Cor 11 where it speaks about a woman being covered in service and that her LONG hair suffices as a covering. I also believe women wearing a hat was required in the Mosaic law, but I am unsure. If you have a reference for that I would appreciate it as well. David
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‘Salvadoran women where distinctive regional veils. Salvadoran Veils are an important traditional folkloric adornment for women in El Salvador’s cultural attire. It’s custom for women, especially older town women to wear a veil when going to Catholic church, as well for normal daily activities.’
Hi David: There are two basic beliefs or interpretations of this. Here are the two sides with links to sites representing both. The links open in separate windows. The command for a woman to cover her head is (a) symbolic and/or (b) refers to her hair, not an actual hat or veil. A well-presented argument for this is on a page on the Bible Tools Site titled Men and Women, Hats and Hair. The other side: The command for a woman to cover her head is (a) of God, (b) refers to an actual veil or hat and (c) is still in force. A good argument for this viewpoint is on the Biblical Research Site titled Myths About The Headcovering. The question comes up then. Did the Torah or Old Testament have the command that a woman, or man, was to cover his or her head during prayer or while out? No. It is found in the Talmud. It is considered tradition not law. Again a good site explaining the head covering from a Jewish standpoint. And finally here are paintings of early Christian women with head coverings.
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Here are the events
1. Light separated from darkness
2. Creation of the earth covered in water
3. The separation of the dry land from the seas
4 – 6. The creation of plants in a particular order – grasses, plants with seeds and fruit-bearing trees
7. The placing of the heavenly bodies in relationship to the earth. This is often explained as the clearing of the atmosphere (from one composed mostly of water vapor and carbon dioxide to one with more oxygen due to plant photosynthesis) enough to see these creations.
8-11 The creation of animal life in a particular order – fish, birds, modern land animals, live stock
12. The creation of man
Think of the problem like this. Take a deck of cards. Keep just one suit -let’s say hearts. Toss out the ace. Hand the remaining twelve cards to a one-year-old child. Ask him/her to hand you the cards one at a time. In order. What are the chances said toddler will start with the two and give them all to you in order right up to the king? It’s a basic probability question (no, come back! forget I said anything about math.) I’ll just tell you the answer. It’s one chance in 479,001,600. (If you want the formula it’s below) In other words, Moses had less than one chance in 479 million of just correctly guessing.
Now compare this to other creation stories or myths. Many of these have remnants of the true creation story in place. Most leave out the hard and fast details found in Genesis. Many don’t even come close to actual events or the order of actual events.
What’s the simplest explanation? Moses just did guess it correctly? The ancients knew a lot more about science and the origins of the earth than their records show? Or Moses got it straight from the creator of the universe during one of his “face to face” talks with God (Exodus 33:11) or from information handed down to him from ancient prophets?
To me the simplest explanation is Moses got it straight from the creator.
Formula:
The chance of getting the first card correct is 1 in 12. If you get that correct, you have eleven cards left. The chance of getting the next card correct is 1 in 11. What are the chances of getting the first and second cards correct? It’s 1 in 12 times 1 in 11 (1/(12*11) or 1 in 132. So the answer for getting all twelve in order is 1 in (12*11*10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1) or 1 in 479,001,600.
If you believe there is proof of a world wide flood (see creationscience.com) and also that when the Bible mentions the time of Peleg. When the earth was divided, is referring to the splitting apart of the continents rather than a simple division of lands among people, you now have fourteen events in order. What are the chances of that happening? 1 in 87,178,291,200 or 1 in 87 billion which is more people than have ever lived on the earth.
Arika is not in the Bible but is, in a sense associated with the Hebrew writings that make up the Old Testament. Arika, along with his teacher, Juda I who was known simply as Rabbi began the Talmudic age. He lived in Babylon in the third century. His family claimed kinship with King David tracing their line back to Shimei, the brother of David. From the Jewish world we learn this about the Talmud: The Talmud is a huge collection of doctrines and laws compiled and written before the 8th Century, A.D., by ancient Jewish teachers. The Talmud, which often cites the Old Testament, is the basic book of Jewish law.
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There are two editions of the Talmud; one was composed by Babylonian Jews and one by Jews who lived in ancient Jerusalem. Generally a citation from the Talmud refers to the Babylonian version, which is considered authoritative. The Jerusalem Talmud is not generally taught in even the most Orthodox Jewish schools today, though advanced Talmud scholars sometimes study it.
Rabbi Michael Rodkinson, who wrote the New Edition of the Babylonian Talmud, tells us the Talmud is based on the teachings of the Pharisees and is a core teaching of modern rabbinical training. Christ said of the Pharisees “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” John 8:44 And yet Arika was a man respected by both Gentile and Jew in his time. He taught that a man who had no compassion on another was no son of Abraham. And that a father should not love one child above another considering the example set by Jacob and the evil that befell Joseph.
Troy isn’t in the Bible but so what? It’s fun and helpful to discover what was happening in the Bible during the days of Troy. I decided to check out just how useful the Amazing Bible Timeline with World History is. I actually couldn’t remember if Troy was on there or not.
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I checked the index printed right on the poster and sure enough, there was Troy – between 1200 and 1100 BC in the Greek line. I went to that section and found “Trojan Wars 1184 BC” It was an easy to check the Biblical events for those same years to find Samuel was the prophet during the time of the Judges. For the following I also used the index to find Homer, Alexander the Great and more.
Here’s more about Troy and the Bible:
2000 BC to 1180 BC:
Troy is a culture center
Bible: Abraham to Saul – ancient beginnings of Israel
1184 BC to 1100 BC:
Trojan War. Troy is abandoned
Bible: Time of Samuel the prophet
Homer writes the Iliad and Odyssey: the story of Trojan Wars
Bible: Time of Solomon and the division of the kingdoms of Israel
700 – 600 BC:
Greeks begin to move into Troy. Named Ilium
Bible: This is the century that begins with King Hezekiah and
ends with Josiah and finally the captivity under Nebuchadnezzar.
300 BC
Alexander the Great rules Troy/Ilium.
Bible: These are the silent years of the Bible
85 BC
Rome conquers Troy/Ilium. Roman general Sulla partially restores it.
Bible – still silent. Jerusalem is also under Roman rule. The stage is set for the birth of the Messiah.
In Genesis 41:46 we learn that Joseph was 30 when he was made overseer to the king of Egypt. Since he was 17 when he was sold into Egypt, that means he spent 13 years total in Potiphar's house and prison. We know Joseph was in prison at least 2 years because chapter 40 tells us about the servants of the king whose dreams Joseph interpreted. The first verse of chapter 41 tells us that 2 years passed after that event before the king had the dreams that Joseph was called to interpret.
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So Joseph lived in Potiphar's house 11 years or less and was in prison 2 or more years. According to the Biblical Timeline Chart, Joseph was born after 1771 BC, which is the year his older brother Levi was born.
There many details available about Joseph. For instance we know
He was 17 when he was sold into Egypt
He was 30 when he was made overseer
He was 39 when his brothers first came to Egypt (second year of the famine, or nine years after being made overseer)
He was probably 41 or so when the brothers came a second time and Jacob comes to Egypt
Andrewwas the brother of Peter and a son of Jonas. He lived in Bethsaida and Capernaum and was a fisherman before he was called by Jesus. Originally he was a disciple of John the Baptist (Mark 1:16-18). Andrew brought his brother, Peter, to Jesus (John 1:40)
Bartholomew Nathanael son of Talmai lived in Cana of Galilee. Tradition says he was a missionary in Armenia; some scholars believe that he was the only disciple who came from royal blood, or noble birth. His name means Son of Tolmai or Talmai (2 Sam. 3:3). Talmai was king of Geshur whose daughter, Maacah, was the wife of David, mother of Absalom.
James the Elder, Boanerges, son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of John the Apostle; a fisherman who lived in Bethsaida, Capernaum and Jerusalem.
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James the Lesser or Younger, son of Alpheus, or Cleophas, and Mary lived in Galilee. He was the brother of the Apostle Jude.
John Boanerges son of Zebedee and Salome, brother of James, the Apostle. He was known as this Beloved Disciple. A fisherman who lived in Bethsaida, Capernaum and Jerusalem
Judas Iscariot, the traitor, son of Simon who lived in Kerioth
Jude, Thaddeus, or Lebbeus, son of Alpheus or Cleophas and Mary. He was a brother of James the Younger. He was one of the very little-known Apostles and lived in Galilee. Jerome called Jude "Trinomious" which means "a man with three names." In Mark 3:18 he is called Thaddeus. In Matthew 10:3 he is called Lebbeus. His surname was Thaddeus. In Luke 6:16 and Acts 1:13 he is called Judas thebrother of James. Judas Thaddeus also was called Judas, the Zealot.
Many were Fisherman
Matthew, or Levi, son of Alpheus, lived in Capernaum. He was a publican or tax collector.
Simon Peter, son of Jonas, was a fisherman who lived in Bethsaida and Capernaum.
Philip came from Bethsaida, the town from which Peter and Andrew came (John 1:44). The likelihood is that he, too, was a fisherman
Simon, the Zealot, one of the little-known followers called the Canaanite or Zelotes, lived in Galilee. In two places in the King James Version, he is called a Canaanite (Mat. 10:4; Mark 3:18). However in the other two places, he is called Simon Zelotes (Luke 6: 15; Acts 1:13).
Answer:
Yes. Two genealogies of Jesus Christ are found in the Bible, one in Matthew 1 and the other in Luke 3. Both genealogies trace Jesus ancestry back to David. From David the genealogy goes like this: David son of Jesse son of Obed son of Boaz son of Salmon son of Naason son of Aminadab son of Aram son of Esrom son of Phares son of Judas (Judah) son of Jacob son of Isaac son of Abraham.
Was Christ a rabbi?
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Yes again. This is a Jewish title for teacher given to Christ. See Matthew 26:25, Mark 9:5, 11:21, John 1:38, and more.
Jesus Christ
How about the Apostles?
According to the Biblical Timeline ten of the original twelve tribes of Israel were lost during the various sacking and captivities from 735 BC to 720 BC.
The tribe of Judah had remained loyal to Solomon’s son Rehoboam when the nation split after Solomon’s death. They occupied Jerusalem, the city of David. (I Kings 12:20) Other verses suggest that Benjamin also remained. (I Kings 12: 23)
From this, we can safely conclude that not only was Christ a Jew but so were all the apostles. In fact, we have not only the Bible (both the New and Old Testament) but Christianity itself thanks to the Jewish people who wrote and preserved these records and were the original members of Christ’s church. They are still God’s chosen people, and He will redeem them. (Isaiah 11:111, 44:23, 51:11, 66:13 Romans 11:26 and other prophecies too numerous to mention.)
That’s a good question. Two verses suggest this might be the case.
In Genesis 5:32 we read that Noah lived 500 years and begat Shem, Ham and Japheth. Then again we read in Genesis 11:26 that Terah lived 70 years and begat Abram (Abraham), Nahor and Haran. We might want to assume that this just means they were born after Noah turned 500, or Terah turned 70. But in every other case the verse reads like this: And “the father” lived “x” years and begat “the eldest son” and after “the father” begat the “eldest son” he lived “y” years and begat sons and daughters.
So it is unusual to list three sons by name and not just one. Could this be because they were triplets and the first to be born is known as the eldest? Or might there be another reason?
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We get a clue from Noah’s sons. Here’s what else we learn from Genesis. Shem begat Arpachshad when he was 100, and Arpachshad was born two years after the flood (Genesis 11:10). We know that Noah was 600 years old at the start of the flood (Genesis 7:6). So what do we get from this? If Shem were born when Noah was 500 he would have been 100 the year of the flood but he isn’t 100 until two years later when Arpachshad is born That means Shem was born when Noah was 502.
This tells us, at least in the case of Noah’s sons, that they aren’t triplets. There must be another reason for listing the names of certain sons. Generally the sons are listed to establish the lineage of the prophets. The only time the names of other sons (or daughters) are listed by name is because they have a major role to play in Biblical lineage and the family of man. We know for sure that applies to Noah and his three sons since all the nations of the world are descended from those three.
Does that same reasoning apply to the sons of Terah? What about Nahor? His lineage is very important. Nahor is the grandfather of Rebecca, the wife of Isaac. And of course, Haran and his descendants are also key members of Abraham and his family.
Nahor married his niece Milcah, the daughter of his brother Haran and the sister of his nephew Lot. Nahor lived in the land of his birth on the east of the river Euphrates at Haran. He was the father of Bethuel and grandfather of Laban and Rebecca; Rebecca became the wife of Isaac, son of Abraham. Nahor’s great-granddaughters through Laban, Rebecca’s nieces Rachel and Leah, became the wives of Jacob, son of Isaac.
Also, the birth of triplets is remarkable even in this day and age. The Bible states unequivocally that Jacob and Esau were twins. It seems odd that it isn’t explicitly stated that the sons of Terah were triplets. If they were since it would have been a truly unusual event.
Also, other scripture verses suggest Terah was at least 130 when Abraham was born.
Were there triplets in the Bible? We know Noah’s sons weren’t. Most likely Terah’s sons were not either.
Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Should Christians celebrate Christmas? As always, the heart of the matter is the heart. Why do you celebrate it? Is it to celebrate with fellow Christians the birth of our Savior? If so, what does it matter why other people do it or what other peoples and cultures might have – or did have- a celebration on that date?
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Why talk about it? Not Biblical history but just an interesting thought to this author. What is being said is that Christmas is not a legitimate Christian holiday because
(a)there was a pagan holiday on that date, in fact, multiple pagan holidays around the world on that date, so it wasn’t about Christ and
(b) non-Christians also celebrate the holiday today so that today it still isn’t about Christ.
What’s a Christian to do? Should a Christian celebrate Christmas? Let’s look at some history now.
While Christmas has become a major celebration, for most Christians in the beginning it was only one of a number of masses celebrated for Christ and not necessarily the most important. It was a mass for Christ’s birth or Christ-mass. It is the recognition of God becoming as a man in all ways except sin. It is not a birth date but a birth that is celebrated. (There is no month or day date given in the Bible but enough clues are given to place it to within a year or two on the Bible timeline.) The date was chosen for symbolic reasons.
The December 25 date may have been selected by the church in Rome in the early 4th century. At this time, a church calendar was created and other holidays were also placed on solar dates:
“It is cosmic symbolism…which inspired the Church leadership in Rome to elect the winter solstice, December 25, as the birthday of Christ, and the summer solstice as that of John the Baptist, supplemented by the equinoxes as their respective dates of conception. While they were aware that pagans called this day the ‘birthday’ of Sol Invictus, this did not concern them and it did not play any role in their choice of date for Christmas,”
S.E. Hijmans author of Sol, the sun in the art and religions of Rome, 2009, pp. 587–588
Was it to convert pagans to Christianity, to allow them to keep celebrating pagan holidays if they would convert?
There are many theories surrounding Christmas, such as the belief that it was created simply to convert pagans and/or replace the pagan celebrations around the winter solstice. The problem with these theories is two-fold. First, there is a lack of evidence. There was no big push in the early church to create a birthday celebration for Christ. Of course, the church was and is “in the business” of spreading Christianity, so there is no doubt that the early church fathers wanted pagans to convert and wanted celebrations to honor God.
Second, pagan worship practices were seasonal and on-going. That is, almost any date or time frame could be said to be a pagan “Holy day. That Christian Holy Days would clash with and even replace pagan days was inevitable.2
Christmas today. Christmas is being celebrated around the world by people and cultures with no belief in Christ, people who retain the gift-giving and family get-together traditions but do not bring Christ into it. The US federal government closes for a paid holiday on both Thanksgiving and Christmas holding that to do so is not necessarily an endorsement of the Christian religion.
Should Christians celebrate Christmas? As always, the heart of the matter is the heart. Why do you celebrate it? Is it to celebrate a birth rather than a birthday? If so, what does it matter why other people do it or what other peoples and cultures might have – or did have- a celebration on that date?
