Navigating the Worlds of Science and Religion
Itās interesting how closely the stories in Joshua mirror the actions of Moses. The spies and crossing the Jordan river in these three chapters.
Introduction to Joshua: I donāt have a lot to say, but I do want to include a pretty interesting quote from the intro to historical books section of NRSV study bible:
Continue reading “9/18 Reading (Joshua 1-3; 1 Thessalonians 4)”
Two interesting sources to read along with this reading (here and here):
These above sources directly relate to Deuteronomy 20. Scientists have found what happened to the Canaanites: they werenāt destroyed. At least not completely. DNA evidence shows that ā90 percent of the genetic ancestry of people in Lebanon came from the Canaanitesā (Washington Post article). Thatās cool. I also think itās cool that this came out while Iām reading the Bible. I think I wouldāve paid attention to this story, but it wouldnāt have meant as much to me as it does now if I werenāt doing this Bible study.
Continue reading “9/11 Reading (Deuteronomy 19-21; Acts 27)”
Iām looking forward to starting Exodus. As a first time reader of the Bible, what I know about Exodus comes from what others have told me, the bits and pieces Iāve read, and from movies. The cartoon, Prince of Egypt, was pretty good and the movie Exodus: Gods and Kings, was definitely entertaining. However, I canāt rely on those films as my primary source of information.
Genesis 46: Israel and his entire family are on the move to join Joseph in Egypt. I noticed again that the text uses Israel and Jacob interchangeably. Even when it is God speaking to him. For example, āWhen Israel set out on his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. Ā²God spoke to Israel in visions of the night, and said, āJacob, Jacob.ā And he said, āHere I am.āā (Gen. 46.1-2) Iām still a little confused as to why this happens? I understand that itās probably not that important, I just find it interesting.