In 1878, a Jerusalem antiquities dealer named Moses Wilhelm Shapira acquired a curious biblical manuscript consisting of sixteen leather strips. The manuscript, written in ancient, Paleo-Hebrew contained what appeared to be a form of the Bible’s Book of Deuteronomy but with significant variations. It was allegedly discovered by Bedouin tribesmen around 1865, east of the…
The Moses Scroll - Reopening the Most Controversial Case in the History of Biblical Scholarship In 1878, a Jerusalem antiquities dealer named Moses Wilhelm Shapira acquired a curious biblical manuscript consisting of sixteen leather strips. The manuscript, written in ancient, Paleo-Hebrew contained what appeared to be a form of the Bible’s Book of Deuteronomy but…
In this episode of Gleanings from Genesis, your hosts pick up their discussion within chapter 3. They take a close look at the results of the eating from the forbidden tree. "And YHVH ELOHIM said, “Look!—the soil-creature has become like one from us, to know good and bad; and now, lest he send forth his…
In this episode of Gleanings from Genesis, Jono, James, and Ross pick up with the account of the happenings in a garden, located east in Eden. They carefully work through the narrative commenting on such things as the purpose of mankind according to Genesis, the introduction and naming of other life forms, the entrance into…
In this episode, Ross and Jono discuss a question sent in by Piper Kelly. The question was based upon Ezekiel’s vision contained in chapters 40-48. Piper said, “This prophecy has not been fulfilled. I would love to hear you both discuss the Tabernacle, the sacrifices, the prince, the healing waters, the trees with healing leaves,…
Where is the Book of Jasher quoted in the Bible? How is it that we have verses from sources in our Scriptures but no longer have these books? This week, Ross and Jono discuss a question sent in by Richard Tescher. The discussion addresses the main question sent in by our listener but then takes…