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Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible, and of the Jewish Torah/Pentateuch. The Hebrew title, "[spoken] words", is taken from the opening phrase, "These are the words..."; the English title is from the Greek and Latin, both meaning "second law", a mistranslation of the Hebrew phrase mishneh ha-torah ha-zoth, "a copy of this law", in Deuteronomy 17:18.The book consists of three sermons or speeches delivered to the Israelites by Moses on the plains of Moab, shortly before they enter the Promised Land. The first sermon recapitulates the forty years of wilderness wanderings which have ...

The Book of Nehemiah is a book of the Hebrew Bible. Told largely in the form of a first-person memoir, it concerns the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem by Nehemiah, a Jew who is a high official at the Persian court, and the dedication of the city and its people to God's laws (torah). The events take place in the second half of the 5th century BCE, and together with the Book of Ezra, it represents the final chapter in the historical narrative of the Hebrew Bible.The book tells how Nehemiah, at the court of the king in Susa, is informed that Jerusalem is without walls and resolves to restore...

2 Chronicles was purportedly written by Ezra the scribe. It expounds the history of King Solomon and the kings came after him. It is very similar to 1 and 2 Kings, but centers primarily on the Temple as the Presence of God among the people. It is a history of the Kings of Israel. (Summary by Sundiata)

The Epistle of Paul to Philemon, usually referred to simply as Philemon, is a prison letter to Philemon from Paul of Tarsus. Philemon was a leader in the Colossian church. This letter, which is one of the books of the New Testament, deals with forgiveness. (Introduction by Wikipedia)

Job was a prosperous landowner who encountered a series of misfortunes, leading him to question himself and his relation to his God. A grand sweep of ecclesiastical argument brings Job to a new level of insight and acceptance. - Summary by Peter Tucker

The Book of Job, memorably conceived of by C G Jung as the story of one man's struggle to make conscious the undifferentiated contents of the unconscious, is in its own terms an intensive study of the age old problem of undeserved suffering at the hands of an all-wise, aii-good, all-powerful God. Seen by some as a prefiguration of the crucifixion and ultimate resurrection of Jesus Christ, it is for all of us the intensely poetic story of a soul in pain, reaching out for its final redemption. - Summary by Tony Addison

The Book of Job is one of the books of the Hebrew Bible. It relates the story of Job, his trials at the hands of Satan, his theological discussions with friends on the origins and nature of his suffering, his challenge to God, and finally a response from God. The Book itself comprises a didactic poem set in a prose framing device and has been called "the most profound and literary work of the entire Old Testament". The Book itself and its numerous exegeses are attempts to address the problem of evil. (Introduction from Wikipedia)Cast:God: Dale BurgessSatan: Mickey RenoMessengers 1 & 4: ...

El libro de Esdras comienza donde termina 2 Crónicas. Según lo profetizado por Isaías, el rey Ciro de Persia envió a los exiliados, dirigidos por Zorobabel, de regreso a Jerusalén en 538 b.c. (Persia había derrotado a Babilonia en 539). A pesar de la oposición de los habitantes no judíos de Judea, y luego de que los profetas, Hageo y Zacarías los alentaron, el templo fue reconstruido en 515. Luego, en 458, Ezra lideró la segunda de las tres oleadas de exiliados que regresaban. Cuando Esdras llegó, la gente había caído nuevamente en pecado. Esdras predicó la Palabra de Dios y la ...

El libro de Ester es la historia real de una joven en el reino persa, Ester, quien fue obligada a participar en un concurso de belleza para elegir una nueva reina. Su tío (o posiblemente primo) la crió como su propia hija cuando los padres de ella murieron. El tío Mardoqueo era un Judio que fue tomado de Israel durante la cautividad de Babilonia. Sin embargo, los orígenes de Ester no eran conocidos por los líderes persas, ya que su tio le advirtió que no revelara que era judía.Ester entró en el harén del rey junto con muchas bellas jóvenes vírgenes. Ella fue elegida por el rey para ...

La Versión Reina-Valera Antigua fue traducida y publicada originalmente en 1569 por Casiodoro de Reina, después de doce años de intenso trabajo, y mas tarde publicada en 1602 con la revisión de Cipriano de Valera, quien dedicó mas de veinte años de su vida a esta revisión. (Introducción por Wikipedia)

Γράφοντας αυτό το γράμμα ο Παύλος αποδεικνύει το βαθύ ενδιαφέρον του για την εκκλησία, καθώς προσεύχεται για αυτούς να πληρωθούν με την γνώση του θελήματος του Θεού . Τους προτρέπει να μη εμμένουν τόσο στις αισθήσεις , σε πράγματα δηλαδή που προορίζονται να φθαρούν και σχετίζονται με εντάλματα και ανθρώπινες διδασκαλίες.Να ...

El libro de Ruth es la narración de una historia de amor, pero también tiene algo de Genealogía importante. Se estima que fue escrito alrededor del 1046-1035 aC. Los protagonistas principales son Ruth, Noemi, y Booz.Su objetivo era demostrar la clase de amor y fidelidad que Dios desea para nosotros. Ruth continúa siendo fiel a su suegra, Noemí, después de la muerte de su marido e hijos. Noemí decide volver sola a su tierra natal, Belén, sin embargo, Ruth insiste en quedarse con ella y adopta al Dios de Noemí como propio. Ruth se casa con Booz y tienen un hijo llamado Obed, que llegó ...

Esther appears in the Bible as a woman of deep piety, faith, courage, patriotism, and caution, combined with resolution; a dutiful daughter to her adopted father, docile and obedient to his counsels, and anxious to share the king’s favour with him for the good of the Jewish people. That she was raised up as an instrument in the hand of God to avert the destruction of the Jewish people, and to afford them protection and forward their wealth and peace in their captivity, is manifest from the Scripture account. (summary by Wikipedia)

The First Epistle of John, often referred to as First John and written 1 John, is a book of the New Testament. This fourth catholic or "general" epistle is attributed to John the Evangelist, traditionally thought to be the author of the Gospel of John and the other two Epistles of John. This Epistle was written in Ephesus between the years 95–110. The work was written to counter docetism, the heresy that Jesus did not come "in the flesh," but only as a spirit. It also defined how Christians are to discern true teachers: by their ethics, their proclamation of Jesus in the flesh, and by their ...

The Book of 2 Machabees (more commonly rendered 2 Maccabees) is an abridgement of another work, now lost, which describes the events surrounding the defeat of Antiochus IV Epiphanes and the rededication of the Jewish temple in the 2nd Century BCE. It's canonicity (status as Holy Writ) was established later in the Christian era, and hence forms part of the deuterocanon (2nd canon). It is excluded from the Jewish bibles as well as modern Protestant bibles. The Church of England, in 1571, affirmed that 2 Machabees, as well as several other books excluded from the Protestant canon, "the Church ...

The Bible in Basic English, translated by an American committee led by S.H. Hooke, uses Basic English, a simplified English vernacular developed by linguist Charles Kay Ogden for use in teaching English to non-native speakers and as an international auxiliary language. Basic English utilizes a limited vocabulary of around 850 English words. - Summary by Mark Penfold

The New Testament Third Epistle of John (often referred to as 3 John) is the 64th book of the Bible. Written in the form of an epistle, it is the second-shortest book of the Christian Bible by number of verses, and the shortest in regard to number of words (according to the KJV). (Wikipedia)

It was Mallison's strangest assignment. The weird little professor wanted to go to Egypt. That meant a trip back to Earth so far as Mallison was concerned. But the professor pointed to a distant star and Mallison wondered: "Who moved Egypt?" - Summary by Amazing Stories January 1957

"Un roi d'Assyrie, enorgueilli par la conquête de la Médie, entreprend de soumettre à sa domination toute l'Asie occidentale. Son général en chef, Holoferne (...) se prépare à envahir la Palestine par le nord. Alors le grand prêtre Éliachim (...) organise promptement la défense du pays, sans oublier la pénitence et la prière, par lesquelles les Juifs espéraient toucher le coeur du Seigneur et s'attirer sa protection. Le conquérant victorieux est arrêté dans sa marche par la résistance de la ville de Béthulie; il la cerne de toutes parts, pour l'empêcher de se ravitailler et ...

Le drame que raconte le livre d'Esther "se passe en Perse, surtout dans la ville de Suse, sous le règne d'Assuérus. Les mystérieux desseins de la Providence confèrent le titre de reine à la pieuse Juive Esther, élevé par son proche parent, Mardochée. Celui-ci s'attire la haine d'Aman, le premier ministre, qui, pour se venger, obtient du roi un édit de mort contre tous les Israélites domiciliés dans l'empire perse. Mais Esther est assez puissante pour faire révoquer ce décret terrible : Aman, ses fils, et tous les ennemis des Juifs, sont mis à mort ; Mardochée devient premier ...