When Eglon fell to the ground and expired, his bowels relaxed and discharged their contents. This seems the most likely interpretation of the enigmatic expression wayyēṣēʾ happaršĕdōnâ at the end of v. 22.
ONE SLAVE ALTERS THE THINKING OF SECULAR HISTORIANS WHICH BEGS THE QUESTION: WHAT ABOUT THE READING CULTURE OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY?
Omar ibn Said was a writer and Islamic scholar, born and educated in what is now Senegal in West Africa, who was enslaved and transported to the United States in 1807. There, while enslaved for the remainder of his life, he wrote a series of works of history and theology, including a posthumously famous autobiography.... Continue Reading →
What Assurances Do We Have That the Bible Can Be Trusted?
In both the Hebrew Old Testament Scriptures and the Christian Greek New Testament Scriptures, copyists have exercised great care in copying their manuscripts. However, we would be remiss if we did not say that some copyists were inexperienced or took certain liberties with the text that they were copying, so we have ended up with... Continue Reading →