Research, study guides, and learning materials from The Word Forum community.
Faith first, then good works. Hebrews 13’s closing words on the sacrifice of praise, the sheep and the goats, and sharing in the great shepherd’s work.
Jesus is the Word, the Light, and the Life. From Hebrews 1 and John 1 to the first day of creation, why the Bible testifies that He is God who came as a man.
An examination of how historians weigh evidence about the past, and how those same standards apply to the existence of Jesus and to the historical facts surrounding his resurrection.
Based on a presentation given at one of our Bible Seminars, this article examines whether the fine-tuned conditions of the universe, the billions of years spent preparing the earth to be inhabited, the origin of biological information, and the coordinated complexity of living systems point to an intelligent cause rather than unguided processes.
Moab, Israel’s kin east of the Dead Sea: the King’s Highway, Balaam, wine and wool, Chemosh and the Mesha Stele, and how Isaiah’s judgement came to pass.
This article traces how Joseph's administration of Egypt's seven years of plenty and seven years of famine reshaped the nation's economy and consolidated Pharaoh's power.
A continuation of an examination of the relationship between the Bible and modern science, tracing the history of the universe and Earth, exploring the origin of life, and considering what science can and cannot explain.
The fifth presentation in The Word Forum Research series on the Bible's historical and geographical context turns to the topography of Canaan and its surrounding regions—examining how the lay of the land shaped the movement of peoples, the course of conflicts, and the events recorded in Scripture.
Twentieth Century; original New Kingdom Norman de Garis Davies 1909–10; original ca. 1410–1370 B.C. What can this 3,500-year-old Egyptian painting at…
A presentation exploring the discovery, preservation, and prophetic content of the Great Isaiah Scroll—one of the most significant biblical manuscripts ever found.
This presentation given during a Bible Seminar held in Cherry Valley, CA turns to the question of whether the Bible is truly the word of God, by examining the pattern of prophecy and fulfillment through the history of Israel and the surrounding empires.
Sidon, Phoenicia’s mother city: its Canaanite roots, the shift of sea power to Tyre, its ties with Israel, and the fulfilment of Isaiah’s prophecy against it.
