by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Nov 8, 2012 |
Annas was a High Priest in the New Testament, during the fifteenth year of Caesar’s reign. He was appointed High Priest in A.D. 7 by the Roman legate Quirinius. In a political move, however, he was deposed by Quirinius’ successor Valarius Gratis. By this time, the...
by Keith L. Brown | Sep 18, 2012 |
In an age of increasing respect of reason, people in Europe began to reject the authority of the Catholic Church, which had for ages administered all things spiritual. Until this time, the Bible had been painstakingly hand-copied by servants of the Church, and only...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Sep 14, 2012 |
The Corinthians were citizens of Corinth, which was the chief town in Achaia, a Roman province. During Paul’s second missionary journey, he lived there for a year and a half and this visit was followed by a visit from Apollos. Paul’s two epistles to them reveal that...
by Terrie Lynn Bittner | Sep 11, 2012 |
The Colossians were the people of Colosse, a town in Phrygia. Colosse was not a particularly important town because neighboring larger towns had taken over much of their trade. They were the recipients of a letter from Paul, mostly likely writing during his first...
