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Luke–Acts is an attempt to answer a theological problem, namely how the Messiah of the Jews came to have an overwhelmingly non-Jewish church; the answer it provides, and its central theme, is that the message of Christ was sent to the Gentiles because the Jews rejected it.  Luke–Acts can be also …

Acts of the Apostles (Ancient Greek: Πράξεις τῶν Ἀποστόλων, Práxeis tôn Apostólōn; Latin: Actūs Apostolōrum), often referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian church and the spread of its message to the Roman Empire. Acts and the Gospel of Luke make up a two-part work, Luke–Acts, by the same …

Daniel Bible Tales of Daniel The Book of Daniel begins with an introduction telling how Daniel and his companions came to be in Babylon, followed by a set of tales set in the Babylonian and Persian courts, followed in turn by a set of visions in which Daniel sees the …

Corinthians The book of 1st Corinthians is a Pauline Epistle (letter from Paul). The Apostle Paul wrote it about 56 A.D. The key personalities of this book are the Apostle Paul, Timothy and also Chloe’s household. Paul’s purpose in writing this letter to the church in Corinth was to address and …

Testament – The Bible in Animation – Creation and the Flood Noah’s Ark and the Fall in the Garden of Eden are woven together in this absorbing version of two familiar stories. When the Flood comes, Noah and his family begin life in the Ark, and as the storm rages …

Gospel of Luke Chapter 10-24 Parallel structure of Luke–Acts The structure of Acts parallels the structure of the gospel, demonstrating the universality of the divine plan and the shift of authority from Jerusalem to Rome: The gospel – the acts of Jesus: The presentation of the child Jesus at the …

Gospel of Luke Chapter 1-9 Luke–Acts: unity, authorship and date See also: Authorship of Luke–Acts The gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles make up a two-volume work which scholars call Luke–Acts.[12] Together they account for 27.5% of the New Testament, the largest contribution by a single author, …

The Old Testament Told in Only 5 Minutes This is a brilliant and very quick review of the Old Testament. What’s most shocking (but accurate) is the depiction of the fall of Israel and its’ people due to disobedience to GOD. Thank you RiverGlen Christian Church for putting this together, …

Movie: The Ark The Ark is a BBC One programme, aired as a television film, broadcast in Spring 2015, which retells the story of Noah The story of Noah and his Ark is retold in this Bible-inspired epic from director Kenneth Glenaan and screenwriter Tony Jordan. After Noah (David Threlfall) receives a divine message …

5 minutes Summary for Bible Old Testament (with Chinese Caption) Summary of the Old Testament: After Adam and Eve, the Hebrew lineage truly began with Abraham (about 1900 B.C.). Abraham’s Personal Covenant (contract) with God (Genesis 12, 15, 17) God said that Abraham would be the father of “many nations” and …