Hi James and Ellen, Luke was penned by a doctor whose name was Luke. Luke was a Gentile. Luke being a Gentile means that Luke was not a Jew. Luke was a proselyte. Luke being a proselyte means that he became a believer in a different belief paradigm than what he had...
Hi James and Ellen, Mark is Jesus’ life and ministry story. The Mark Book was scribed by John Mark. John is a name that is used by Jews. Mark or Marcus is a name that is used by Romans. John means the Lord is gracious. Marcus means a large hammer. There is some...
Hi James and Ellen, Matthew – who was one of Jesus’ twelve disciples, wrote a memoir anthology. Before Matthew found himself with a band of guys who Jesus capriciously selected to be His twelve disciples, Matthew’s vocation was collecting taxes. Matthew did his tax...
Hi James and Ellen, Malachi concludes the Bible’s Old Testament’s canonized books. Malachi – having been scribed sometime between 430 B.C. and 400 B.C., is the last accepted prophetic text. Malachi was given the name of the guy who scribed the Malachi Book. The name...
Hi James and Ellen, Zechariah is a two part, postexile book. The Zechariah Book’s author was a priest whose name was Zechariah. Zechariah’s grandpa’s name was Iddo. Iddo was the patriarch of one of Levi tribal clan’s families of priests who returned with Zerubbabel to...
Hi James and Ellen, Haggai is the edited notes of four or five pithy, succinct messages. The author of Haggai Book’s two chapters is a prophet by the name of Haggai. The four or five terse, laconic communiqués that Haggai conveyed to the guys and gals who were living...
