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What about the Covenants?

What about the Covenants?

What does the expression “Covenant” tell us about the writing activities of the first stories in the Bible?

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By Ben van Noort, February 17, 2020
Book Review, Jesus’s Stenographers

Book Review, Jesus’s Stenographers

A scholarly argument that aims to demonstrate the historical authenticity of the accounts of Jesus’ life in the Gospels.

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By Ben van Noort, February 6, 2020
How Prevalent Was the Use of Rapid Writers and Stenographers in Israel, in the Time of  Jesus?

How Prevalent Was the Use of Rapid Writers and Stenographers in Israel, in the Time of Jesus?

Those who wanted to speak as an orator needed rapid writers as stenographers: politicians, generals, philosophers, kings, governors, high priests.

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By Ben van Noort, January 7, 2020
How Knew the Wise Men from the East the Meaning of  the Star?

How Knew the Wise Men from the East the Meaning of the Star?

How did the Wise Men know that the star they followed, was the announcement of a new born King?

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By Ben van Noort, December 19, 2019
A Christmas Question

A Christmas Question

Luke does not speak about the travel of Joseph, Mary and the Child to Egypt, before they returned to Nazareth. Why?

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By Ben van Noort, December 9, 2019
How to date the Gospels?

How to date the Gospels?

What do we know about the origins of the gospels? Where and when did they come into being?

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By Ben van Noort, November 25, 2019
Boundaries of New Testament Theology; the Big Five

Boundaries of New Testament Theology; the Big Five

The “Big Five” are the great animals of Africa: Lion, Buffalo, Rhinoceros, Elephant and Leopard. Animals that constitute the richness of the fauna of the continent.

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By Ben van Noort, November 12, 2019
Rapid Writing, a Tool for the Prophets of Old Israel

Rapid Writing, a Tool for the Prophets of Old Israel

Do we know something about rapid writing in the time of Old Israel?

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By Ben van Noort, October 29, 2019
Oral Tradition or Documentation? A Struggle for the Heart of Theology!

Oral Tradition or Documentation? A Struggle for the Heart of Theology!

Is it a must to choose between Documentation or Oral Tradition, prior to the written Scriptures?

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By Ben van Noort, October 13, 2019
Bible Book Writing, Inspiration and Documentation

Bible Book Writing, Inspiration and Documentation

Book writing in Old-Israel, what goal did it serve? Amusing people?

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By Ben van Noort, September 30, 2019