Prophecies of Ninevah
Prophet who made prophecies against Ninevah
Nahum
This city was prophesied to be drunk when attacked
Nineveh/Babylon
The opposite of theism.
What is Atheism
You meant it for evil but...
The Lord meant it for good
The bible was written by how many authors
40
Equivalent size cities compared to Ninevah (in the U.S.)
U.S. cities of NY or LA
Prophet who made prophecies against Tyre
Ezekiel
Difference between ethics and morals
Ethics refers to the system or set of principles
Morals are the personal beliefs or values an individual
How does God give us the ability to believe and trust in him? (unlike animals)
ability to reason/morals
What 3 languages is the Bible written in?
Hebrew, Aramaic and koine Greek
Size (ht. and thickness) of the wall around the city of Ninevah
10 stories high, 50 ft thick
Number of Old Testament prophecies made about Jesus
lower-mid 300s
Am I responsible for Adams sin? explanation required*
No but I do have my own "tree in the garden" that I take from daily
What did God say would happen if man ate from the tree of knowledge of good and evil?
you shall surely die
Bible was written across how many years?
1500
This river flooded and washed out the wall of the city of Ninevah, making it vulnerable to attack
Tigris river
This physical object/barrier unlike any other city made it very difficult to defeat Tyre
underwater maze
3 biggest physical way we can experience God's power
1. Above us
2. Around us
3. Within us
Louis Pasteur discovered this through his experiments.
Bacteria
_______ Cylinder
Cyrus
Time that went by before the original, ancient location of Ninevah was discovered by Austin Layard
over 2 millinnia
Who prophesied against Ninevah (2) and Babylon (2)
Ninevah: Nahum & Zephaniah
Babylon: Isaiah & Jeremiah
Oldest surviving Bible manuscripts
Dead Sea Scrolls
Time it took Nebuchadnezzar to break through the wall of Tyre
13 years
date for the earliest New Testament manuscript
125 AD