Self-tutoring about the Bible: the tutor seeks the meaning of oil tree. In the New King James Bible, Nehemiah 8:15, “branches of oil trees” are mentioned. What is an oil tree? The corresponding place in the King James Bible mentions …
Self-tutoring about the Bible: the tutor mentions a quote that may clarify Jesus’s position about science. Test all things; hold fast to that which is good. (1 Thessalonians, 5:21) Only a teacher who truly supports science will make the above …
Self-tutoring about the Bible and terms therein: the tutor mentions the term holocaust. Holocausts appears in the Douay-Rheims version of Maccabees I: therein, it refers to burnt offerings. The term holocaust evolves from the Greek one holokauston, which originates from …