Institute for Biblical Research and Oriental Studies

02
Nov

1

Which Image is Right?

Well unless you read cuneiform characters or at least could recognize the composite symbols you just would not know which of the two images of the seated Mesopotamian architect in the photograph is correct. Many times, books will have images that are mirror images rather than the actual images of the artifact. If you examine […]

02
Nov

0

What is Good?

Genesis 1:3-4, “And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: We all have seen a good movie or eaten a good meal or listened to a good song, but surprisingly what we consider as good someone else may not. In our English language […]

02
Nov

5

Naked or Clothed?

Luke 24:49, “And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.” What does the word endued in that verse mean? In English it means provide or endow but that is not what is the consistent translation […]