How to absolve for an unsolved murder

March 18, 2024

Rules, rights and regulations: Deuteronomy 21–25 The rules in these few chapters are archaic at first (and even second) glance: …

The first murder

January 2, 2024

From Cain to Noah: Genesis 4–6 It wasn’t much of a murder mystery: there was Cain arguing his innocence, Abel missing, …

August 17, 2015

Nebuchadnezzar starts his final invasion of Judah: 2 Kings 25:1–2; Jeremiah 52:3–5; Jeremiah 39:1; Ezekiel 24 So it wasn’t the iron …

April 21, 2015

Ishbosheth is murdered after losing the support of his general (Abner) and the rest of Israel; Abner murdered by David’s men after his defection; …

March 11, 2015

Setting boundaries and cities for the Israelites: Numbers 34–36 Murder wasn’t something God wanted to see in a community. Murder attracted a …

December 24, 2014

The first of three anonymous letters to an unnamed group of believers: 1 John 1–5 Tradition has it that this letter was …