In this issue we include two abstracts of articles recently posted on the blog Life in the Universe - one in Afrikaans on the historicity of Israel's exodus from Egypt and one on Britain's future in the European Union. Understanding current world events is of great importance for any student of end times prophecy in the Bible. We also include links to interesting articles: on Islamists in the Sahara, on archaeological evidence for board games during the Roman occupation of Israel (see Mark 15:24) and a dispute involving the filmmaker of controversial films about Jesus and his family.
Die limiete van argeologie en teksstudies: die uittog
In hierdie artikel word die geloofwaardigheid van die Bybelse verhaal oor die uittog van Israel uit Egipte bespreek. As daar geen argeologiese bewyse vir die uittog is nie, beteken dit dat ons om daardie rede die historisiteit daarvan moet betwyfel? Dat dit dus nie plaasgevind het nie? Hierdie vrae het baie te doen met die vermoë van argeologie om finale uitsprake te maak. Die eintlike vraag is dus: Wat is die limiete van argeologie en teksstudies, en hoe raak dit ons verstaan van die uittog. Die artikel (met voorskrif) het in die September 2012 uitgawe van die tydskrif Markplein verskyn. Om die artikel te lees: Die limiete van argeologie en teksstudies: die uittog.
Britain and the EU: what future?
"The European Union that emerges from the Eurozone crisis is going to be a very different body. It will be transformed perhaps beyond recognition by the measures needed to save the Eurozone." – David Cameron
"The European Union that emerges from the Eurozone crisis is going to be a very different body. It will be transformed perhaps beyond recognition by the measures needed to save the Eurozone." – David Cameron
The speech by the British prime
minister, David Cameron, on the future of Europe is of great
importance for all who are interested in future developments in the
European Union (EU). He presents not only the British position, but also
gives important clues regarding the future direction that the union will
take. In this essay I discuss Britain's relation with Europe, the
possibility of Britain leaving the union, the new structure of the EU
that will probably evolve over the next few years through treaty
changes, and what the EU of the distant future would look like. And
how Turkey and the Muslim democracies of the Arab world will
eventually be included. To read the article: Britain and the EU: what future?
On Islamist militants in the Sahara: The lawless Sahel offers a vast sanctuary to Islamist extremists.
On archaeology: Unearthed board games shed light on ancient holy land trivial pursuits (this article is about games played by the Roman soldiers in Israel, see Mark. 15:24)
A feud between biblical archaeologists goes to court (this dispute involves the maker of controversial films about Jesus and his family, said to be based on bogus finds)
Previous issues of Understanding the World
Abraham en sy God - koop 'n boek!!
Willie Mc Loud se nuwe boek getiteld Op soek na Abraham en sy God - 'n studie oor die historisiteit van die Genesis-verhale (Griffel, 2012) het onlangs verskyn. Die volledige inhoudsopgawe word vir die eerste maal hier gepos asook 'n uittreksel van 'n resensie wat in TEO verskyn het. Die stimulerende lekkerlees trant van die boek maak dit ideale leesstof vir 'n vakansie. Dit is 'n goeie geskenk vir familie en vriende wat in die betroubaarheid van die Bybel belangstel.(Sleutelwoorde: Abraham, Adam, antieke wêreldbeskouing, argeologie, Bybelse inspirasie, El-Elyon, El-Sjaddai, Enmerkar, Etana, Genesis, goderaad, Henog, Nimrod, Satan, Sumerië, taleverwarring, toring van Babel).
Om meer te lees klik op Abraham en sy God - koop 'n boek!!
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