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Book Introduction
《Questions in the Bible》 is a book that compiles the columns of the same name written by Father Heo Young-yeop, spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Seoul and vice-chairman of the Public Relations Committee, in the Catholic Peace Newspaper from August 2011 to December 2013.
It was greatly loved by many believers even when it was serialized, and was published as a book due to the support of many readers who wanted it published.
It was greatly loved by many believers even when it was serialized, and was published as a book due to the support of many readers who wanted it published.
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index
Recommendations 1 · 4
Recommendation 2 · 6
Preface · 8
Chapter 1 Questions About the Bible
Why is it called the Bible? · 20
Why Do Catholic and Protestant Bibles Have Different Books? · 23
What is the Septuagint Bible? · 26
Who Wrote the Bible? · 29
Why Continue Translating the Bible? · 32
Where was the Bible first written? · 36
Are the Bible's Stories Scientifically True? · 39
How Should We Interpret the Bible? · 42
Why is understanding literary types important in the Bible? · 45
Was the Pentateuch Written by Moses? · 48
Chapter 2: Questions in the Old Testament
Why did God give humanity dominion over the earth? · 54
What Does It Mean to Be the Image of God? · 58
Why Did God Not Accept Cain's Offering? · 62
What does land mean to the Israelites? · 66
What kind of land is Canaan in the Bible? · 69
What kind of place was Ur of Chaldea, Abraham's hometown? · 73
Why did Rachel steal her father Laban's guardian deity? · 77
Why did the Bible compare idolatry to prostitution? · 81
Why Did God Tell Moses to Take Off His Shoes? · 84
Why did Moses put the bronze snake on a pole? · 88
Why Did Aaron Make a Golden Calf? · 92
Why were the Israelites wary of Baal? · 96
What kind of person is a Nazirite? · 99
Why did the Israelites offer their firstborn sons to God? · 103
Why did the Israelites sprinkle salt on their burnt offerings? · 107
Why did the Israelites pour oil on their heads? · 111
What was the manna the Israelites ate in the wilderness? · 114
What is Palestine like in the Bible? · 118
What Did the Jews Do on the Day of Atonement? · 122
Why Did the Israelites Build the Tabernacle? · 126
Who are the prophets in the Bible? · 129
Why did the Old Testament law command merciless vengeance? · 133
What Do Stairs Mean in the Bible? · 137
Why was the Ark of the Covenant made of gold? · 141
Why Didn't the Jews Eat Unclean Food? · 144
What kind of place is Bethlehem, the birthplace of the Messiah? · 148
Why did priests wear special clothing? · 152
How Did the Diaspora Form? · 155
Chapter 3: Questions in the New Testament
Why Did Jesus Speak in Parables in the Bible? · 160
Why were those not wearing wedding garments kicked out of the wedding banquet? · 164
What does the Bible mean when it says, "It's hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven"? · 168
Why Were the Foolish Virgins Excluded from the Wedding Feast? · 172
Why did the farmer sow seeds on a rock? · 175
Why Did Jesus Criticize the Pharisees? · 179
Who were the Sadducees whom Jesus condemned? · 183
What does it mean that the teachings of Jesus Christ have authority? · 187
Why Was Jesus Angry at the Money Changers? · 190
Why did the Jews despise the Samaritans? · 194
What kind of person is a servant in the Bible? · 198
What Kind of People Were Tax Collectors in the Bible? · 202
What does it mean to love your enemies in the Bible? · 205
Why is the cross a stumbling block for Jews? · 209
Why did the resurrected Lord show his flesh and bones to his disciples? · 213
Why Didn't the Jews Accept Jesus as the Messiah? · 217
Why Didn't the Disciples Recognize the Risen Jesus? · 220
What does the word "shepherd" mean in the Bible? · 223
What does the good shepherd mean in the Bible? · 227
When Will the Lord Return? · 231
Chapter 4: Questions in the Bible
What kind of angels are mentioned in the Bible? · 238
Why are widows the most pitiful people in the Bible? · 242
Why is the pallium made of wool? · 246
What is the meaning of the Sabbath? · 250
Why are pigs considered unclean in the Bible? · 253
What does Satan represent in the Bible? · 257
What is the meaning of Israel in the Bible? · 261
Why were leprosy patients expelled from their communities? · 265
Why are snakes depicted as tempters in the Bible? · 268
What kind of clothing did people wear and live in the Bible? · 272
Why Did Jesus Rebuke the Scribes? · 276
Why do grapes appear so often in the Bible? · 280
What kind of animal is a snake in the Bible? · 283
What Does Kissing Mean in the Bible? · 287
What does wilderness mean in the Bible? · 291
Why did women cover their hair in the Bible? · 295
What Do Horns Mean in the Bible? · 298
What does healing the sick mean in the Bible? · 301
What Does Old Age Mean in the Bible? · 305
What does the heart mean in the Bible? · 309
How are women portrayed in the Bible? · 312
What Does the Bible Mean About Family? · 316
What Does Genealogy Mean in the Bible? · 320
What is the tear bottle mentioned in the Bible? · 324
What Does the Trumpet Mean in the Bible? · 327
What does the vine mean in the Bible? · 331
What Does the Bible Say About Divorce? · 335
Why Did the Jews Conduct Funerals So Quickly? · 339
What kind of person is poor in spirit in the Bible? · 343
What Does the Bible Say About Friendship? · 347
What is the birthright mentioned in the Bible? · 351
What Do Mountains Mean in the Bible? · 355
What does the multiplication of descendants mean in the Bible? · 358
What Does Washing Mean in the Bible? · 362
What does wine mean in the Bible? · 366
What Does Pilgrimage Mean in the Bible? · 369
Who is the neighbor in the Bible? · 372
Recommendation 2 · 6
Preface · 8
Chapter 1 Questions About the Bible
Why is it called the Bible? · 20
Why Do Catholic and Protestant Bibles Have Different Books? · 23
What is the Septuagint Bible? · 26
Who Wrote the Bible? · 29
Why Continue Translating the Bible? · 32
Where was the Bible first written? · 36
Are the Bible's Stories Scientifically True? · 39
How Should We Interpret the Bible? · 42
Why is understanding literary types important in the Bible? · 45
Was the Pentateuch Written by Moses? · 48
Chapter 2: Questions in the Old Testament
Why did God give humanity dominion over the earth? · 54
What Does It Mean to Be the Image of God? · 58
Why Did God Not Accept Cain's Offering? · 62
What does land mean to the Israelites? · 66
What kind of land is Canaan in the Bible? · 69
What kind of place was Ur of Chaldea, Abraham's hometown? · 73
Why did Rachel steal her father Laban's guardian deity? · 77
Why did the Bible compare idolatry to prostitution? · 81
Why Did God Tell Moses to Take Off His Shoes? · 84
Why did Moses put the bronze snake on a pole? · 88
Why Did Aaron Make a Golden Calf? · 92
Why were the Israelites wary of Baal? · 96
What kind of person is a Nazirite? · 99
Why did the Israelites offer their firstborn sons to God? · 103
Why did the Israelites sprinkle salt on their burnt offerings? · 107
Why did the Israelites pour oil on their heads? · 111
What was the manna the Israelites ate in the wilderness? · 114
What is Palestine like in the Bible? · 118
What Did the Jews Do on the Day of Atonement? · 122
Why Did the Israelites Build the Tabernacle? · 126
Who are the prophets in the Bible? · 129
Why did the Old Testament law command merciless vengeance? · 133
What Do Stairs Mean in the Bible? · 137
Why was the Ark of the Covenant made of gold? · 141
Why Didn't the Jews Eat Unclean Food? · 144
What kind of place is Bethlehem, the birthplace of the Messiah? · 148
Why did priests wear special clothing? · 152
How Did the Diaspora Form? · 155
Chapter 3: Questions in the New Testament
Why Did Jesus Speak in Parables in the Bible? · 160
Why were those not wearing wedding garments kicked out of the wedding banquet? · 164
What does the Bible mean when it says, "It's hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven"? · 168
Why Were the Foolish Virgins Excluded from the Wedding Feast? · 172
Why did the farmer sow seeds on a rock? · 175
Why Did Jesus Criticize the Pharisees? · 179
Who were the Sadducees whom Jesus condemned? · 183
What does it mean that the teachings of Jesus Christ have authority? · 187
Why Was Jesus Angry at the Money Changers? · 190
Why did the Jews despise the Samaritans? · 194
What kind of person is a servant in the Bible? · 198
What Kind of People Were Tax Collectors in the Bible? · 202
What does it mean to love your enemies in the Bible? · 205
Why is the cross a stumbling block for Jews? · 209
Why did the resurrected Lord show his flesh and bones to his disciples? · 213
Why Didn't the Jews Accept Jesus as the Messiah? · 217
Why Didn't the Disciples Recognize the Risen Jesus? · 220
What does the word "shepherd" mean in the Bible? · 223
What does the good shepherd mean in the Bible? · 227
When Will the Lord Return? · 231
Chapter 4: Questions in the Bible
What kind of angels are mentioned in the Bible? · 238
Why are widows the most pitiful people in the Bible? · 242
Why is the pallium made of wool? · 246
What is the meaning of the Sabbath? · 250
Why are pigs considered unclean in the Bible? · 253
What does Satan represent in the Bible? · 257
What is the meaning of Israel in the Bible? · 261
Why were leprosy patients expelled from their communities? · 265
Why are snakes depicted as tempters in the Bible? · 268
What kind of clothing did people wear and live in the Bible? · 272
Why Did Jesus Rebuke the Scribes? · 276
Why do grapes appear so often in the Bible? · 280
What kind of animal is a snake in the Bible? · 283
What Does Kissing Mean in the Bible? · 287
What does wilderness mean in the Bible? · 291
Why did women cover their hair in the Bible? · 295
What Do Horns Mean in the Bible? · 298
What does healing the sick mean in the Bible? · 301
What Does Old Age Mean in the Bible? · 305
What does the heart mean in the Bible? · 309
How are women portrayed in the Bible? · 312
What Does the Bible Mean About Family? · 316
What Does Genealogy Mean in the Bible? · 320
What is the tear bottle mentioned in the Bible? · 324
What Does the Trumpet Mean in the Bible? · 327
What does the vine mean in the Bible? · 331
What Does the Bible Say About Divorce? · 335
Why Did the Jews Conduct Funerals So Quickly? · 339
What kind of person is poor in spirit in the Bible? · 343
What Does the Bible Say About Friendship? · 347
What is the birthright mentioned in the Bible? · 351
What Do Mountains Mean in the Bible? · 355
What does the multiplication of descendants mean in the Bible? · 358
What Does Washing Mean in the Bible? · 362
What does wine mean in the Bible? · 366
What Does Pilgrimage Mean in the Bible? · 369
Who is the neighbor in the Bible? · 372
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Into the book
“How sweet are your words to my tongue, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Psalm 119:103)
I believe that whether it's studying or a hobby, if it's fun, you can do it for a long time.
The Bible we read is based on the history and culture of Israel during the Old Testament era.
So, even if it was something that the people of the Old Testament era and the region could easily understand, it is very likely that we cannot.
······ So, in order to understand the Bible correctly, you must be well aware of the surrounding background, such as the culture, customs, and geography of the time when the Bible was written.
If even just one person reads this book and finds the Bible a little more beneficial and enjoyable, I could not ask for more.
--- From the 'Preface'
God had mercy on the Israelites and allowed anyone who looked at the bronze snake to live.
In this way, the bronze snake is what God presented as a means of salvation through Moses.
The Israelites, who had to constantly move from place to place every day, would have been tempted by foreign gods.
What the Israelites experienced through the incident of the bronze serpent was that salvation and abundance are not obtained through human power, but through faithfulness and trust in God.
The bronze serpent itself is a symbol of God's forgiveness and mercy that transcends the betrayal of the people, and of God's gift of life.
--- From 'Why did Moses put a bronze snake on a pole?'
Jesus taught us not to retaliate when we are wronged or abused.
Instead of 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,' Jesus presented the principle of 'love your enemies' (see Matthew 5:38-48). The characteristic of Jesus' teaching on love of neighbor was that it went beyond the limitations of the common Jewish concept of neighbor at the time.
Jesus went further and said that we should love our enemies, not hate them, and pray for those who persecute us.
“But I tell you,
Love your enemies.
And pray for those who persecute you.” (Matthew 5:44)
--- From 'What does it mean in the Bible to love your enemies?'
Each family member had a tear bottle, and when they were sad, they would hold the bottle under their eyes and catch the tears that flowed into the bottle.
Then, I sealed the bottle and stored it in a visible place in the house.
When a disaster occurred among family members or relatives, they would take the tear bottle and gather at the place where the disaster occurred.
So people treasured the tear bottle very much and considered it sacred.
Also, when a person died, his bottle of tears was buried with him.
I believe that whether it's studying or a hobby, if it's fun, you can do it for a long time.
The Bible we read is based on the history and culture of Israel during the Old Testament era.
So, even if it was something that the people of the Old Testament era and the region could easily understand, it is very likely that we cannot.
······ So, in order to understand the Bible correctly, you must be well aware of the surrounding background, such as the culture, customs, and geography of the time when the Bible was written.
If even just one person reads this book and finds the Bible a little more beneficial and enjoyable, I could not ask for more.
--- From the 'Preface'
God had mercy on the Israelites and allowed anyone who looked at the bronze snake to live.
In this way, the bronze snake is what God presented as a means of salvation through Moses.
The Israelites, who had to constantly move from place to place every day, would have been tempted by foreign gods.
What the Israelites experienced through the incident of the bronze serpent was that salvation and abundance are not obtained through human power, but through faithfulness and trust in God.
The bronze serpent itself is a symbol of God's forgiveness and mercy that transcends the betrayal of the people, and of God's gift of life.
--- From 'Why did Moses put a bronze snake on a pole?'
Jesus taught us not to retaliate when we are wronged or abused.
Instead of 'an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,' Jesus presented the principle of 'love your enemies' (see Matthew 5:38-48). The characteristic of Jesus' teaching on love of neighbor was that it went beyond the limitations of the common Jewish concept of neighbor at the time.
Jesus went further and said that we should love our enemies, not hate them, and pray for those who persecute us.
“But I tell you,
Love your enemies.
And pray for those who persecute you.” (Matthew 5:44)
--- From 'What does it mean in the Bible to love your enemies?'
Each family member had a tear bottle, and when they were sad, they would hold the bottle under their eyes and catch the tears that flowed into the bottle.
Then, I sealed the bottle and stored it in a visible place in the house.
When a disaster occurred among family members or relatives, they would take the tear bottle and gather at the place where the disaster occurred.
So people treasured the tear bottle very much and considered it sacred.
Also, when a person died, his bottle of tears was buried with him.
--- From 'What is the bottle that holds tears in the Bible?'
Publisher's Review
Curiosities in the Bible,
I will explain it clearly.
Easy to understand, more fun!
As you read the Bible, many questions arise.
Questions arise about parts of the Bible that are not known, such as who wrote it and why the characters in the Bible acted in certain ways.
Because of these questions, the Bible is often difficult to understand and understand.
This book, “Questions in the Bible,” is for those who want to resolve the questions that arise while reading the Bible.
This book consists of four chapters.
Chapter 1 addresses questions about the Bible itself, who wrote it, and how to interpret it.
Chapters 2 and 3 explain in detail the meaning of the words of God and Jesus and the actions of the characters in the Old and New Testaments.
Chapter 4 explains the background knowledge necessary to understand the Bible as a whole.
By publishing it as a book, we have organized it so that believers can easily understand the Bible and further meditate on it more deeply.
It is true that many believers read the Bible, but because they do not know its background and meaning, they find it difficult and challenging to understand.
As the author states in the preface, “The Bible must be fun to read in order to continue reading,” this book will guide many believers to read the Bible more easily and enjoyably.
I will explain it clearly.
Easy to understand, more fun!
As you read the Bible, many questions arise.
Questions arise about parts of the Bible that are not known, such as who wrote it and why the characters in the Bible acted in certain ways.
Because of these questions, the Bible is often difficult to understand and understand.
This book, “Questions in the Bible,” is for those who want to resolve the questions that arise while reading the Bible.
This book consists of four chapters.
Chapter 1 addresses questions about the Bible itself, who wrote it, and how to interpret it.
Chapters 2 and 3 explain in detail the meaning of the words of God and Jesus and the actions of the characters in the Old and New Testaments.
Chapter 4 explains the background knowledge necessary to understand the Bible as a whole.
By publishing it as a book, we have organized it so that believers can easily understand the Bible and further meditate on it more deeply.
It is true that many believers read the Bible, but because they do not know its background and meaning, they find it difficult and challenging to understand.
As the author states in the preface, “The Bible must be fun to read in order to continue reading,” this book will guide many believers to read the Bible more easily and enjoyably.
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Publication date: July 12, 2021
- Page count, weight, size: 374 pages | 490g | 140*205*30mm
- ISBN13: 9788932117843
- ISBN10: 8932117845
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