After The Christadelphian, The Testimony is the oldest magazine still in publication. Edited from the UK and distributed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States the magazine has a fairly wide readership. Editorial aim is “the study and defense of holy scripture”.
We find there is much confusion on this subject, so let us state certain basic facts.
The record in Exod. 12:6 says with regard to the lamb “Ye shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month (Nisan) …
Even to one who is well acquainted with New Testament History, the Herods can be very confusing. We read of Herod the Great, of Herod Antipas, of the King Herod in Acts chapter 12, who loved the praise of men …
About the year 596 B.C. Nebuchadnezzar captured Jerusalem and the people of Judah entered into their first exile. Amongst the captives was Ezekiel, and the information supplied by him indicates the mental state of those taken captive.
“And he said …
We shall not be alone, we suppose, in the frequent experience of laying down with disappointment some new publication and turning with real relief to a promising second hand work, to find that the old is certainly better. So it …
The coming to the British Museum of relics from the tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh, Tutankhamun, is a signal event for all who are interested in the archaeology of Bible lands and it may be helpful to some visitors …
Like the Scriptures themselves, commencing with creation and concluding with the regeneration or making of all things new, this monumental contribution to the Truth’s works, of most felicitous title,1 traverses the plan and purpose of God from the time when …
Not from any mansion in the Holy City came God’s holy child, Jesus, but from a stable in “little” Bethlehem (“house of bread”), the home of his royal forebear himself called “from the sheepfold” to be king! Not from priestly palace came he …
To a religious community accustomed to study the entire range of Holy Writ in a planned annual course of daily readings, this work describing the details of everyday life in the times of Jesus and the Apostles has special appeal, being …
We are indebted to our friend Mr. H. Entwistle of Ealing for drawing our attention to a little work bearing the above title, which, though ten years old in its present form (and sixty-five in substance), will never be out …
A modern writer says, “the Hebrew prophets were intensely political,” and further, “some of them turned their attention to what we should now call ‘social reform.”’ This is quite true, but the approach is not made from the correct angle. …
It was the Patriarch Job, of the land of Uz, approximately 1,500 years before Christ, who expressed a wish that his words might be graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever” (Job 19:24). Did he …
Jerusalem has long been a peculiarly frustrating site for the archaeologist. Not only its topographical features but also its strategic and political importance have conspired together to make this so. Down the ages the same local stones have been used …
“Whether there be something eternal behind this changing universe of things and persons, whether and in what sense there be a God or gods, and, if there be, of what sort is the divine nature and what is man’s relation …
We have received a copy of the above title by Mr. Norman Bentwich and have read it with great interest. Mr. Bentwich has lived almost continuously for fifteen years in Palestine, during which time he has wandered not only in …
Writing about the life and times of a brother in Christ who has fallen asleep is a very difficult task, and one that in the view of some should never be undertaken. It is true of course that neither the …
The account of Jonah and Nineveh is one that holds its fascination for us all. Particularly so when we remember the application of these events by Jesus. This book is very readable, almost poetic in form and full of good …
Cuneiform is the descriptive name for the ancient form of writing in wedge-shaped characters. It was in use for centuries in Sumer, Assyria and Babylon, and is the oldest form of writing that has been discovered and deciphered. It was …
Our Respect for ‘science’ as exact knowledge is justified on the grounds that, where a matter has proved consistently uniform in given circumstances over a long period of experimental trial, it is designated as scientific fact. Thus we all accept …
For some reason, that particular evening, David found it difficult to sleep. It was probably still light; the RSV says it was “late one afternoon”. Therefore, more likely, he may have been merely resting upon his bed at that time, …
The Above title reads more like a passage from a manual on nuclear reactors than Scripture. It forms part of the description in 2 Peter 3 of the destruction of “the heavens and the earth” in the last days” (vv. …
Should we be giving more attention to the third chapter of Habakkuk? There can be no doubt that chapter 3 deals with events immediately connected with the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The world is now awaiting the …
“Be ye holy,” saith the Lord, “for I am holy” ; “but who can bring a clean thing out from an unclean ?” Uncleanness is common to man, and the Book of Numbers chapter 19 reveals the Law of Moses …
Adam Sinned. And the Lord God, in His address to the three participants in that sin, said to the serpent: “Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the …
If The General thesis being proposed in this special issue is true, it must be especially true of the parables Jesus spoke and the miracles he performed, because they comprise such a large part of the Gospel records. Many parables …
During the war the British Museum was seriously damaged by bombs, though fortunately the precious relics had been moved to safety. Since the end of the fighting, much reconstruction and redistribution of exhibits has taken place. This has now advanced …
Excavations In the Hinnom Valley in 1979 brought to light two tiny silver amulets ( charms worn to guard against evil) which had been buried there with their owner. The grave has been confidently dated to the first temple period …
The Flood narrative merits a new look, particularly as it is viewed by so many people today as a not very credible story. We give it a fresh examination.
First of all we glance at the conditions …
“I’ve made my mind up; don’t confuse me with the facts. . . “
The strange history of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an anti-Semitic forgery many times exposed, illustrates this human failing. It shows how readily men …
“We Shall Be like him; for we shall see him as he is” (1 Jno. 3:2). What is Jesus like? How can we describe him? We have to consider things concerning which we have no experience. Jesus said: “I am …
Lloyds Of London pride themselves on having on their register details of shipping worldwide. They can tell you where a named ship is at any time, whether it is in port or on the high seas. It is a remarkable …