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”.
If we compare the two foundation principles of the Mosaic Law with the Ten Commandments, we find the difference between positives and negatives as bearing on human duty. The positives are far more comprehensive and in every way far better …
After the Day of Atonement came the Feast of Tabernacles. This was the most joyous of all the festivals. On the fifteenth day of the seventh month there was to be a sabbath as the beginning of a seven days’ …
Just as the Ten Commandments can be linked up with the two fundamental laws of love, there are many of the detailed instructions found in the five books of Moses which can be linked with the Ten Commandments. These details are …
One more matter of capital punishment under the Law calls for attention. The well-known command, “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live” (Ex. 22:18), has been attacked as harsh and unjust. It may readily be admitted that the attempt …
Before considering the last and most joyous of the feasts under the Law, the Feast of Tabernacles, it seems desirable that we should deal with the solemn event which preceded it, the great Day of Atonement. And before examining this …
When we speak of the Mosaic parable and make the claim that there are hidden prophecies in the ritual of the Law, we are obviously raising an issue which in these skeptical days needs to be presented very plainly. One …
The basic truth of the atonement revealed in the New Testament is seen by an attentive student in the Law given through Moses. There have been many polemical experts who have attempted to expound the Christian doctrine of atonement almost …
The apostle Paul, writing to the believers in Galatia at a time when some of them had lapsed from the true faith, issued a firm rebuke to them, saying:
“O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not …
On various occasions the teachings of Jesus included ‘hard sayings’ which his audience found difficult to understand. For example, following the Lord’s discourse on the bread of life, we read that “Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard this, …
The identity of the sons of God in Genesis 6:2-4 has been disputed by theologians for more than a thousand years. The two main views are:
That the sons of God were rebellious angels who took human wives and produced …
Over the years the names of several characters mentioned in the Bible have occurred on seals, or small lumps of clay impressed with a seal and baked hard (called a bulla), which have been found. The Biblical names on these …
The discovery in caves by the Dead Sea of the ancient writings known as the Dead Sea Scrolls has been described as the most sensational archaeological discovery of the twentieth century. But what real significance do they have for us? …
The Special Issue provides the reader with reasons and helps for studying the Bible. It provides instructions and gives various tools and techniques; examples abound, and exercises are provided, ranging from the simple to the complex. It gives opportunity for …
One of the first things Karol Wojtyla did on his election to the papacy in 1978 was to install a twenty-five-metre swimming pool at his summer residence at Castelgandolfo. Winters might see him taking off for an impromptu day’s skiing in …
Jehu was the eleventh king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the ten tribes separated themselves from Jerusalem, and he reigned for twenty-eight years (c. 842-814 B.C.). He began the dynasty of monarchs that ruled for longer than any …
In Time magazine 1993 there was an intriguing little article with the title “Copying What Comes Naturally”.It concerns the efforts of American scientists to produce new materials by imitating the design of biologically manufactured substances. For example, by studying the …
The name ‘Carmel’ is well known today as the brand name for a variety of Israeli fruits and vegetables of superior quality. The meaning of the name is “the fruitful place”, and so is most appropriate for both the mountain …
Paul, in his associations with the ecclesias of the first century, was well aware of the lessons to be imparted by setting a personal example. Thus, with his wealth of experience as an evangelist in the lands of the Mediterranean …
The uproar caused by the Bishop of Durham’s remarks concerning hell and the return of Jesus Christ was predictable. Yet it could be thought surprising, for how many people really know and understand the established church’s teaching on hell (even …
Fear in one form or another is a recurring emotion in the hearts of many. Fear saps vitality and happiness, destroying the joy of faith and fellowship. Fear of pain, suffering and death is common to most at some time …
Critics have alleged that the references to domesticated camels in the Genesis record are evidence that the book was actually written much later than claimed. It is said that camels were not domesticated until centuries later. In the first reference …
The Authorised Version here does not convey the full meaning of the original. Dr. Adam Clarke writes: “As the mother of birds hover over their young, so shall Jehovah God of Hosts protect Jerusalem; protecting and delivering, passing …
We believe that both reports are true, despite their seeming incompatibility.
The most reasonable explanation seems to be that Salome, Zebedee’s wife, made the request at the instigation of her sons, James and John. The mother …
Until the crisis precipitated by Antiochus IV, eighth king of the Seleucid dynasty (175-163 B.C.), and the kings immediately responsible for the outbreak of the Maccabean wars, the high priesthood had for many centuries been restricted to …
As stated in the first article, Rome was not fortunate in her choice of those by whom the Jewish nation was ruled. This was not wholly the fault of the emperor since, in …
In 63 B.C. Palestine was added to the rapidly expanding Roman Empire by the Roman general Pompey. However, for numerous complex reasons Rome endured civil war for much of the first century B.C. Julius Caesar, who had conquered …
The war which erupted between the Jews and the Romans in A.D. 66, and lasted for seven bitter and destructive years, is famous in history, partly because with it began the long night of Jewish dispersion, which did not …
Robert Roberts was, by any standards, a remarkable man. As the organiser and, for over thirty years, one of the ‘leading lights’ of a religious sect whose history is not entirely without interest even for the world at large, his …
When The Pope proposed to visit Britain many ecclesias were uncertain if a special preaching effort was right, and many shied away from the opportunity to challenge the Apostasy forthrightly. Our Canadian brethren seem to be made of stronger stuff. …
Readers will be glad to learn that, thanks to the brisk sale of the limited edition of 1,000 copies of the facsimile reprint of Dr. Thomas’s Herald of the Kingdom for 1858/59 (reviewed in The Testimony in March, p. 95), …