The Kingdom of God: An Introductionhttps://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/joshua-lanzarini-Vct0oBHNmv4-unsplash-1024x683.jpg1024683Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
There are few concepts more central to the preaching of Jesus than the Kingdom of God. Sadly, however, this concept does not receive an equal amount of attention from Jesus’s…
The Apocrypha: An Introductionhttps://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/patrick-tomasso-Oaqk7qqNh_c-unsplash-1024x683.jpg1024683Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
One set of questions I get a lot as a minister and a teacher is about the Apocrypha: “What is the Apocrypha?” “Why do Catholics have extra books in their…
The Septuagint: An Introductionhttps://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/calin-stan-Mv15X2n8JVE-unsplash-683x1024.jpg6831024Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
Have you ever seen those footnotes in your Bible that have “LXX…” in them? Have you ever wondered what those are? You are not alone. If your Bible doesn’t have…
Resurrecting the Importance of the Resurrectionhttps://txtandcontxt.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/C00CBC81-C14A-41B0-A2DF-F70F99AF0DCC-1024x502.jpeg1024502Andrew HicksAndrew Hickshttps://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ef5ac5236d3c82471d0638de37a90fc9?s=96&d=mm&r=g
In honor of Easter, let’s talk about the resurrection. Growing up I heard lots about the cross. I heard a multitude of sermons and classes on the so-called “seven statements…