Engaging in deep study might feel overwhelming, but identifying clusters within the text and breaking them into small pieces to be explored one at a time might be beneficial for our understanding. To exemplify how this could work, in this post we are exploring some background that can help us read Galatians 4:1–7, but note that some information are not limited to this part, it can also be helpful for the reading of this letter as a whole. Among Paul's letters, Galatians is

The message of the gospel is simple, but the cultural context can sometimes feel like a puzzle. Learn how to dig underneath the text and clear away the fog using tools anyone can master.

Have you ever heard that God repented? What do you think when you hear that? Does God really recognize that he has done wrong? Or does it mean something else? Is there any hidden meaning behind that? Why word studies matter Words are symbols that convey meaning, but one thing we need to have in mind is that words can convey different meanings, depending on the context, and when we trace back to ancient languages, words used to carry many different meanings depending on the co

When God established his covenant to Abraham, he instructs him and all the males within his household to circumcise themselves. The circumcision from that point, in Genesis, became a sign of God’s covenant. Among many regulations inscribed in Torah, Circumcision, Keeping of the Sabbath, and Dietary laws were considered boundary marks that distinguished the people of God from pagan nations. During second temple period, in general a gentile could relate to the Jewish faith in d