Doug Greenwold explains the cultural significance of the compassionate encounter in the book of Luke where Jesus not only heals but daringly touches a leper seeking to be “made clean” …

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Doug Greenwold resumes his lesson from last week, detailing the appearance and “commentary” by Jesus at the synagogue in Nazareth early in His ministry during which he at first charmed and then later provoked the congregation, finally moving them to accuse  Him of blasphemy and attempting to stone Him (Luke 4: 14 – 28) … 

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Doug Greenwold recounts the history of  the resettlement of the Galilee and the role of synagogues in towns such as Nazareth, revealing the context of that eventful reading of Isaiah by Jesus early in His ministry (Luke 4) …

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Doug Greenwold of Preserving Bible Times continues our look at discipling in the Hebrew culture of first-century Israel, today with an emphasis on the discipline and passion required of a prospective disciple …

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Doug Greenwold, along with Jim and David, expands our understanding of the first-century Hebrew village context with a look at the Pharisee-operated synagogues in the smaller towns across ancient Israel …

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Doug Greenwold, along with Jim and David, take a look at the first-century Hebrew village culture and relate that to how they would have heard and understood familiar parables told by Jesus. Again, using the 3-D Map of Israel as a ready reference is helpful …

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Doug Greenwold of Preserving Bible Times engages Jim and David with a description of Israel’s topography and, in particular, the role climate and cultural incursions played in setting the stage for our biblical history of the Galilee. While listening, you may want to make reference to this 3-D map of Israel …

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Doug Greenwold joins Jim and David for a look at how the topography of Israel helped determine the history of the country and also pertains fundamentally to our understanding of what we read in Scripture. While listening, you might want to be viewing the Preserving Bible Times’ 3D map of Israel that you’ll find displayed […]

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After overcoming some technical glitches, we managed our conversation with Doug Greenwold today. Doug elaborated on the geographical relevance of Israel to both historical and future geopolitical events as God’s chosen venue for his intervention into the timeline of mankind. We join Doug after missing the first ten seconds or so of the interview (apologies) …

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Doug Greenwold brings us “down to earth” with a discussion of the geography of Israel and how the Hebrew culture developed accordingly, as well as how Scripture itself reflects the landscapes and lifestyles of the times and of that people …

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