After reordering the Protestant canon of Scripture for the Old Testament, I will place the books of the Apocrypha in chronological order in between these Bible books. I have used capital letters for the books belonging to the Protestant canon, and small letters for the additional books of the Catholic canon of Scripture. For eachContinue reading “#3 Old Testament Books Reordered into Chronological Order”
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#2 Septuagint Bible
The Septuagint is the Old Testament in Greek translated by 70 Jewish scholars. ‘Septuagint’ or ‘LXX’ means ‘70’. It was written in the 3rd century BC and may have been commissioned by Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285-247 BC) to put in the library in Alexandria. It was used by Alexandrian Jews living in Egypt. The SeptuagintContinue reading “#2 Septuagint Bible”
#1 Bible Books and Apocrypha in Chronological Order
Introduction In this article I am going to place the books of the Bible in chronological order. In between the books that belong to the Protestant Bible canon, I will place the books of the Apocrypha also in chronological order. The Apocryphal books are found in Orthodox and Catholic Bibles. How did I arrive atContinue reading “#1 Bible Books and Apocrypha in Chronological Order”
Psalm of Lament
How long will it be Lord? Don’t You see me day after day, week after week at my computer? I pour out my life as the hours and hours at the keyboard go by. I am weary. Not without reason do I feel down. I see others exalted and praised for empty, meaningless words; liftedContinue reading “Psalm of Lament”
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and not in man
“Cursed is the one who trusts in man”, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord. He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land whereContinue reading “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord and not in man”
Three Modes of Creation
https://anchor.fm/clare-merry/embed/episodes/Three-Modes-of-Creation-e1osqba This Anchor Podcast episode is of the talk I gave at the first meeting of the Science & Christianity Discussion Group on the 1st February 2022. God created the universe by creating matter and He created life on Earth. There are three modes of creation: Dust Mode – the creation of subatomic particles /Continue reading “Three Modes of Creation”
Make Straight a Highway
A voice of one calling: “In the desert prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the Lord will beContinue reading “Make Straight a Highway”
They will soar on eagle’s wings
The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no-one can fathom.He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;but those who hope in the LordContinue reading “They will soar on eagle’s wings”
Tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
“Well done, good and faithful servant.” Matthew 25:21
Do not rely on the spider’s web
Job 8:13-15, 20-21Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless.What he trusts in is fragile; what he relies on is a spider’s web. He leans on his web, but it gives way; he clings onto it, but it does not hold. Surely God does not reject aContinue reading “Do not rely on the spider’s web”
Merry and True 