Today I got to thinking about the two biggest holes in my Biblical knowledge (at least right now from my POV). And I figure to lay them out and set out to make some progress in these areas. So far as I can tell, my two biggest difficulties in studying the Bible are:
Chronology surrounding the Exile - This is due to the non-chronological nature of the history and the way it is spread out through several books of the OT. I think I know how to better organize this in my mind now.Personal names - Good Grief, it seems like there were only about 5 common male names and perhaps that many female names. Seems like half the people you read about were named James or John or Mary. That confuses my small mind.
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Patrick Parker, is a Christian, husband, father, judo and aikido teacher, Program Director for a Cardiac Rehab, and a Ph.D. Contact: mokurendojo@gmail.com or phone 601.248.7282
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Something like this may help, although off the top of my head, I'm not sure how much (if any) these books cover the Exile proper:
http://www.amazon.com/Samuel-Kings-Chronicles-Harmony-Histories/dp/1412069785/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1249303131&sr=8-4
Thanks for stopping by, and a couple of nice blogs you have too - here and the martial arts one. I haven't been doing okinawan karate for a while, but instead have been into P90X, and my kids sports (they lost interest in karate).
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