Jรณzsef Molnรกr, The March of Abraham (1850). From the creation mandate that framed the lives of Adam and Eve to the call of Abraham and the anointing of prophets, priests and kings, vocation features prominently in the Hebrew Bible. In this post, I want to take a brief look at some of the stories. The …
Six awesome blogs for research students
Dr Rod Benson, 4 October 2024 Stairs between Lower Ground and Ground Floors, Donald Robinson Library, Moore Theological College, Sydney. There are three kinds of research student: those who start researching and writing and are crawling or sprinting toward the finish line, those who give up in defeat, and those who finish writing and submit …
Visit to the al-Aqsa Mosque
No. 36 of 47. First published 24 Dec 2007. After our visit with the Mufti of Jerusalem and the Chief Judge of the Islamic Court, our Australian delegation visited the al-Aqsa Mosque. Below are some of the images I recorded during our visit. The atmosphere was the same as that experienced inside the Dome of the …
Visit to the Dome of the Rock
No. 34 of 47. First published 24 Dec 2007. This morning (Saturday 8 December 2007), we visited Haram es-Sharif, or the Temple Mount, at the heart of the Old City of Jerusalem. The weather was mild and overcast, and there were few people about. Assembling at the entrance closest to the Lion's Gate, we waited for about …
Hebron and the Al Ibrahimi Mosque
No. 20 of 47. First published 7 Dec 2007. On Thursday 6 December 2007 we took a bus south from Jerusalem, past Bethlehem to Hebron. One of the many interesting features of life in Israel is that there are different buses for Israelis and Palestinians. Sounds like South Africa under apartheid? Well, no, because there is no …
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